Kurdistan Regional Government High Representative to the United Kingdom
Mr. Karwan Jamal Tahir was born in the city of Sulaimani on 11th January 1971. He is married and has three children.
Mr Tahir followed in the footsteps of his father by getting involved in the world of politics. He
joined the Patriotic Union
of Kurdistan (PUK) in 1991, becoming a member of His Excellency Jalal Talabani’s,
Special Bureau. He continued to work in a number of departments within the PUK
until 1998 when he travelled to the United Kingdom for his undergraduate
studies. On July 2003 he completed his
BSc in Computer Science and Management, at the University of Manchester Science
and Technology (UMIST).
Mr. Tahir served
as an Adviser to the General Enterprise for Special Projects, at the Kurdistan
Regional Government’s Council of Ministers, from 2004 to 2007.
Prior to his
appointment as the Deputy Minister, for the Department of Foreign Relations from
2009 to 2015, Mr Tahir served as a Senior Adviser, to the Minister of Natural
Resources for two years. He played a pivotal role in the Ministry of Natural
Resources strategic plans and relations with the IOCs. As well as leading three
Management Committees, while participating as a member in many more.
During his
tenure as the Deputy Minister, of the Department of Foreign Relations, Mr Tahir
promoted the Kurdistan Region’s relations with the international community on a
political and cultural level, through participating in numerous conferences around
the world and engaging with the diplomatic community in Erbil.
On June 2015, Mr.
Tahir was appointed as the Kurdistan Regional Government’s High Representative
to the United Kingdom. He endeavour’s to further strengthen bilateral relations
between the KRG and the United Kingdom’s government, think-tanks, NGOs,
educational institutions, with cultural and trade organisations.