Circumstances and causes

In 1979, after the Iranian people's uprising, the monarchy collapsed and the Islamic Republic took its place. The leadership of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) was able to establish good relations with the new Iranian government Mustafa Barzani He was killed in early 1979 and his body was returned to Shino, East Kurdistan, on March 4 of the same year.

The situation of regional changes in general and the death of the president  Mustafa Barzani In early July 1979, the interim leadership of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) organized a large meeting in the village of Shawana in the town of Shino in East Kurdistan At the meeting, several important decisions were made, the most important of which was his election Massoud Barzani As the interim chairman of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), he rushed the congress in 1979 and formed a preparatory committee for the congress.

Holding a congress

After their appointment at the Shawana meeting, the preparatory committee began the preparations for the congress. In addition to this committee, several other preparatory committees were formed by the branches, which consisted of their own members. The Ninth Congress of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) was held from November 10 to 14, 1979, under the slogan “Kurdistan or Disappearance – Democratic Progressive Coalition Rule in Iraq and Genuine Autonomy for Kurdistan”. The congress was held in the village of Darband and then in the camp of Zeveh refugees in western Urmia, East Kurdistan, with the participation of 325 delegates Massoud Barzani The congress began with speeches by the Iraqi Communist Party and several other parties present.

At the beginning of the congress, some members of the interim leadership of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) chaired the congress Sami Abdulrahman, withdrew from the congress after several of their demands were not met. One of the demands was that the members of the interim leadership should not be put to the vote and become members of the central committee directly, but this proposal was rejected by the congress The separation of some members of the interim leadership, who later formed the Kurdistan People's Democratic Party (KDP).

The departure of some members of the interim leadership did not disrupt the congress and the work of the congress was continued by the members Massoud Barzani He was unanimously elected as the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP).  

1.  Ali Abdullah
2.  Idris Barzani
3.  Nuri Shawes
4.  Fazel Mirani
5.  Falakeddin Kakeyi
6.  Rashid Arif Atroshi
7.  Mohammed Mullah Qadir
8.  Khurshid Salim Shera
9.  Dr. Jarjis Hassan
10. Dr Roj Nuri Shawes
11. Rais Abdullah Barwari
12.  Employee Ali
13. Younis Rojbayani
14. employee Hajar Sindhi 
15. Hamid Barwari
16. Dr Mohammed Salih Juma
17. Azad Barwari
18. Najmaddin Yousfi
19. Hoshyar Zebari
20. DrMohammed Saeed Doski
21.  Dr. Saeed Barzani

The reserve members of the Central Committee included:

1. Francois Hariri
2. Hamid Effendi
3. Nader Hawrami
4. Azad Karadaghi
5.  Dr Kamal Kirkuk

The congress empowered the central committee to form a committee of inquiry to investigate the complaints and determine the position of the secretary and members of the political bureau and central committee who had left the PKK.

After the congress, the first ordinary meeting of the Central Committee chaired by the President Massoud Barzani The party's political bureau was formed in the Zewa refugee camp Ali Abdullah – Secretary, Idris Barzani, Fazel Mirani, Falakeddin Kakeyi, Dr Mohammed Salih Juma, Rais Abdullah Barwari and Nuri Shawes. . . .   

One of the decisions of the congress was to expel the members of the former central committee from the party Salih Yousfi That's with consent boss Mustafa Barzani He had returned to Iraq.

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