Najmiddin Karim facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Najmaldin Karim
Governor of Kirkuk
In office 3 April 2011 – 16 October 2017
Preceded by	Abdul Rahman Mustafa
Member of the Council of Representatives
In office 7 March 2010 – 2 April 2011
Constituency	Kirkuk
Personal details
Born	19490s births: 19490-19491-19492-19493-19494-19495-19496-19497-19498-19499 This category has articles on people who were born in the year [[1949{{{2}}}]].[[Category:1949{{{2}}}|Births]] Top A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Kirkuk, Iraq
Died	31 October 2020 (aged 71) Washington D.C., United States
Cause of death	stroke
Citizenship	Iraq United States
Political party	Independent
Spouse(s)	Zozan
Relations	Bakhtiyar (brother) Azad (brother)
Children	4 (Three sons and a daughter)
Alma mater	George Washington University University of Mosul
Profession	Neurosurgeon
Military service
Branch/service	Peshmerga
Years of service	1972–1975

Najmiddin Karim (Kurdish: نەجمەدین کەریم; 1949 – 31 October 2020), also known as Najmaldin Karim, was an Iraqi Kurdish politician. He was governor of Kirkuk Governorate from 2011 to 2017. He was born in Kirkuk, Iraq.

Karim died on 31 October 2020 at a hospital in Washington, D.C. at the age of 71.