Abdul Karim Luaibi Bahedh (born 1959) is an

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politician who served as the minister of oil of

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between December 2010 and 8 September 2014.

Early life and education

Luaibi was born into a

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family in

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in 1959. He holds a bachelor of science degree in petroleum engineering, which he received from

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in 1982.

Career and activities

From 1982 to 1998, Luaibi worked in several oil companies. He began to work at state-owned South Oil Company in 1982. In 1998, he joined the ministry of oil, and served in different positions until 2009. He was appointed deputy minister of oil in charge with the upstream operations in 2009, and was in office until 2010. During his tenure, he was instrumental in securing the oil and gas contracts with international oil companies and other oil-related agreements with neighboring countries of Iraq. In December 2010, he was appointed oil minister, replacing Hussain Al Shahristani, to the cabinet headed by prime minister

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. Luaibi was part of the Iraqi National Alliance. He acted as the president of

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's 162nd ordinary meeting which was held in

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on 12 December 2012.

Corruption

In March 2016, an investigate report published on the Huffington Post revealed that Luaibi was part of a major corruption ring in the Iraqi oil industry. The report noted that Luaibi played a role in securing oil contracts for foreign oil companies in exchange for bribes.

Family

Luaibi is married and has six children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Luaibi, Abdul Karim 1959 births Living people Oil ministers of Iraq University of Baghdad alumni Iraqi engineers Iraqi Shia Muslims