Thamir Ghadhban

Thamir Ghadhban
Japanese Imperial Decorations ceremony. Mr. Thamir Ghadhban (middle), Mrs. Ghadhban (left), and Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi (right). May 2016.
Japanese Imperial Decorations ceremony. Mr. Thamir Ghadhban (middle), Mrs. Ghadhban (left), and Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi (right). May 2016.
Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq
In office
25 October 2018 – 6 May 2020
Prime MinisterAdil Abdul-Mahdi
Preceded bySaleh al-Mutlaq
Succeeded byAli Allawi
Minister of Oil
In office
25 October 2018 – 6 May 2020
Prime MinisterAdil Abdul-Mahdi
Preceded byJabbar Alluaibi
Succeeded byIhsan Abdul Jabbar Ismaael
Personal details
Born (1945-04-16) 16 April 1945 (age 79)
Karbala, Iraq
Political partyIndependent politician
Alma materUniversity College London, B.Sc
Imperial College London, M.Sc
Websiteghadhban.com

Thamir Abbas Ghadhban (Arabic: ثامر عباس غضبان) (born in Karbala, 16 April 1945) is an Iraqi civil servant and politician.

Thamir has specialised in the oil industry since the early 1970s. After the war in 2003 he became chief executive officer of the Ministry of Oil,[1][2][3] and in mid of the following year he served as Interim Oil Minister in the interim government headed by interim prime minister Ayad Allawi.[4][5] 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[6] Constitution of Iraq#Chapter Four: Powers of the Federal Authorities and one of three technocrats to draft Iraq's much debated oil and gas law, which is still waiting to be approved by the parliament.[7] In late April 2006, there was strong speculation that he would again be appointed Minister of Oil, this time by the government of Nuri al-Maliki. In 2012 and 2016 he was nominated by Iraq to be secretary-general of OPEC.[8] Up until early 2018 he served as the chairman of the prime minister's advisory committee. In April 2016 he was awarded the Japanese Imperial Decorations the Order of the Rising Sun, Silver Star, and Gold Star by Emperor Akihito of Japan, in recognition of his contribution to developing economic relations and promoting mutual understanding between Japan and Iraq.[9] On 24 October 2018, Mr Ghadhban returned to serve as Deputy Prime Minister for Energy and Minister of Oil of Iraq, this time as part of the newly approved government of Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi .[10][11]

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  3. ^ "Iraq Revenue Watch - Frequently Asked Questions on Iraq's Reconstruction". Archived from the original on 7 August 2003. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
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  6. ^ Semple, Kirk. "THE STRUGGLE FOR IRAQ: COMPROMISES; Constitution Panel Proposes Some Limits on Role of Clergy". The New York Times.
  7. ^ "Journal of Petroleum Technology - January 2008". Archived from the original on 17 February 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
  8. ^ Lawler, Alex. "More candidates emerge for top OPEC post". Reuters.
  9. ^ "Conferment of Decoration for Mr. Thamir Al Ghadhba" (PDF) (Press release). Embassy of Japan in Iraq. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Abdul Mahdi, 14 ministers sworn in following heated debate". 25 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Iraq parliament okays 14 ministers for new cabinet".