Dr. Aziz Hasan Barzani is a Senior Consultant at Straife.

An academician and historian with ample years of experience as a business consultant and strategic affairs expert, Aziz has spent decades working on foreign policy and diplomatic representation efforts in Kurdistan, specifically building relations between the country with the U.S. and Turkey.

Aziz has been an active advisor to various international think thanks including, most recently, at the International Middle East Peace Research Center in Ankara, Turkey.