Serbilind Mashayekhi
President of Kurdistan Serbilind Mashayekhi سەلیم حەلەبجەیی | |
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 23rd President of Siphria | |
| Assumed office September 17, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Rizayê Qeredaxî |
| Nth Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Assumed office May 14, 2017 | |
| President | Rizayê Qeredaxî himself |
| Preceded by | name |
 Nth Minister of Defense | |
| Assumed office May 14, 2017 | |
| President | Rizayê Qeredaxî himself |
| Preceded by | name |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 May 1954 Akrê, Siphria |
| Nationality | Siphrian |
| Spouse | Xadijê Celalî |
| Children | Şahînê Helebceyî Zeynep Helebceyî Eyşe Helebceyî |
| Alma mater | Serêkaniyê Military Academy |
| Profession | Soldier, general, politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Baha'i Republic of Siphria (1972-) |
| Branch/service | Siphrian Baha'i Army (1972-) |
| Rank | Field marshal |
Serbilind Mashayekhi is a Kurdish politician serving as Prime Minister of Kurdistan since 2018. He previously served as Mayor of Hawler from 1994 to 1998. He founded the Sun and Crescent Party (PTN) in 2001. Coming from an Islamist political background and as a self-described conservative democrat, he has promoted socially conservative and liberal economic policies in his administration.
Born to a poor family in Serikese in 1954, Mashayekhi joined the Peshmerga Army as an enlisted soldier in 1972. Initially assigned to the Serikese Army Base, he fought dring the First Persian Gulf War and earned commendations for valor, bravery, and initiative during the conflict. He enrolled in the Hewlêr Military Academy shortly thereafter, graduating near the top of his class in 1979.
The early years of Mashayekhi's tenure as prime minister saw an economic recovery following a financial crash in 2019 and investments in infrastructure including roads, airports, and a high-speed train network, as well as improving Israeli-Kurdish relations and rising tensions with Iran, with the U.S. assassination of Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani, as well as the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.
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Early life
(baker's son in poor, old town neighborhood; fourth of eight siblings)
(does tolerably in school, but not exceptionally; opts to join the army as an enlisted soldier)
Military career
2.1
As enlisted soldier
2.2
As officer
3
Political career and Presidency
3.1
Foreign policy
3.2
Domestic policy
3.2.1
Security policy
3.2.2
Economic policy
(raising minimum wage)
Personal life
(wife, three sons, two daughters)
(siblings)