Khadim Mohammed Jawad Hassan Al-Hassani

Economic Counselor to the Prime Minister of Iraq

Full Name:

Kadhim Mohammed Jawad Hassan al-Hassani

Date of birth:

1958: Al-Najaf, Iraq.

Education:

1978-1979: BA in Electrical Engineering (branch of electric power and machinery) University of Mosul.

Marital Status:

Married; with one son and four daughters.

Current Position:

2014- present: Iraqi PM Economic Advisor.

Main Committees' Memberships & Chairmanships at the Prime Minister's Office

  • Advising member of the cabinet meetings.
  • Member of the cabinet's economical committee.
  • Member of the cabinet's power committee.
  • Chairman of the Japan's loan supervising committee.
  • Member of the high committee for economic reform.
  • Deputy Head of the high committee for restructuring State Owned Companies.
  • Head of the Iraqi - American relations committee.
  • Iraqi deputy governor at the World Bank.
  • Iraqi governor at the basic goods fund (The Hague).
  • Head of the Iraqi electricity reform committee.
  • Advisor at the Iraqi Ministry of Trade (2009-2014).

Committee Chairmanships and memberships at the Ministry of Trade

  • High committee for investment (Chairman).
  • High committee for restructuring State Owned Companies (Chairman).
  • Head of the Iraqi delegation to the Iraqi-US dialogue.
  • Ministerial Committee for policy-making (Chairman).
  • Ministerial Committee for Economic Reform.
  • Chairman of the board of directors to the Joint Iraqi - Vietnamese Tea Company in Vietnam.
  • Iraqi Governor to the Basic Goods Fund (The Hague).
  • Supervisor of Corporate Registration Department.
  • Supervisor of the one-stop-shop project and the establishment of the e-government.

Studies and Researches

  • Survey on transforming the ration basket from a consuming project to investment.
  • A study on improving the current mechanism in supplying wheat mills to provide 1M-Ton of flour per year.
  • A project on adjusting taxes on government contracts to produce thousands of job opportunities and attract capitals to invest in Iraq.
  • A study on reforming Export-Import methods.

Professional Experience

  • 1985 - Engineer at the Electricity section in the Midland Refineries Company.
  • 1987 - Engineer at the Najaf Construction Dept. - Ministry of Housing and Construction.
  • 1988 - Private civil and electricity contractor.
  • 1979 - Member of Iraqi Engineers Syndicate.
  • 1997 - Member of Dubai Chamber of Commerce - UAE
  • Member of Amman Chamber of Commerce - Jordan
  • 1978 - Member of Iraqi Exporters Association
  • Worked in contracting and general trading since 1987; constructing schools, hotels, roadways, water filtering in addition to imports and exports
  • Former authorized manager, general trading company groups - registered in Iraq since 1991
  • Advisor - investment management (trade, naval and real estate) in UAE and Jordan
  • Has a banking experience for 21 years especially in forming credits and investing banking facilities in the companies we manage in addition providing consultations to other companies.
  • Submitted a study to some Iraqi and foreign banks about the role of Iraqi and foreign banks in investment in Iraq in the current time and the future.