Shafaq News/ The new governor of Erbil, Firsat Sofi has officially took office, from the former governor ,Nozad Hadi after 15 years in the administration of the capital of Kurdistan region.

An official ceremony was held Tuesday in Erbil, attended by the Interior Minister of Kurdistan Region, Reber Ahmed.

On Monday, Sofi took the oath before the president of Kurdistan region, Nechirvan Barzani.

In a speech at the ceremony, the Minister of Interior said that the former governor , Nozad Hadi had served as an "engineer" at any location he held. He said the new governor, Firsat Sofi, "came from the people and understand their demands."

For his part, Sofi confirmed in a speech during the ceremony that he will work in a team spirit to provide more services to all the people of Erbil without discrimination.