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Dr. Ismael Khaleel Ibrahim Saadoon Al-Garaawi
DAn expert in finance and accounting, he earned a Ph.D. in Financial Accounting and International Accounting Standards in 2021 and a Master’s degree in Investment Management in 2017, He has over four decades of professional experience in financial management, accounting, oversight, and auditing, as well as in financial resource and budget management in both the public and investment sectors.
Throughout his career, he has held a number of leadership
positions, including Account Manager, Audit Manager, Manager of the Control and
Audit Department, Budget Account Manager, Manager of the Financial Regulation
Department, General Manager of Financial and Administrative Affairs, and General
Manager of the Local Revenue Department. In these roles, he assumed broad
responsibilities in managing financial and accounting affairs, overseeing
control and audit operations, organizing budgets and revenues, and monitoring
financial and administrative performance.
He has advanced expertise in government accounting and
international accounting standards, financial oversight and auditing, and the
management of accounts, budgets, and revenues, as well as skills in analyzing
data and financial reports, evaluating accounting and oversight procedures, and
examining the financial and administrative aspects related to institutional
performance.
He also possesses expertise in financial and administrative
management, mechanisms for overseeing public resources, and promoting the
principles of transparency, accountability, and financial governance, drawing
on his extensive experience in assuming leadership and supervisory
responsibilities and in dealing with financial and accounting systems and
procedures.
He has participated in numerous specialized programs and
courses both inside and outside Iraq, covering government accounting,
international accounting standards, investment, and the strengthening of
governance and financial management. He has also participated in international
training and development programs, which have helped broaden his professional
knowledge and enhance his practical expertise.
In addition to his professional career, he has made academic
and scientific contributions in the fields of accounting and financial
management. He is an international trainer and a graduate-level lecturer in
accounting, and he is committed to professional training and development and to
sharing his knowledge and expertise with financial and administrative staff.
He has authored scientific works and publications addressing
the decentralized government accounting system, oversight and auditing, and the
effects of financial and administrative corruption, in addition to his interest
in studies related to contemporary accounting and the development of accounting
systems and practices.
His experience combines academic qualifications, practical
knowledge, and the ability to analyze financial and accounting issues, as well
as to provide professional insights and solutions that support efficient
financial management and enhance the effectiveness of oversight and auditing,
as well as compliance with accounting standards and sound management
principles.
He is a member of Al-Massala Company Advisory Council, which
addresses legal issues of national importance, Through this council, he
contributes his financial, accounting, administrative, and institutional
expertise to examining the economic and financial dimensions of issues related
to the interests of the Iraqi state at the national and international levels,
and to providing specialized studies, insights, and proposals that support the
rule of law and strengthen the protection of Iraq’s rights and interests.