Read Fast Facts from CNN about Massoud Barzani, the president of the Kurdish Regional Government in Iraq.

Since Iraq's Kurdish region voted to secede last month, Kurds have reeled from territorial losses. Now, their president and longtime leader, Masoud Barzani, has declared he'll step down Wednesday.

Massoud Barzani inherited the title by birth, and by dint of his partnership with the U.S., he may end up filling the role for more than just his own people. Read more : TIME’s 2014 Person of ...

In his first interview since pushing through an independence referendum that resulted in an Iraqi military attack, Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani tells NPR he's still "very proud" of the result.

Massoud Barzani will step down as president of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region as the political backlash to September’s Kurdish independence referendum continues.

Read Fast Facts from CNN about Massoud Barzani, the president of the Kurdish Regional Government in Iraq.

Massoud Barzani Fast Facts (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Massoud Barzani, leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Iraq. Posted ...