Kadhim Finjan al Hammami | |
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Minister of Transport (Iraq) | |
Assumed office 16 August 2016 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Basra | 1 May 1958
Occupation | Politician, iraqi minister of transport |
Kadhim Finjan al Hammami (Arabic: كاظم فنجان الحمامي; born 1 May 1958) is an Iraqi politician who is now the position of the Iraqi Minister of Transport.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Controversial comments
[edit]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,[7] based on writings of Zecharia Sitchin, Samuel Noah Kramer and H. G. Wells.[8] Later on, he claimed that Noah's Ark embarked from Nasiriyah.[9]
Specialized certificates
[edit]- Certificate of Maritime Extension (equivalent to Bachelor).[citation needed]
- Bachelor of Science.[citation needed]
- Maritime arbitration certificate from Basra court.[citation needed]
Career progression
[edit]- Work on sea drilling vessels from 1973 to 1975.[citation needed]
- A third naval guide on ships coming to Iraq from 1975 to 1977.[citation needed]
- Second naval guide on ships coming to Iraq from 1977 to 1978.[citation needed]
- First naval guide on ships coming to Iraq from 1978 to 1980.[citation needed]
Academic work
[edit]- Teaching at the Vocational Training Center of the Naval Academy for the period from 1980 to 1988.[citation needed]
Graduation in positions
[edit]- Director of the Scientific Follow-up Unit for the period from 1993 to 1998[citation needed]
- Director of the Marine Inspection Department for the period from 2000 to 2004[citation needed]
- Assistant Director General of Ports for the period from 2004 to 2006[citation needed]
- Director of Khor Al Zubair Port for the period from 2006 to 2007[citation needed]
- 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.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "وزير النقل الجديد كاظم فنجان يباشر مهام عمله رسمياً". www.alrasheedmedia.com.
- ^ "وزير عراقي كاد أن يتسبب في كارثة جوية: وزير النقل العراقي كاظم فنجان الحمامي". arabyexpressnews.com (in Arabic). [permanent dead link]
- ^ Al-awsat, Asharq (25 July 2017). "Saudi Arabia Starts Repairing Crossing with Iraq – ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English Archive".
- ^ "بالفيديو: كاظم فنجان يستلم مهام وزارة النقل رسميًا". alsumaria.tv (in Arabic). 17 August 2016.
- ^ "وزير النقل الجديد كاظم فنجان :سنجعل البصرة تتفوق على كل مدن الخليج – شبكة عراق الخير". www.iraqkhair.com.
- ^ "وزير النقل يكشف عن خطة تطوير الخطوط الجوية العراقية | وكالة الناظر الاخبارية - Nna". Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "Iraqi transport minister claims first airport was built 7,000 years ago in Iraq by ancient Sumerians". Independent. 1 October 2016.
- ^ "Iraqi transport minister's 7,000 year airport claim mocked". Middle East Monitor. 1 October 2016.
- ^ "فيديو.. سفينة نوح انطلقت من مطار الناصرية". pukmedia.com (in Arabic). 12 March 2017.
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