Kadhim Finjan al Hammami ( ar, كاظم فنجان الحمامي; born 1 May 1958) is an Iraqi politician who is now the position of the Iraqi Minister of Transport.

Controversial comments

In 2016, al Hammami caused controversy during an inauguration of an airport in Dhi Qar Governorate, when he said that Sumerians had a port where spaceships could fly to other planets in 5000 BC, based on writings of Zecharia Sitchin,

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and H. G. Wells. Later on, he claimed that

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embarked from

Nasiriyah Nasiriyah ( ar, ٱلنَّاصِرِيَّة; BGN: ''An Nāşirīyah''; also spelled ''Nassiriya'' or ''Nasiriya'') is a city in Iraq. It is on the lower Euphrates, about south-southeast of Baghdad, near the ruins of the ancient city of Ur. ...

Specialized certificates

* Certificate of Maritime Extension (equivalent to

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). * Bachelor of Science. * Maritime arbitration certificate from

Basra Basra ( ar, ٱلْبَصْرَة, al-Baṣrah) is an Iraqi city located on the Shatt al-Arab. It had an estimated population of 1.4 million in 2018. Basra is also Iraq's main port, although it does not have deep water access, which is han ...

court.

Career progression

* Work on sea drilling vessels from 1973 to 1975. * A third naval guide on ships coming to Iraq from 1975 to 1977. * Second naval guide on ships coming to Iraq from 1977 to 1978. * First naval guide on ships coming to Iraq from 1978 to 1980.

Academic work

* Teaching at the Vocational Training Center of the Naval Academy for the period from 1980 to 1988.

Graduation in positions

* Director of the Scientific Follow-up Unit for the period from 1993 to 1998 * Director of the Marine Inspection Department for the period from 2000 to 2004 * Assistant Director General of Ports for the period from 2004 to 2006 * Director of Khor Al Zubair Port for the period from 2006 to 2007 * He is currently the Director of Maritime Control and Field Officer for the movements of ships and tankers coming and leaving to and from Iraqi ports.

References

External links

The Iraqi Ministry of Transport
Living people Government ministers of Iraq 1958 births People from Basra {{Iraq-politician-stub