[2] Firsat was the Governor of Erbil until he died due to COVID-19 on 18 November 2020.

He was also a legal advisor at the Kurdistan Region Presidency’s office.

[5] Sofi contracted Coronavirus on October 19 and was flown to Turkey for medical treatment in Istanbul's Memorial hospital on November 2.

Following his death, President Nechirvan Barzani offered condolences to Sofi's family, describing him as "an active parliamentarian and competent legal expert who had a significant role in the Kurdistan Parliament."

Barzani added that "His professionalism, integrity, patriotism, and devotion has made Dr. Firsat much loved by the public.