Iraqi economic and oil expert. He has been an investment advisor to the Gulf Elite Company “Gulf Elite” since 2016, and serves as a member of: the National Advisory Board of the “ Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment ”, the “European Institute of Corporate Governance”, the “International Association for Energy Economics”, and “ Canadian Economic Association. He was an advisor and chief investment officer at Al Zarouni Group between 2009 and 2015, a senior advisor at Gulf Elite Consultants between 2006 and 2013, and head of strategic planning and business development at Emaar Company between 2006 and 2008. He held the position of Director of Research and Development and Capital Markets Group at the National Bank of Abu Dhabi between 2004 and 2006, and Chief Financial Officer and Professor at the Dubai Business School at the University of Dubai between 2000 and 2004. He served as a sworn accounting expert at the “Center for Legislation Experties and Research” in Libya during 1998, a professor at “Nasser University” in Libya between 1995 and 1998, a financial advisor at the “Libyan Iron and Steel Company” between 1995 and 1996, and an assistant professor at the “University of Baghdad.” Between 1987 and 1995. He holds a master’s degree in business administration in 2010 from the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom, a master’s degree in accounting in 1987 from the University of Baghdad, and a bachelor’s degree in accounting in 1980 from the same university.