Kadhim Finjan al Hammami explained

Kadhim Finjan al Hammami
Office:	Minister of Transport (Iraq)
Term Start:	16 August 2016
Birth Date:	1958 5, df=yes
Birth Place:	Basra
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

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

• Certificate of Maritime Extension (equivalent to Bachelor).
• Bachelor of Science.
• Maritime arbitration certificate from Basra court.

Career progression

• Work on sea drilling vessels from 1973 to 1975.
• A third naval guide on ships coming to Iraq from 1975 to 1977.
• Second naval guide on ships coming to Iraq from 1977 to 1978.
• First naval guide on ships coming to Iraq from 1978 to 1980.

Academic work

• Teaching at the Vocational Training Center of the Naval Academy for the period from 1980 to 1988.

Graduation in positions

• Director of the Scientific Follow-up Unit for the period from 1993 to 1998
• Director of the Marine Inspection Department for the period from 2000 to 2004
• Assistant Director General of Ports for the period from 2004 to 2006
• Director of Khor Al Zubair Port for the period from 2006 to 2007
• 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.

See also

• Haider al-Abadi

External links

• The Iraqi Ministry of Transport

Notes and References

1. Web site: وزير النقل الجديد كاظم فنجان يباشر مهام عمله رسمياً. www.alrasheedmedia.com.
2. Web site: وزير عراقي كاد أن يتسبب في كارثة جوية: وزير النقل العراقي كاظم فنجان الحمامي. arabyexpressnews.com. Arabic.
3. Web site: Saudi Arabia Starts Repairing Crossing with Iraq – ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English Archive. Asharq. Al-awsat. 25 July 2017.
4. Web site: بالفيديو: كاظم فنجان يستلم مهام وزارة النقل رسميًا. alsumaria.tv. Arabic. 17 August 2016.
5. Web site: وزير النقل الجديد كاظم فنجان :سنجعل البصرة تتفوق على كل مدن الخليج – شبكة عراق الخير. www.iraqkhair.com.
6. Web site: وزير النقل يكشف عن خطة تطوير الخطوط الجوية العراقية | وكالة الناظر الاخبارية - Nna . 21 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180705044314/http://www.nna-iq.com/archives/70481 . 5 July 2018 . dead .
7. Web site: Iraqi transport minister claims first airport was built 7,000 years ago in Iraq by ancient Sumerians. Independent. 1 October 2016.
8. Web site: Iraqi transport minister's 7,000 year airport claim mocked. Middle East Monitor. 1 October 2016.
9. Web site: فيديو.. سفينة نوح انطلقت من مطار الناصرية. pukmedia.com. Arabic. 12 March 2017.