6 Notable alumni of Salahaddin University – Erbil
Updated: June 05, 2026 EliteDegrees
Salahaddin University – Erbil is ranked #2,268 in the world and #2 in Iraq by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 6 notable alumni from Salahaddin University – Erbil sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Salahaddin University – Erbil won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Nawzad Hadi
1963-. (aged 63)
politician
Nawzad Hadi Mawlood is the former Governor of Erbil Province. Hadi was born to Kurd parents in Erbil in 1963, and he took over as governor in 2004. Nawzad Hadi resigned from being governor on the 10th of September 2019 and was replaced by Firsat Sofi Ali. He was one of the main heads of the KDP in Erbil.
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2. Hemin Hawrami
1976-. (aged 50)
politician
Hemin Hawrami, (Kurdish: ھێمن ھەورامی), (full name: Hemin Ahmed Hama Salah Hamad), is a Kurdish politician, writer and academic. He has been the Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament since February 2019. He is a senior member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party. He was elected as a Member of the Kurdistan Parliament in September 2018. He was the head...
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3. Sardasht Osman
1988-2010 (aged 22)
journalist
Sardasht Osman was an Iraqi Kurdish journalist and student from Erbil who was kidnapped on 4 May 2010 outside the College of Arts Building where he studied English. On May 6, 2010, his body was found in neighbouring Mosul city. He was known in Iraqi Kurdistan for articles criticising the Kurdistan Region and Masoud Barzani. Some of his articles were...
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4. Nouri al-Maliki
1950-. (aged 76)
politician
Nouri Kamil Muhammad-Hasan al-Maliki, also known as Jawad al-Maliki (جواد المالكي), is an Iraqi politician and leader of the Islamic Dawa Party since 2007. He served as the prime minister of Iraq from 2006 to 2014 and as the vice president from 2014 to 2015 and again from 2016 to 2018.
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5. Vian Dakhil
1971-. (aged 55)
politician
Vian Dakhil is a current member of the Iraqi parliament. She is the only Yazidi Kurdish woman in the Iraqi parliament.
6. Widad Akrawi
1969-. (aged 57)
writer
human rights defender
novelist
politician
Widad Akreyi is a Kurdish health expert and human rights activist. She has co-founded the human rights organization Defend International and is the author of several books about both health issues and human rights.
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