1 Prisoner Registry (Arabic)

1 Prisoner Registry (Arabic) IRAQI MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RASHAD MANDAN OMAR As the Minister of Science and Technology Dr. Omar is responsible for a range of issues related to Iraq's science, technology, research and development to build a modern, peaceful and democratic Iraq. Dr. Omar was born in 1947 in Alton Kopry in the Kirkuk governorate and was an active member in his community. He has a B.Sc. ( 1969 ) in Civil Engineering from Baghdad University and a Ph.D. ( 1977 ) in Civil Engineering from London University. The minister spent much of his career in management of large-scale oil projects, sea terminals and residential and commercial buildings, much of which had international dimensions. Dr. Omar is the author of many papers and articles on scientific and management subjects. He has been a part-time lecturer at Baghdad Universities. In 1999 Dr. Omar fled Iraq and resumed his successful career in the United Arab Emirates. On September 3, 2004, he was appointed as Minister of Science and Technology.