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Iraqi DPM for Energy Affairs Speaks on Iraq’s Emerging Role as a Global Energy Provider

HE Dr. Hussain al-Shahristani
By Mimi Kirk
Last Friday, MEI hosted HE Dr. Hussain al-Shahristani, the Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs, for a talk on “Iraq’s Emerging Role in Meeting World Energy Demand.” Dr. al-Shahristani, who spent more than a decade (1979-1991) as a political prisoner in the infamous Abu Ghraib prison under the regime [...]