Conditions and preparations

On October 6, 1993, the remains of the late President Mustafa Barzani and Idris Barzani In May 1994, a four-year civil war broke out between the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Kurdistan National Union (KNU), which led to the establishment of a state in the Kurdistan Region between the two sides was established. During this period, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) was formed by the PKK and several other political parties in Erbil. During this period, a large number of refugees returned to South Kurdistan from Iran.

After six years have passed Eleventh CongressOn March 13, 1999, the Central Committee of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) decided to hold the 12th Congress of the party High Preparatory Committee for the Congress and the Political Bureau At its meeting in May 1999, the High Preparatory Committee for the Congress was formed Falakeddin Kakeyi - Chairman of the Committee, DrMohammed Salih Juma - Deputy Chairman of the Committee, Sheikhallah Ibrahim, Tamar Ramazan, Najmaddin Yousfi and Master Hassan.

The last formation, by the High Preparatory Committee of the Congress, the election process of congress delegates was carried out, which lasted forty-one days and from June 4, 1999 to July 15, 1999, in 96 constituencies and 226 polling stations, 180,000 voters PKK voters participated and elected congress representatives.

Holding a congress

On Wednesday, October 6, 1999, the 12th Congress of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) was held in the Yellow Hall in Erbil under the slogan “Peace, Freedom, Democracy” in the presence of 1473 delegates, 8% of whom were women. At this congress, for the fourth time by the average delegates of the congress Massoud Barzani He was re-elected as the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP). Ali Abdullah Amin He was re-elected vice president. Once again, the name of the PKK was changed from the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) to the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) at the 10th Congress. A number of decisions were made, the most important of which was to make changes in the party and military institutions, the Central Committee was increased from 37 members to 31 active members and nine reserve members, and the Political Bureau was elected by secret ballot.

The structure of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), based on the internal rules of the 12th Congress, included cells, main cells, organization committees, regional committees, branch committees, central committees, political bureau, secretary of the political bureau and vice president and the chairman, as well as the Central Committee for Inspection and Monitoring, were appointed by the Central Committee and supervised by a member of the Political Bureau.

Members of the Central Committee:

1. Nechirvan Barzani
2.  Masrour Barzani
3.  Fazel Mirani
4.  Dr Roj Nuri Shawes
5.  Hoshyar Mahmoud Mohammed Fares
6.  Sami Abdulrahman
7.  Azad Barwari
8.   Jawhar Namiq Saleem 
9.  Zaim Ali
10. Shaukat Sheikh Yazdin
11. Mohammed Mullah Qadir
12. DrKamal Kirkuk
13.  Dr. Jarjis Hassan
14. Karim Sinjar
15. Nuri Ali Mohammed Rahman, known as Nuri Hama Ali
16. Arif Taifur 
17. Saad Abdullah
18. Francois Hariri
19. Faraidoon Mohammed Abdulrahman, known as Freydun Jawanroyi
20. Salah Delo
21. The symbol of Sha'ban
22. Omar Botani
23. Shirin Amedi
24. Jamal Osman Karasul, known as Jamal Murtka
25. Sarbaz Nader Ali, also known as Sarbaz Hawrami
26. Omar Osman Mergasuri
27. Brusk Nuri Shawes
28. Safin Mohsin Hamad Amin, known as Safin Dzeyi
29. Qadir Qadir
30. Ezadin Barwari
31. Younis Rojbayani

Reserve Members of the Central Committee:

1. Abdulaziz Tayeb
2. Mahmoud Mohammed
3. Massoud Salahi
4. Abdulmuhaimen Barzani
5. Jaafar Ibrahim Haji, known as Jafar Emini
6. Abdullah Agreen
7. Diyari Hussein
8. Qadir Jabari
9. Dr Hassan Mohammed Soora Mohammed

On the day of the congress, for the third time in the history of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), the late Barzani Medal was presented by the President Massoud Barzani It was awarded to 37 leaders, commanders and comrades of Barzani.

In the first meeting of the Central Committee, the Political Bureau Committee was elected as follows:

1. Nechirvan Barzani
2.  Masrour Barzani
3.  Hoshyar Zebari
4.  Jawhar Namiq Saleem
5.  Fazel Mirani
6.  Sami Abdulrahman
7.  Azad Barwari
8.  Dr. Roj Nuri Shaweis
9. Zaim Ali

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