President Barzani Announces Passing of Senior Barzani Family Member Abdulwahid Ibrahim Sheikh Abdulsalam Barzani
President Masoud Barzani mourns the death of his elder family member, describing him as a model of faith, piety, and goodness, and a prominent leader within the Barzani family
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) - President Barzani announced on Friday the passing of Abdulwahid Ibrahim Sheikh Abdulsalam Barzani, a senior member of the Barzani family, who passed away today due to illness, expressing deep sorrow and submission to the will of Almighty God.
"With a heart full of grief and acceptance of the will of Almighty God, we announce that the elder brother of our family, the late Abdulwahid Ibrahim Sheikh Abdulsalam Barzani, passed away today, Friday, September 4, 2026, due to illness," President Barzani said in a condolence message published on Friday.
President Barzani described the deceased as the grandson of the national and religious leader of Kurdistan, Sheikh Abdulsalam Barzani, and as a model of religiosity, devotion to God, and goodness, as well as a prominent personality and great leader within the Barzani family.
"We ask Almighty God to place the pure soul of the departed under the shadow of His mercy and to grant him the eternal paradise," President Barzani wrote at the close of his message.
The Barzani family has been the central pillar of Kurdish national and political life for more than a century, with Sheikh Abdulsalam Barzani, the grandfather of the deceased, having been one of the earliest and most significant leaders of the Kurdish national movement in the early 20th century.
His legacy has been carried forward through successive generations whose members have shaped the course of Kurdish history from the founding of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in 1946 to the present day.