The remains of the leader Mustafa Barzani and Idris Barzani were returned on 6 October in the year 1993 from Iran to South Kurdistan. In May 1994, the civil war broke out between the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, which lasted for four years. This war led to the division of the Kurdistan Region into two parts, but it ended on 17 September 1998 after the Washington Agreement. During this period, the Kurdistan Regional Government was formed by the Party and other political parties in Erbil in South Kurdistan, and at the same time, a large number of refugees returned from Iran to South Kurdistan.
Six years after the Eleventh Congress, the Central Committee of the Kurdistan Democratic Party decided during its meeting on 13 March 1999 to hold the Twelfth Congress of the Party. In another meeting of the Central Committee on the date of 14 April 1999, the Political Bureau of the Party was tasked with forming the Supreme Preparatory Committee. The Political Bureau, in its meeting in the month of May 1999, formed the aforementioned committee, which included: Falakaddin Kakayi - Head of the Committee, Dr. Mohammed Salih Juma - Deputy Head of the Committee, Shekha Allah Ibrahim, Tamir Ramadan, Najmaddin Yousifi, and Professor Hassan.
After its formation, the Preparatory Committee for the Congress conducted the process of electing the Congress Delegates, which lasted for 41 days from 4 June 1999 until 15 July 1999. 180 thousand voters from the Party participated in the voting process within 86 electoral districts and 226 centers and chose the Congress Delegates.
Holding the CongressThe Twelfth Congress of the Kurdistan Democratic Party was held on Wednesday, 6 October 1999 in (Holi Zard) the Yellow Hall in Erbil under the slogan (Peace, Freedom, Democracy) and with the attendance of 1473 delegates, 8% of whom were women. Where, for the fourth time and by the consensus of the delegates, Masoud Barzani was re-elected as President of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, and based on a proposal from President Barzani, Ali Abdullah was re-elected as Vice President. The name of the Party was also changed again, as in the Tenth Congress, from (Kurdistan Democratic Party – Unified) to (Kurdistan Democratic Party), and a number of decisions were taken, the most important of which was making changes in the party and military institutions, where the number of members of the Central Committee was reduced from 37 members to 31 active members and nine alternate members. The Political Bureau was also elected with (9) members by secret ballot.
The structure of the Kurdistan Democratic Party was formed based on the internal regulations of the Twelfth Congress as follows: Cell, Main Cell, Organizational Committee, Regional Committee, Branch Committee, Central Committee, Political Bureau, Secretary of the Political Bureau, Vice President, and President. The Central Inspection and Oversight Body was also appointed by the Central Committee and was supervised by a member of the Political Bureau.
Members of the Central Committee:
3- Fazel Mirani
4- Dr. Roj Nuri Shawis
6- Sami Abdul Rahman
7- Azad Barwari
8- Jawhar Namiq Salim
9- Leader Ali
11- Mohammed Mullah Qadir
12- Dr. Kamal Kirkuki
14- Karim Sinjari
15- Nuri Ali Mohammed Rahman, known as Nuri Hama Ali
16- Arif Tayfur
17- Saad Abdullah
18- Franso Hariri
19- Fereydoun Mohammed Abdulrahman, known as Fereydoun Jwanroyi
20- Salah Dalo
21- Ramzi Shaban
22- Omar Botani
23- Shirin Amidi
24- Jamal Osman Karsul, known as Jamal Mortka
25- Sarbaz Nadir Ali, known as Sarbaz Hawrami
26- Omar Osman Mirksori
28- Sefin Muhsin Hamad Amin, known as Sefin Dizayee
29- Qadir Qadir Ali
30- Izzaddin Barwari
31- Younis Rozbayani
Alternate Members of the Central Committee:
1- Abdulaziz Tayib
2- Mahmoud Mohammed
3- Masoud Salayi
5- Jaafar Ibrahim Haji, known as Jaafar Eminki
6- Abdullah Akrin
7- Diyari Hussein
8- Qadir Jabbari
9- Dr. Hassan Mohammed Sura
On the last day of the Congress, for the third time in the history of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, President Masoud Barzani awarded the Barzani the Immortal Medal to thirty-seven leaders and comrades of Barzani.
In the first meeting of the Central Committee, the Political Bureau was elected, and they are:
4- Jawhar Namiq Salim
5- Fazel Mirani
6- Sami Abdul Rahman
7- Azad Barwari
8- Dr. Roj Nuri Shaways
9- Leader Ali
Sources:* History of the Kurdistan Democratic Party Congress and Conference (Program and Internal Regulations), Kurdistan Democratic Party Encyclopedia Authority, Volume Two, (Erbil - Roxana Press – 2021).
* Muhammad Mulla Qadir, Record of Struggle, A Brief History of the Party and the Immortal Barzani, Third Edition, (Erbil, Aras Press, 2012).
* Yesterday the conclusion of the local elections for the Congress (12), Khabat Newspaper, mouthpiece of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Issue 932, Erbil, Friday, 9 July 1999 AD.
* Success to the Twelfth Congress of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Brayati Newspaper, newspaper of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Issue 2939, Erbil, Wednesday 6 October 1999 AD.
* Mr. Masoud Barzani was re-elected unanimously as President of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Brayati Newspaper, mouthpiece of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Issue 2947, Erbil, Thursday 14 October 1999 AD.
* Re-election of brother Masoud Barzani as President of the Party and brother Ali Abdullah as Vice President, Khabat Newspaper, mouthpiece of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Issue 946, Erbil, Friday, 15 October 1999 AD.
* Shaban Ali Shaban, Some Political and Historical Information, Third Edition, (Erbil - Rojhalat Press – 2013 AD).
* The program and internal regulations of the Kurdistan Democratic Party were approved at the Twelfth Congress of the Party held on 6-14 / 10/1999 (Erbil - Rojhalat Press).
* Election of a new Central Committee consisting of 31 members and 9 alternate members, Khabat Newspaper, mouthpiece of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Issue 946, Erbil, Friday 15 October 1999 AD
* Elected Twelfth Congress of the Kurdistan Democratic Party a new Central Committee, Brayati Newspaper, mouthpiece of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Issue 2948, Erbil, Sunday, 17 October 1999 AD.
* At the Twelfth Congress of the Party, Ewara Gulan Newspaper, Gulan Institution for Culture and Media, Issue 487, Erbil, Saturday 16 October 1999 AD, p. 1, election of a new Central Committee composed of 31 members and 9 alternate members, previous source.
* Distribution of Barzani medals, Khabat Newspaper, mouthpiece of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Issue 946, Erbil, Friday, 15 October 1999 AD.