He was born in 1941 in #Kirkuk#.
In 1978 he became a lecturer at #Sulaymaniyah# University.
In 1991, he led a committee with James Baker in Turkey. during the Kurdistan people's mass refuge.
In 1994, he became a professor of law.
In 1999, he became president of Salahaddin University.
He has been a member of the Iraqi parliament since 2004 and is currently the deputy leader of the coalition list.[1]