The new Iraqi Oil Minister Hayan Abdul-Ghani Abdul-Zahra Al-Sawad won the confidence of the House of Representatives, to take over the responsibility, succeeding former Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar.
Hayan Abdel-Ghani will be the new deputy prime minister, Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani, amid a state of optimism in the street about his ability to bring about a state of change in economic affairs and improve the living conditions of citizens, taking advantage of the positive returns provided by the energy sector, especially oil and gas.
And the former Oil Minister, Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail, had confirmed in televised statements a few days ago, that he “does not know his fate in the new government” and whether he will be found in it or not.
Who is Hayan Abdelghani?
Many in the Iraqi street are now wondering, who is Hayyan Abdul Ghani, and what can this minister offer in the next period of time?
The following is the biography of the new Iraqi oil minister, according to information seen by the Specialized Energy Platform.
Hayan Abdul-Ghani Abdul-Zahra, born in 1985 in Basra, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1979 from the University of Basra, and a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the same university.
Biography of Hayan Abdel Ghani
By asking the Oil Ministry, who is Hayan Abdul Ghani? She confirmed that he has a great experience that extends to more than 40 years of working in the oil sector.
Hayyan is listed in the following positions:
- Director of the Design Department at the South Oil Company (2000 – 2003).
- Director of the Projects Authority in the South Oil Company (2003 – 2008).
- Director of the Projects Authority, first agent of the Director General of the South Oil Company (2008 – 2012).
- Assistant Director General for Licensing Affairs, Deputy Director General of the South Oil Company (2012 – 2015).
- General Manager of the South Oil Company (2015 – 2017).
- General Manager of South Gas Company and Chairman of the Board of Directors (2017).
- Chairman of the Senior Management Board of Basra Gas Company (2017).
The Iraqi Ministry of Oil says – in its answer to who is Hayyan Abdul Ghani, the new Iraqi oil minister? -: “In the years of his administration, “Southern Oil,” the company witnessed significant increases in the production capacity of crude oil and associated gas, after the development of the Rumaila, West Qurna 1, Zubair and West Qurna fields. /2, crazy.
She explained that his role was effective in building and operating a modern meter system to calculate the quantities of oil loaded from export ports.
Hayan Abdul-Ghani played an important role in the construction of the Basra Natural Gas Complex project with a capacity of 400 million standard cubic feet, which enhances the ability of the Basra Gas Company to invest 40% of gas production in the Artawi field, in order to raise the company’s production rates of invested gas to 1.4 billion standard cubic feet per day. From the fields of North Rumaila, Zubair, and West Qurna/1.
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