Jalal Sheikh Naji (Kurdish: جەلال شێخ ناجی), (Arabic: جلال شيخ ناجي) known as Sheikh Jalal (Kurdish: شێخ جەلال) (born 1968 in Kirkuk Governorate, Iraq), is an Iraqi Kurdish politician and current Head of the Parastin and Zanyari / Zanyari Agency (Parastin u Zanyari),[1][2] and Member of Leadership Council Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK). Sheikh jalal was a leading figure in the fight against terror especially in the fight against ISIS.

Jalal Sheikh Naji
Head of the Parastin and Zanyari / Zanyari Agency
Assumed office
March 2022
Personal details
Born1968 (age 55–56)
Kirkuk, Iraq
Political party Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
Residence(s)Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region

Political and Military career edit

from 2010 the General Director of intelligence Ministry of Peshmarga (KRG), and a member of Kurdistan Region Security Council, in 2014 Director of intelligence Peshmerga agency (PIA)[3] (Forces 70, Ministry of Peshmerga), and a member of the Supreme Command Council of the Kurdistan Peshmerga Forces, 2019 Member of Leadership Council Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK),[4] in 2021 Commander of the Secretariat Forces Command of President Mam Jalal. In 2022 Head of the Parastin and Zanyari / Zanyari Agency.[5]

Personal life edit

Sheikh Jalal is married and a father of two sons, He lives in Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq. and Iraqi nationality.

References edit

  1. ^ "PUK President receives top US envoy to North East Syria". kurdsatenglish.com. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  2. ^ "Qubad Talabani visits Zanyari agency". kurdsatenglish.com. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  3. ^ "Head of PIA meets with Senior GC commander - Shafaq News". Head of PIA meets with Senior GC commander - Shafaq News. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  4. ^ "Bafel jalal Talabani held meeting with British Consul General to Kurdistan Region, James Thornton". www.puknow.com. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  5. ^ "President Bafel, Qubad Talabani meet with Jalal Sheikh Naji‌". pukmedia.com. Retrieved 2023-06-09.