Falah Mustafa Bakir

Falah Mustafa Bakir (Sorani Kurdish: فەلاح مستەفا بەکر; born 1964) is a Kurdish politician from Kurdistan Region, Iraq serving as Senior Foreign Policy Advisor to President Nechirvan Barzani with a ministerial rank.

He was appointed to this position in August 2019, after having served as (Minister) the first Head of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Department of Foreign Relations (DFR) from 2006 to 2019.

"[4] In October 2016, he stated publicly that the Peshmerga were suffering casualties due to a lack of air support.

[1][2][3] Falah Mustafa Bakir is deeply connected to his Kurdish heritage and enjoys spending time with his family in Erbil, where he lives with his wife and four children.

His personal interests include traditional Kurdish music, fine arts, and various sports.

Falah Mustafa and Secretary Kerry Following His Arrival in Iraq
Ömer Çelik, Minister of European Union Affairs of Turkey, with Kurdistan Regional Government Head of Foreign Relations Falah Mustafa Bakir.
Lord Howell meeting Falah Bakir Mustafa
Bakir and Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz in June 2015.
Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt meeting Minister Falah Mustafa Bakir, Kurdistan Regional Government, Department of Foreign Relations in London, 15 June 2010.