Howar Ziad
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As a young man, Howar Ziad was active in the Kurdish student movement while studying in Europe. He went on to represent Kurdish interests abroad for many years, including a five-year stint as representative of the Kurdistan Regional Government at the United Nations (1999–2004).
Ambassador Ziad studied at Baghdad College and has a BSc in Economics from the London School of Economics.