With the vote of 18 members of the Erbil Provincial Council, Omid Khoshnaw became the 42nd governor of the city of Erbil.

Erbil Provincial Council held a meeting today, Monday, February 8, 2021, during which voting was held to elect a new governor for the city of Erbil, with the vote of 18 members of the Erbil Provincial Council, Omid Khoshnaw became the 42nd governor of the city of Erbil.

It is worth noting that the former governor of Erbil, Firsat Sofi, died on November 18, 2021, in a hospital in the city of Ankara, after being infected with the Corona virus.