Thamir Ghadhban
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Thamir Ghadhban (Karbala
, 1945) is an Iraq
i civil servant and politician. Thamir specialising in the oil industry. After the war in 2003 he became Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Oil http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9400EFD8143CF930A35756C0A9659C8B63http://www.mees.com/postedarticles/oped/a46n43d01.htmhttp://www.iraqrevenuewatch.org/faq/, and in mid of the following year he served as Interim Oil Minister in the interim government headed by interim prime minister Iyad Allawi
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200406/s1142368.htm. In 2005 he became a Parliament member and the head of one of the six committees in charge of writing chapter four: Powers of the Federal Authorities in the permanent constitution http://www.na-iraqi.com/index.php?cmd=view&id=2239 Constitution of Iraq#Chapter Four: Powers of the Federal Authorities. In late April 2006, there was strong speculation that he would again be appointed Minister of Oil, this time by the government of Nuri al-Malikihttp://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200605/s1635694.htm. Currently he is the Chairman of the prime minister's advisors committee http://www.spe.org/spe-site/spe/spe/jpt/2008/01/2QA.pdf and one of three technocrats to draft Iraq's much debated oil law, which is still waiting to be approved by the parliament http://www.spe.org/spe-app/spe/jpt/2008/01/index.htm.
Education
BSc. in geology from University College, London, in 1970 and MSc. in petroleum reservoir engineering from
Imperial College, London, in 1973.
Professional career
- Joined Basrah Petroleum Company (BPC) in 1973 and moved to Iraq National Oil Company (INOC) in 1989.
- At BPC worked in petroleum and reservoir engineering on oil fields in the south of the country, and then became head of the Petroleum and Reservoir Engineering department for several years until 1989.
- 1989-90: Director General of Reservoir and Field Development at the Iraqi Oil Ministry.
- 1991-92: Director General of Planning and Studies at the Oil Ministry.
- 1993-2001: Technical advisor to the Oil Ministry. During this period, ran numerous specialist committees responsible for conducting studies and producing plans, as well as committees negotiating with international oil companies for oil development or other projects.
- 2002-April 2003: Director General of Planning at the Oil Ministry.
- From 3 May 2003: Chief Executive Officer of the Oil Ministry.
- June 2004-May 2005: Minister of Petroleum.
- 30 January 2005: Elected to the National Assembly.
- Currently, Chairman of a committee that advises the Iraqi Prime Minister, Mr. Nouri al-Maliki.
Studies and reports
Author or co-author of more than 50 studies, reports or technical papers, as well as numerous papers and presentations on different aspects of the Iraqi oil industry delivered on the occasion of international oil and gas conferences.
In 2000 OAPEC granted Thamir Abbas Ghadhban its Distinguished Science Award.
Karbala
Karbala is a city in Iraq, located about southwest of Baghdad. Karbala is the capital of Karbala Governorate, and has an estimated population of 572,300 people ....
, 1945) is an Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
i civil servant and politician. Thamir specialising in the oil industry. After the war in 2003 he became Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Oil http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9400EFD8143CF930A35756C0A9659C8B63http://www.mees.com/postedarticles/oped/a46n43d01.htmhttp://www.iraqrevenuewatch.org/faq/, and in mid of the following year he served as Interim Oil Minister in the interim government headed by interim prime minister Iyad Allawi
Iyad Allawi
Ayad Allawi is an Iraqi politician, and was the interim Prime Minister of Iraq prior to Iraq's 2005 legislative elections. A prominent Iraqi political activist who lived in exile for almost 30 years, the politically secular Shia Muslim became a member of the Iraq Interim Governing Council, which...
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200406/s1142368.htm. In 2005 he became a Parliament member and the head of one of the six committees in charge of writing chapter four: Powers of the Federal Authorities in the permanent constitution http://www.na-iraqi.com/index.php?cmd=view&id=2239 Constitution of Iraq#Chapter Four: Powers of the Federal Authorities. In late April 2006, there was strong speculation that he would again be appointed Minister of Oil, this time by the government of Nuri al-Malikihttp://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200605/s1635694.htm. Currently he is the Chairman of the prime minister's advisors committee http://www.spe.org/spe-site/spe/spe/jpt/2008/01/2QA.pdf and one of three technocrats to draft Iraq's much debated oil law, which is still waiting to be approved by the parliament http://www.spe.org/spe-app/spe/jpt/2008/01/index.htm.
Education
BSc. in geology from University College, London, in 1970 and MSc. in petroleum reservoir engineering from
Imperial College, London, in 1973.
Professional career
- Joined Basrah Petroleum Company (BPC) in 1973 and moved to Iraq National Oil Company (INOC) in 1989.
- At BPC worked in petroleum and reservoir engineering on oil fields in the south of the country, and then became head of the Petroleum and Reservoir Engineering department for several years until 1989.
- 1989-90: Director General of Reservoir and Field Development at the Iraqi Oil Ministry.
- 1991-92: Director General of Planning and Studies at the Oil Ministry.
- 1993-2001: Technical advisor to the Oil Ministry. During this period, ran numerous specialist committees responsible for conducting studies and producing plans, as well as committees negotiating with international oil companies for oil development or other projects.
- 2002-April 2003: Director General of Planning at the Oil Ministry.
- From 3 May 2003: Chief Executive Officer of the Oil Ministry.
- June 2004-May 2005: Minister of Petroleum.
- 30 January 2005: Elected to the National Assembly.
- Currently, Chairman of a committee that advises the Iraqi Prime Minister, Mr. Nouri al-Maliki.
Studies and reports
Author or co-author of more than 50 studies, reports or technical papers, as well as numerous papers and presentations on different aspects of the Iraqi oil industry delivered on the occasion of international oil and gas conferences.
In 2000 OAPEC granted Thamir Abbas Ghadhban its Distinguished Science Award.