Abdul Karim Luaibi Bahedh | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Oil | |
| In office December 2010 –8 September 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Nouri Maliki |
| Preceded by | Hussain Al Shahristani |
| Succeeded by | Adil Abdul-Mahdi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1959 (age 66–67) |
| Children | Six |
| Alma mater | Baghdad University |
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.
Luaibi was born into a Shiite family in Baghdad in 1959. [1] [2] He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in petroleum engineering,which he received from Baghdad University in 1982. [3]
From 1982 to 1998,Luaibi worked in several oil companies. [3] He began to work at state-owned South Oil Company in 1982. [4] In 1998,he joined the ministry of oil,and served in different positions until 2009. [5] He was appointed deputy minister of oil in charge with the upstream operations in 2009,and was in office until 2010. [3] 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. [1]
In December 2010,he was appointed oil minister,replacing Hussain Al Shahristani,to the cabinet headed by prime minister Nouri Maliki. [5] [6] Luaibi was part of the Iraqi National Alliance. [7] He acted as the president of OPEC's 162nd ordinary meeting which was held in Vienna on 12 December 2012. [8]
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. [9]