Committee

Necat Zanyar

Necat Zanyar

Founder & Chair of IKL

Founder and chair of the Kurdish Institute of Lausanne. Born in 1982 in the village of Zîvîng, North Kurdistan. Educated in law, sociology and Kurdology. Practised law for many years. Eight of his books have been published.

Nazîle Afkhamî

Nazîle Afkhamî

Founder & Vice-Chair of IKL

Founder and vice-chair of the Kurdish Institute of Lausanne. Born in 1982 in the city of Sardasht, East Kurdistan. Trained in linguistics; works as a translator between French, Persian, Kurdish and their dialects.

Şeyhmus Özdemir

Şeyhmus Özdemir

Founder & Secretary of IKL

Founder and secretary of the Kurdish Institute of Lausanne. Born in 1963 in the district of Gerger, North Kurdistan. Studied law at the University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Works as a jurist.

Nara Saadi

Nara Saadi

Founder & Committee Member of IKL

Founder and member of the executive committee of the Kurdish Institute of Lausanne. Born in 1996 in the city of Duhok, South Kurdistan. Completed her studies at the University of Lausanne and is pursuing a master's in political science.

Aziz Abdulkarim

Aziz Abdulkarim

Founder & Committee Member of IKL

Founder and member of the executive committee of the Kurdish Institute of Lausanne. Born in 1980 in the city of Amûdê, West Kurdistan. Studied medicine in Homs and Damascus. Works as a physician in Switzerland.