ORGANIZATION
Kurdistan Democratic Party was established on 16th August 1946 under the leadership of the late Mustafa Barzani.

The leadership and organisational structure of the Party is as following:

The structure and party administration is divided into regions or branches known as “liq”, districts as “nawcha”, local organisations as “rek-khraw” and cells as “shana”. Eack liq is subdivided into nawchas; nawchas into rek-khraws and rek-khraws into shanas.

1st Baranch – Dohuk region

2nd Branch – Arbil

3rd Branch – Kerkuk

4th Branch – Sulaimania

5th Branch – Formerly Baghdad

6th Branch – Europe (based in London)

7th Branch – Northern America (based in Washington D.C.)

8th Branch – Iran

9th Branch – Aqra

10th Branch – Soran (Rwanduz region)

11th Branch – Rania/Qala Diza

12th Branch – Halabja

Members of Political Bureau or Central Committee head each branch. Other members are elected at branch and district conferences.

In order to become a delegate member for the Party's General Congress, any party member is entitled to become a candidate at a local or regional level elections.