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Hassan Danaeifar follows in Qasem Soleimani’s footsteps
Loooong backgrounder on Hassan Danaeifar, Iran’s big man in Iraq, most particularly long time beloved friend of Iraqi Kurdistan. He is currently is secretary of the Committee to Develop Iranian Economic Ties with Iraq and Syria. Some key bits: [Rudaw] Clear skies reigned when two veteran officers from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) visited the Kurdistan Region of Iraq’s second city of Sulaimani in December 2019.The officers had come to attend a congress of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), Sulaimani’s dominant party and a regional ally of Iran. The congress had long been delayed, a reflection of the lethargy the party had suffered since the death of its charismatic leader and co-founder. The PUK hoped that the congress would see it regain an edge in Kurdish and Iraqi politics. One of the visiting IRGC officers was Hassan Danaeifar, Iran’s former ambassador to Baghdad and now the top Iranian economic official in Iraq. The 57-year-old is a veteran of Iraqi Kurdish politics with nearly four decades of experience that began with clandestine operations against the Baathists, with the help of Peshmerga commanders now sat at the pinnacle of power in Kurdistan. Danaeifar, who speaks fluent Kurdish, is on a first name basis with Kurdistan Region officials. He feels more at home in Sulaimani than in his hometown of Shooshtar, an ancient riverside city in southwest Iran. Posted by: trailing wife 2021-01-03 |
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