Background
Soumi was born in Qamishli in 1943.
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George Soumi
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Education
He earned a Doctor of Philosophy.
Career
He is an expert in irrigation and land reclamation. In Technical Sciences in the field of irrigation and land reclamation at the Moscow Scientific Research Institute of Hydrotechnics and Land Reclamation in 1975. Director of Irrigation and Water Use Directorate at the Ministry of Agriculture, 1986-2003
Head of the Arab Team for Rationalization of Water Use in Arab Agriculture of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development
Expert at the United Nations in the field of Integrated Management of Water Resources
Expert at the State Planning Commission
Worked with the International Fund for Agricultural Development on water situation in the Northeastern region
Worked as consultant at the Irrigation Committee at the People"s Assembly
Has over 265 publications in the field of water research.
Membership
Member of the Board of Trustees of the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA).
