After the Sixth Congress was held, one of the decisions of the Congress was to hold a congress for the Kurdistan Students Union every year. In light of this decision, and after one year had passed, work was done to hold a new congress, and in the period from March 30 to April 2, 1972, the 7th Congress of the Kurdistan Students Union was held in a free atmosphere under the slogan "Knowledge and struggle for the establishment of autonomy for Iraqi Kurdistan" and with the attendance of 450 delegates from seven branches in the meeting hall at the University of Sulaymaniyah.
The Congress was attended by Tayeh Abdul Karim, a member of the leadership of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party and Minister of Oil. The representative of the President of the Republic of Iraq delivered the President's speech, and the following also attended as guests: Ali Abdullah, Governor of Sulaymaniyah, Sami Abdul Rahman Minister of Northern Affairs, representing the leader Mustafa Barzani, and Bianco, representative of the Union of Student Organizations in Romania, and Engineer Tariq Akrayi, head of the Association of Kurdish Students in Europe.
The first day of the Congress was allocated for reading the speeches of the participants and holding the opening ceremony. On the second day, the preparatory committee for the Congress was appointed, and in the following days, the Congress began its work officially. The most important decisions of the Congress included: establishing the General Administrative Council to replace the Executive Committee and opening branches for the Council throughout Iraq. Increasing literacy centers, transferring the Kurdish Department at the College of Arts, University of Baghdad, to a separate college. Assisting students from other parts of Kurdistan. Strengthening relations with mass student organizations in the world and emphasizing the support of the Students Union for the revolution and the leader Mustafa Barzani.
. In the Congress, the position of deputy was abolished, and in conclusion, the Secretariat Bureau was elected by the delegates as follows:
1- Adil Murad - President
2 - Ranj Nuri Shaways - Secretary
3- Azad Muhammad Khafaf - Member of the Secretariat Bureau
4- Chia Abbas - Member of the Secretariat Bureau
5- Yusuf Mawlud Al-Qassab - Member of the Secretariat Bureau
6- Azad Muhammad Najib - Member of the Secretariat Bureau
7- Muhammad Qarni Qardaghi - Member of the Secretariat Bureau
8- Osman Salih Khoshnaw - Member of the Secretariat Bureau
9- Jalal Salim Khoshnaw - Member of the Secretariat Bureau
10- Hussein Taha Shangali - Member of the Secretariat Bureau
11- Najm al-Din Omar Karim - Member of the Secretariat Bureau
The reserve members for the Secretariat Bureau were elected as follows:
1- Khosrow Gul Muhammad
2- Aziz Mahmoud
3- Sirwan Abdullah
4- Najm al-Din Aziz
5- Jabbar Sabir
According to the internal curriculum, the structure of the Kurdistan Students Union organizations was as follows:
The cell, school or university and institute committees, local committees, branch committees, the administrative body, the secretariat bureau, and the general secretary.
Sources and footnotes:
1- Irfan Aziz Aziz, Congresses and Conferences of the Kurdistan Students Union, First Edition, (Erbil - Rojhalat Printing House - 2012), p. 74.
2- Speech of the President of the Republic at the Congress of the Kurdistan Students Union of Iraq, Al-Ta'akhi Newspaper, Issue 997, Baghdad, Al-Times Press, Saturday, April 1, 1972, p. 1.
3- Sasan Awni, Kurdistan Students Union: Some Aspects of Struggle and History, (Erbil - Ministry of Education Printing House - 1998), p. 42.
4- Irfan Aziz Aziz, previous source, pp. 74-75.
5- Sasan Awni, previous source, p. 57; Irfan Aziz Aziz, previous source, p. 77.
6- Curriculum and Internal Regulations, Kurdistan Students Union - Iraq, 7th Congress, (No place - 1972), pp. 1-21.