The Action Party for the Independence of Kurdistan () is a political party in Kurdistan Region. It is part of the Kurdistan Regional Government. The party split from the Iraqi Communist Party and became affiliated with the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. Its founder, Mohammed Hussein Halleq, was murdered in 1995. His successor, Yousif Hanna Yousif, or Abu Hikmat, joined the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iraq-led government as a minister. References External links psk2006.org Official site Communism in Kurdistan Iraqi Communist Party breakaway groups Kurdish nationalist political parties Kurdish political parties in Iraq Kurdish nationalism in Iraq Kurdish separatism in Iraq Kurdistan independence movement Political parties in Kurdistan Region Pro-independence parties Separatism in Iraq Secessionist organizations in Asia