Mahmoud Othman | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Council of Representatives | |
| Assumed office March 2005 | |
| Constituency | Sulaymaniyah |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office June 2004 – March 2005 | |
| Member of the Governing Council | |
| In office July 2003 – 28 June 2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1938 (age 85–86) Sulaymaniyah, Kingdom of Iraq |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Kurdistan Socialist Democratic Party Kurdistan Democratic Party (1962 - 1980) |
| Alma mater | University of Baghdad |
| Occupation | Doctor and politician |
Mahmoud Ali Othman (born 1938) was a member of the Interim Iraq Governing Council created following the United States's 2003 invasion of Iraq. A Kurd and Sunni Muslim, Othman was a member of the Political Bureau Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP). He then founded the Kurdish Socialist Party. He was also the Chief Negotiator in the 1970 agreement with the Baath Party. He is now a leading member of the Iraqi National Assembly.
Othman was born in Sulaimaniyah. He became politically active at the age of 18. He completed a degree in Medicine at the University of Baghdad where he received first-class honours. He has five daughters and three sons.
He was also a key player in the Kurdish struggle for autonomy. Othman is now an independent politician best known for his press interviews. He was also a front runner in the 1992 election in the Kurdistan Region. He currently plays an advisory role towards Kurdish national issues, taking no active part in recent elections in 2009.