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Speakers’ List

Nizar Mohammed Saeed AmidiNizar Mohammed Saeed Amidi
Ali Al-ZaidiAli Al-Zaidi
Nechirvan BarzaniNechirvan Barzani
Ammar Al-HakimAmmar Al-Hakim
Mohammed Shia Al-SudaniMohammed Shia Al-Sudani
Mazloom Abdi KobaniMazloom Abdi Kobani
Tuncer BakirhanTuncer Bakirhan

To be confirmed 

Masrour BarzaniMasrour Barzani
Bafel TalabaniBafel Talabani
Qubad TalabaniQubad Talabani

MERI Forum Speakers (Alphabetically listed)

Abdulla qadiAbdulla qadi
Ahmed MuftiAhmed Mufti
Bilal WahabBilal Wahab
Elham AhmedElham Ahmed
Farhad AlaaldinFarhad Alaaldin
Hiwa OsmanHiwa Osman
Kamaran PalaniKamaran Palani
Khalid Al-ObaidiKhalid Al-Obaidi
Khogir WryaKhogir Wrya
Najib GhadbianNajib Ghadbian
Niccolò FontanaNiccolò Fontana
Nizar Nasser HusseinNizar Nasser Hussein
Qasim AboudiQasim Aboudi
Ranya Al-AttarRanya Al-Attar
Reber-AhmedReber-Ahmed
Saeid KhatibzadehSaeid Khatibzadeh
Sarhang HamasaeedSarhang Hamasaeed
Steven FaginSteven Fagin
Zozan AlloushZozan Alloush

The Levant and Iraq Forum Network

Dlawer Ala_AldeenDlawer Ala_Aldeen
Ammar KahfAmmar Kahf
Amani Ghazi JarrarAmani Ghazi Jarrar
Ashraf Al-DahanAshraf Al-Dahan
Hassan Al-MomaniHassan Al-Momani
Mohammed ElwiyaMohammed Elwiya
Falah hassanFalah hassan
Makram OuaissMakram Ouaiss
Nasir Haj MansourNasir Haj Mansour
Omer ShabanOmer Shaban
Rasha FityanRasha Fityan
Saad SalloumSaad Salloum
Said Baha Al-MsriSaid Baha Al-Msri
Sherwan YousifSherwan Yousif
Zaid EyadatZaid Eyadat
  • Abdulla Al-Qadi, Crescent Petrolium, UAE
  • Ahmed Mufti, Deputy Minister, KRG Ministry of Natural Resources
  • Ali Al-Zaidi, Prime Minister of Iraq
  • Amani Ghazi Jarrar, Arab Thought Forum, Amman, Jordan
  • Ammar Al-Hakim, Leader, Al-Hikma Movement
  • Ammar Kahf, Executive Director of Omran Center for Strategic Studies
  • Ashraf Al-Dahan, General Manager NGO Department
  • Bafel Talabani, Leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (TBC)
  • Bilal Wahab, President. American University of Iraq, Sulaimani
  • Dlawer Ala’Aldeen, President, Middle East Research Institute (MERI)
  • Elham Ahmed, The Foreign Relations Committee, The People’s Assembly of Syrian
  • Farhad Alaaldin, Senior Advisor on Foreign Affairs, to the Prime Minister of Iraq
  • Hassan Al-Momani, Centre for Strategic Studies of University of Jordan
  • Hiwa Osman, Journalist, +964 Media
  • Kamaran Palani, Associate Fellow, Middle East Research Institute
  • Khalid Al-Obaidi, Chair of Defence and Security, Council of Representatives, Iraq
  • Khogir Wirya, Senior Research Fellow, The Middle East Research Institute
  • Makram Ouaiss, The Lebanese Center for Policy Studies
  • Masrour Barzani, Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (TBC)
  • Mazlum Abdi, Adviser to the Presidency of Syria, Former SDF Commander
  • Mohammed Elwiya, President, Ishtar Centre for Democracy Support, Iraq
  • Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, Former Prime Minister of Iraq
  • Najib Ghadbian, Advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Syria
  • Nasir Haj Mansour, Syrian Center for Studies and Dialogue
  • Nechirvan Barzani, President of Kurdistan Region of Iraq
  • Niccolò Fontana, Ambassador of Italy to Iraq
  • Nizar Mohammed Saeed Amidi, President of the Republic of Iraq
  • Nizar Nasser Hussein, The Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq
  • Omer Shaban, Pal-Think for Strategic Studies
  • Qubad Talabani, Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government
  • Ranya Al-Attar, Media Expert, Former Anchor at BBC Arabic
  • Rasha Fityan, Politics and Society Institute, Jordan
  • Rebar Ahmed, Minister of Interior, Kurdistan Regional Government
  • Saad Salloum, Founder, Masarat Foundation
  • Said Baha Al-Masri, Arab Thought Forum & Advisor to Prince Hasan Bin Talal
  • Saeid Khatibzadeh, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Islamic Republic of Iran
  • Sarhang Hamasaeed, Dialogue and Peace-Building Expert, USA
  • Sherwan Yousif, DeFacto Dialogue Platform
  • Steven Fagin, United States’ Charge d’Affaires to Iraq
  • Tuncer Bakırhan, Co-Chair, People’s Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party, Turkiye
  • Yasser Fidaa Al-Jundi, Director, Diplomatic Institute, Syria’s MFA
  • Zaid Eyadat, Founding President, Levant Strategic Centre, Jordan
  • Zozan Alloush, Independent Development and Political Consultant, Syria