Jalal Talabani Quotes


My door will always be open to those who genuinely renounce violence and seek peaceful accommodation into our nascent democracy.


Citations

Talabani, Jalal. Inaugural Address. Transitional National Assembly, Baghdad, 7 Apr. 2005. Speech.

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Jalal Talabani
Jalal Talabani
  • Born: November 12, 1933
  • Died: October 4, 2017
  • Nationality: Iraqi
  • Profession: Politician

Jalal Talabani was a Kurdish politician who served as the sixth President of Iraq from 2006 to 2014, as well as the President of the Governing Council of Iraq. He was the first non-Arab president of Iraq. He is known as Mam Jalal (uncle Jalal in Kurdish) amongst the Kurds.