Prominent Seniors to attend MEPS 24
Last year 2023, the Premier in his historical and remarkable speech, highlighted the most challenging issues experienced by the people in the wider region, at the same time he pointed up the solutions to those issues from the roots.

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region (Kurdistan 24) – The seniors from Kurdistan Region will be President Barzani, Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister, Masrour Barzani, and many other high-ranking officials.
The American University of Kurdistan (AUK), in Duhok, hosts the Middle East Peace and Security Forum (MEPS 2024) on Friday, November 22nd, 2024, it will last for 3 days until Sunday, November 24th, 2024.
Kurdistan 24 is sponsoring the forum, and it is held in Duhok city.
Last year 2023, the Premier in his historical and remarkable speech, highlighted the most challenging issues experienced by the people in the wider region, at the same time he pointed up the solutions to those issues from the roots.
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The Kurdish Prominent Seniors from Kurdistan Region according to the agenda by the MEPS Forum 2024:
President Masoud Barzani, the Supreme Leader of Kurdistan
Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani.
Minister of Interior of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Reber Ahmed.
The Head of the Department of Foreign Relations at the Kurdistan Regional Government, Safeen Dizayee.
Head of Technology and Information Department, Hiwa Effendi.
Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Ms. Bayan Sami Abdul-Rahman
Dr. Huner Issa, the Director General of MEPS 2024.
The high-ranking officials from Iraq:
President of the Republic of Iraq, Latif Rashid.
Iraqi Parliament Speaker, Mahmoud al-Mashhadani
Foreign Minister in Federal Republic of Iraq, Fuad Hussein
Iraqi National Security Advisor, Qasim al-Araji.
Iraqi Council of Representatives Member, Dr. Abdullah al-Rikabi
Former Iraqi Prime Minister, Haider al-Abadi
Internationally
Dr. Alia Brahimi from Cambridge University
Mr. Armin Seif, Oxford University
Dr. Alessandro Arduino, King’s College London
Dr. Peyman Asadzade, Harvard University Dr. Jonathan Panikoff, Atlantic Council
Prof. Melani Cammett, Harvard University
Ahmet Davutoğlu, Former Turkey Prime Minister
Dr. Jiuzhou Duan, Tsinghua University, China
Sir. John Jenkins, Former UK Ambassador to Iraq,
Mr. Andrew Tabler, Washington Institute
H.E. Stephen Hitchen, U.K Ambassador to Iraq
Mr. Steven Bitner, U.S. Consul General in Erbil
Dr. David Patel, Harvard University
Ms. Kirsten Fontenrose, Former Director of Gulf Affairs,
National Security Council Dr. Alisa Shishkina,
National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia
Dr. Narayanappa Janardhan,
Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy
Ms. Holly Dagres, Atlantic Council
Dr. Kristin Diwan, Arab Gulf States Institute
H.E. Elbrus Kutrashev, Russian Ambassador to Iraq
Ms. Jessica Obeid, Middle East Institute
Dr. Hassan Ahmadian, University of Tehran
Dr. David Des Roches, National Defense University,
And many more international well-known officials
Updates will be provided upon availability