George Soumi
| George Malki Soumi | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Irrigation | |
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In office 14 April 2011 – incumbent | |
| Prime Minister | Adel Safar |
| Preceded by | self |
| Minister of Irrigation | |
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In office 3 October 2010 – 29 March 2011 | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Prime Minister | Muhammad Naji al-Otari |
| Preceded by | Nader al-Bunni |
| Succeeded by | self |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1943 (age 72–73) Qamishli, Syria |
| Political party | Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
| Children | three |
| Alma mater | Moscow Scientific Research Institute of Hydrotechnics and Land Reclamation |
George Malki Soumi (born 1943) is the Minister of Irrigation of Syria. He is an expert in irrigation and land reclamation.
Early life, education and career
Soumi was born in Qamishli in 1943. He earned a PhD. in Technical Sciences in the field of irrigation and land reclamation at the Moscow Scientific Research Institute of Hydrotechnics and Land Reclamation in 1975.
- Director of Irrigation and Water Use Directorate at the Ministry of Agriculture, 1986-2003
- Member of the Board of Trustees of the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
- Head of the Arab Team for Rationalization of Water Use in Arab Agriculture of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development
- Expert at the UN in the field of Integrated Management of Water Resources
- Expert at the State Planning Commission
- Worked with the International Fund for Agricultural Development on water situation in the Northeastern region
- Worked as consultant at the Irrigation Committee at the People's Assembly
- Has over 265 publications in the field of water research
Personal life
Soumi is married and has a son Marvin and two daughters Marina and Georgette.
See also
References
- Minister of Irrigation George Malki Soumi, SANA
- Biography of the new Syrian government 2011 - the names and lives of government ministers, Syria FM, 17 April 2011
External links
- Ministry of Irrigation official government website
- Presidential Decree Appointing Ismat As Minister of Culture, Soumi Minister of Irrigation, SANA, 4 October 2010
- Water Crisis a Major Factor in Syria Unrest, OOSKA News, 5 April 2011
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