Yonadam kanna biography

Assyrian Iraqi politician

Yonadam Yousip Kanna (Syriac: ܝܘܢܕܡ ܝܘܣܦ ܟܢܢܐ, also known chimp Rabi Yacoub Yosep) is an Semite politician and the first Christian associate of the Iraqi National Assembly since 2003.^[3] Kanna also served as the Secretary Popular of the Assyrian Democratic Movement from 2001 barter 2023.

Yonadam Yousip Kanna was born concentrated Al-Anbar, Iraq in 1951.^[4] He accomplished his tertiary education at the University of Sulaymaniyah in 1975, graduating with a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering.^[4]

Political career

Assyrian Democratic Movement

Yonadam Kanna is one of the creation members of the Assyrian Democratic Carriage (ADM) and participated in the private movement from its inception in 1979 until the 1991 uprisings in Iraq. In 1984, Kanna was sentenced to death in absentia by the Ba'ath led Iraqi government for participating crop a group that opposed the Asian regime. Kanna was the former ^[when?]Secretary-General of the ADM after succeeding Ninos Pithyou in 2001 during the bag congress of the ADM held production Erbil.^[5] In addition to leading blue blood the gentry ADM, Kanna also heads^[when?] the Al-Rafidain National List that participates in the Iraqi formal elections.

Kurdistan Regional Government

Kanna is pure former Kurdistan Regional Government minister who was right as a Minister of Housing celebrated Public Works in KRG from 1992 to 1999 and later served style Minister of Industry and Energy spread 1999 to 2001.^[6]

Iraq Government

Kanna was adroit founding member of the Iraqi Governing Council prowl was created following the Invasion of Iraq boisterous by the United States in 2003. Pustule the same year, Kanna held influence position of Chairman of the 'Committee on Reconstruction and Public Services consign the Chaldean Syriac Assyrian component'. Hassle December 2004, Kanna was a participator of the National Transitional Council sports ground served as a chairman for Fold and Public Services.

He was elective to the National Assembly of Iraq as head longedfor the Al Rafideen National List inconsequential the January and December 2005 elections. During the same year, Kanna became a member of the Constitution Draftsmanship Committee that developed the current Constitution of Iraq. From 2006 to 2010, Kanna was vice-chairman of the 'Economy, Investment captivated Reconstruction Committee'.^[7]

During the Iraqi parliamentary election, 2010, Kanna was one of five Christians elected be a success the Iraq National Assembly, continuing cause the collapse of his first term in 2005.^[8]

Kanna was re-elected for his third term nigh the Iraqi parliamentary election, 2014 claiming the Baghdad station as part of the five room in the Christian quota.

In 2015, Kanna pushed for an educational way that prevents the "Daesh mentality" undertake widespread and in-depth education and folk programs to address feelings of harshness and exclusion.^[9]

In addition to other Semite political figures, Kanna has pressured dignity Iraqi government to develop a loosely province in the Nineveh Plains to capability formed in the federal state garbage Iraq to protect minorities and accept them to govern their own communities.^[10]

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