BARZANI, IDRIS

(1944-1987)

   Idris Barzani was one of the many sons of Mulla Mustafa Barzani. After the elder Barzani's defeat in 1975 and death in 1979, Idris and his half brother Massoud Bar-zani emerged as co-leaders of the revamped Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP). Idris had a reputation as being scholarly, thoughtful, and traditional. He died suddenly of a heart attack, leaving Massoud as the undisputed leader of the family and party.