# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jalal-talabani
# Generated: 2026-08-31T18:44:11.513Z

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name: "Jalal Talabani"
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description: "First Kurd to lead Iraq as a nation-state. Talabani held the presidency for nine years after decades spent fighting for Kurdish autonomy — then governing alongside the same forces he'd once opposed."
tagline: "Iraqi politician (1933-2017)"
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deathDate: "2017-10-03"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Born in 1933, Talabani founded the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and spent half a century pushing for Kurdish rights and democratic reform inside Iraq. After the 2003 invasion toppled Saddam Hussein, he joined the Interim Iraq Governing Council and became a central figure in the transition. In 2005 he was elected Iraq's sixth president, the first Kurd to hold the office, and served until 2014. His tenure marked a shift from insurgent to institution-builder, navigating the country's sectarian fractures from the top. He died in October 2017.