Meet PUK Candidates for 2025 Iraqi Parliamentary Elections in Sulaymaniyah

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PUK logo & list number.

The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) is contesting the 2025 Iraqi parliamentary elections, scheduled for 11 November, across several governorates, presenting its candidates on an independent list numbered 222 in Erbil, Sulaymaniyah (including Halabja), Duhok, Kirkuk, and Diyala. In Nineveh Governorate, the PUK is running as part of the "Nineveh People’s Union Coalition" with list number 281, while in Saladin it is fielding one candidate within the "National Masses Coalition" with list number 240.

Overall, the PUK is entering the elections with 156 candidates: 36 in Sulaymaniyah, 30 in Erbil, 5 in Duhok, 24 in Kirkuk, 28 in Diyala, 31 in Nineveh within the Nineveh People’s Union coalition, and one candidate each in Saladin and Baghdad.

PUK Candidates in Sulaymaniyah Governorate (List 222)

1. Rekawt Hama Rashid Karim – List Leader, Candidate No. 1
2. Awat Mohammed Ghafoor – Candidate No. 2
3. Barzan Mohammed Ali – Candidate No. 3
4. Nahla Mohammed Saeed – Candidate No. 4
5. Hersh Rasul Murad – Candidate No. 5
6. Gharib Ahmad Mustafa – Candidate No. 6
7. Sartip Ali Mohammed – Candidate No. 7
8. Shaida Hadi Karim – Candidate No. 8
9. Ari Ma’roof Hussein – Candidate No. 9
10. Kazhin Aso Omar – Candidate No. 10
11. Chalak Qadir Ismail – Candidate No. 11
12. Narmin Ma’roof Ghafoor – Candidate No. 12
13. Ata Abdullah Salih – Candidate No. 13
14. Bestun Abdulrahman Hama – Candidate No. 14
15. Asos Ali Ahmad – Candidate No. 15
16. Mahabad Mohammed Amin Abdullah – Candidate No. 16
17. Salih Osman Khazr – Candidate No. 17
18. Sharif Rahim Mohammed Amin – Candidate No. 18
19. Halo Mahmoud Marf – Candidate No. 19
20. Leyla Karim Hammadi – Candidate No. 20
21. Sardar Faqe Mohammed – Candidate No. 21
22. Aras Abd Akram – Candidate No. 22
23. Farmer Mahmoud Aziz – Candidate No. 23
24. Nature Mohammed – Candidate No. 24
25. Raz Sirwan Bahjat – Candidate No. 25
26. Biryar Rashid Sharif – Candidate No. 26
27. Bakhtiar Jamil Mohammed Rashid – Candidate No. 27
28. Wafa Osman Ahmad – Candidate No. 28
29. Akram Salih Ghafoor – Candidate No. 29
30. Shaswar Amin Jalal – Candidate No. 30
31. Pola Ma’roof Ali – Candidate No. 31
32. Srwa Mohammed Rashid – Candidate No. 32
33. Osman Rasul Musa – Candidate No. 33
34. Awder Aziz Hassan – Candidate No. 34
35. Ramyar Haider Saeed – Candidate No. 35
36. Rozhgar Ahmad Mahmoud – Candidate No. 36



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