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Abdul Karim Luaibi Bahedh (born 1959) is an Iraqi politician who served as the minister of oil of Iraq between December 2010 and 8 September 2014.

Early life and education

Luaibi was born into a Shiite family in Baghdad in 1959. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in petroleum engineering, which he received from Baghdad University 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 Nouri Maliki. Luaibi was part of the Iraqi National Alliance. He acted as the president of OPEC's 162nd ordinary meeting which was held in Vienna 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

1. ^ Watkins, Eric (3 January 2011). "Iraq promotes al-Shahristani; appoints Luaibi as oil minister". Oil and Gas Journal. 109 (1). Retrieved 27 February 2013.
2. "Iraqi parliament approves new government". BBC. 21 December 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
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4. "Who's Who in the New Iraqi Cabinet". Iraq Business News. Reuters, AP. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
5. ^ "Abdul Kareem Al Luaibi". Arab Industry. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
6. "Iraq confirms Luaibi as Oil Minister". Jagran Post. Baghdad. 21 December 2010.
7. Kenneth Katzman. Iraq: Politics, Governance, and Human Rights. DIANE Publishing. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-4379-8475-0.
8. "162nd Ordinary Meeting" (PDF). OPEC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
9. "How The World's Biggest Bribe Scandal Unfolded in Iraq". The Huffington Post. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
10. "Biography". Oil Ministry. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2013.

• 1959 births
• Living people
• Oil ministers of Iraq
• University of Baghdad alumni
• Iraqi engineers
• Iraqi Shia Muslims