Massoud Barzani , the current President of Iraqi Kurdistan , was born in Mahabad when his father , the late General Mustafa Barzani , was chief of the military of Mahabad declared in Iranian Kurdistan . Massoud Barzani , the current President of Iraqi Kurdistan , is the son of Mustafa Barzani . He was born in Mahabad when his father was chief of the military of the Mahabad forces in Iranian Kurdistan . .