Education
Bachelor of Science in geology from University College, London, in 1970 and Master of Science . in petroleum reservoir engineering from Imperial College, London, in 1973.
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Thamir Ghadhban
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Thamir specialising in the oil industry. After the war in 2003 he became Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Oil, and in mid of the following year he served as Interim Oil Minister in the interim government headed by interim prime minister Iyad Allawi. In 2005 he became a Parliament member and the head of one of the six committees, his committee was in charge of writing chapter four: Powers of the Federal Authorities in the permanent constitution Constitution of Iraq#Chapter Four: Powers of the Federal Authorities.
Currently he is the Chairman of the prime minister"s advisors committee and one of three technocrats to draft Iraq"s much debated oil law, which is still waiting to be approved by the parliament.
In 2012 he was nominated by Iraq to be secretary-general of Organisation of Petroleum Export Countries. - Joined Basrah Petroleum Company (Bowery Poetry Club) in 1973 and moved to Iraq National Oil Company (INOC) in 1989. - At Bowery Poetry Club 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.
- 1989-1990: Director General of Reservoir and Field Development at the Iraqi Oil Ministry. - 1991-1992: 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. 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 Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries granted Thamir Abbas Ghadhban its Distinguished Science Award.
