Iraq: Tareq Najm and his role in oil affairsnote

Tareq Najm Al-Abdullah is said to be interfering in oil affairs due to his position as Director of Office of Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki. The following 418-word report sheds light on the subject and tells whether he has had a certain role in the Oil Nassiriya contract. It also tells what about his relations with Thamer Al-Ghadhban and Sabah Al-Saadi. Note that former Oil Minister Al-Ghadhban now acts as Chief Adviser at Al-Maliki’s Office and Al-Saadi acts as Director of Legal Affairs at the Department of Contracts and Licensing at the Oil Ministry.