Asoz Latif Rashid

Asoz Latif Rashid
Born	1982 (age 42–43)
Nationality	British-Iraqi
Occupation	Businessman
Years active	2000s–present
Title	CEO of iQ Group
Parents	Abdul Latif Rashid (father) Shanaz Ibrahim Ahmed (mother)
Relatives	Ibrahim Ahmad (grandfather), Hero Ibrahim Ahmed (aunt), Sara Rashid (sister)

Asoz Latif Rashid (born August 1982) is a British-Iraqi businessman. He is the current CEO of iQ Group, an Iraqi technology company.

Early life and education

Rashid was born in August 1982. ^[1] Part of a prominent Iraqi Kurdish family, he is the eldest child of the politician Abdul Latif Rashid, who later became President of Iraq in 2022, and his wife Shanaz Ibrahim Ahmed. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Career

Until 2009, Rashid served as Iraq's diplomatic delegate to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, where he was representing Iraq's interests in international trade discussions. After his diplomatic career, Rashid focused on business within multiple industries, including technology, finance, and infrastructure. ^[6]

In 2012, he helped establish Crowd2Fund, a fintech platform based in the UK, regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). ^[6]

In 2020, Rashid became CEO of iQ Group, an Iraqi technology company founded in 2005. Under his leadership, iQ Group expanded its core services from fibre-optic internet provision to broader technological projects, focusing on digital innovation and infrastructure development. ^{[7] [8]} In April 2025, he appeared on Bloomberg News , where he explained the iQ Group's new "Silk Route" fibre-optic cable route, which he described as the first major Iraqi infrastructure project not connected with natural resources. ^[9]

References

1. "Asoz Latif Jamal Rashid". Companies House. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
2. "Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid" (PDF). Dr. Latif Jamal Rashid, President of Iraq. July 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
3. Kenber, Billy; Greenwood, George; Grylls, George (2023-01-26). "Nadhim Zahawi oiled the wheels and was handsomely paid". The Times. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
4. Neilan, Catherine; Whittell, Giles (23 January 2023). "Sensemaker: Cabinet shaker". Tortoise Media. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
5. "Iraq president sues PM over unpaid Kurdistan salaries". Al Arabiya. 10 February 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
6. "Asoz Rashid". foundation.krd. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
7. "Jan-Feb Issue - 2022". International Finance. 21 March 2022. pp. 30–31. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
8. "Iraqi tech CEO: Technology holds answers to nation's challenges". Arabian Business. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
9. "Rashid: Want to Use Digital Infrastructure for Iraq". Bloomberg. 30 April 2025.