Background
Chalabi, Fadhil Jafar was born on September 27, 1929 in Baghdad, Iraq. Son of Jafar Mohamed and Fatima Yousef (Uzri) Chalabi.
Chalabi, Fadhil Jafar was born on September 27, 1929 in Baghdad, Iraq. Son of Jafar Mohamed and Fatima Yousef (Uzri) Chalabi.
Bachelor in Law, Baghdad University, 1951. High diploma in economics, University Poitiers, France, 1958. Doctor Economics, University Paris, 1962.
Director general oil affairs, Ministry of Oil, Iraq, 1968-1973; under secretary of oil, Ministry of Oil, Iraq, 1973-1976; assistant secretary general, Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries, Kuwait, 1976-1978; deputy secretary general, OPEC, Vienna, Austria, 1978-1989; acting secretary general, OPEC, Vienna, Austria, 1983-1988; executive director, Center for Global Energy Studies, London, since 1989. National member executive bureau OPEC, Kuwait, 1972-1976, national representative economics commission board, 1972-1976.
Member International Bureau for Energy Studies (member governing board), International Association Energy Economics, British Energy Association, Arab Thought Forum.
Married Abla Bahzet Saleh. Children: Talik, Aysar, Jafar, Dunia.