7 Quotes & Sayings By Jalal Talabani

Mr. Talabani was the seventh President of the Republic of Iraq, and he is the longest-serving President in Iraqi history. He was elected to office in 2003 and served until April 2013. He was also the Chairman of the Democratic Party of Iraq (DPI) from 2005 to 2014 Read more

Mr. Talabani finished his basic education at a school in his hometown Safwan and went on to receive a degree in Law from Baghdad University in 1947 and a Ph.D. in International Relations from Indiana University in 1962.

He also received training at Harvard University and Columbia University, and he is fluent in English, Arabic, Pashto and Kurdish languages.

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All I wanted was to be a university teacher. Jalal Talabani
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Self-determination could mean independence, confederacy, federal and autonomy. Jalal Talabani
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A military coup needs a sacrifice and courage that you can't find in an army without morale. Jalal Talabani
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I shall stand for freedom of thought and expression in a place where it has been trampled and penalized. Jalal Talabani
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We must provide all kinds of freedom, personal and economic, to all Iraqis. I will fight for that. Jalal Talabani
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We believe that an Iraqi founding national assembly, freely elected, must decide the future of Iraq. Jalal Talabani