Ashti Hawrami is the natural resources minister for the Kurdistan Regional Government
Ashti Hawrami
Position: Natural resources minister, Kurdistan Regional Government
Biography: Ashti Hawrami was appointed natural resources minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government in 2006 and was reappointed in October 2009, following the Kurdistan Region parliamentary elections and again on 5 April 2012.
Hawrami has negotiated the signing of more than 35 production-sharing agreements to the ire of the federal authorities in Baghdad, which argues it has the sole right to sign contracts. The most recent deal was in October 2011 with the US’ ExxonMobil for six exploration blocks.
Before joining the cabinet, Hawrami was chairman and chief executive of his own company, Exploration Consultants, from 1999.
Hawrami began his career in 1971 as an engineer at Iraq National Oil Company in Basra. In 1974, he moved to the North Sea to work for the UK’s BP, where he remained until 1982. Hawrami graduated with a degree in oil engineering from Baghdad University in 1971. He also has a doctorate in reserve oil engineering.
Contact: (+964) 6 6220 0600
Website: www.krg.org
Updated: 20.04.12
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