Dr. Hussein Tahiri settled in Australia as a refugee in 1989, and completed his Ph.D. in Political Science at The University of Melbourne, Australia, in 2001. Dr. Tahiri has worked as a Lecturer teaching Middle East politics. He is a commentator on Kurdish and Middle Eastern affairs in Australian and International media. He is currently an Honourary Research Associate with the School of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University, Australia.