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Current position: Chairperson, Dept. of Business Administration, KUST, since Sept. 1st, 2025.
Academic background
PhD in Economics | 2012
University of Exeter, UK
Thesis: Faces of Economic Inequality in the Iraqi Kurdistan: The Role of Government Intervention
Thesis Link
MSc in Economics | 2003
University of Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
Thesis: Influential Factors on Demand for and Supply of Fuel in Sulaimani Governorate (1991-2001)
Professional Experience
Professional Experience
Market Research Manager
Faruk Holding Group | Oct 2019 –December 2024
● Lead research initiatives for multiple sectors including construction, healthcare, agriculture, cement, tourism, and mobile money.
● Managed outsourced studies with firms like Nielsen, Hamilton, Colliers, and Silverlining, contributing to strategic decisions across the group.
● Conducted feasibility studies, market sizing, and customer satisfaction research to guide investment and business development decisions.
● Designing and creating questionnaires in English, Kurdish, and Arabic, as well as guides for in-depth interviews (IDIs).
● Overseeing and managing data collection efforts across Iraq, with sample sizes sometimes exceeding 3,000 respondents.
Research Projects & Market Studies at Faruk Holding Group: Examples
● Dukan Lake Feasibility Study: Led a comprehensive study on the viability of a major hospitality and residential project, aiding decision-making for investment exceeding $1 billion.
● Cement Market Studies: Directed studies for Faruk Investment Group on two major cement factories, influencing pricing, marketing, and sales strategies.
● Healthcare Market Study: Led a research project on the healthcare market for Faruk Medical City, guiding pricing, marketing, and customer service strategies.
● Asia Insurance Study: Managed a market study focusing on pricing strategy and market share for Asia Insurance within Faruk Group.
● Dairy Cow Farm Feasibility Study: Conducted a feasibility study for the establishment of a 500-cow farm, advising on market conditions and operational strategies, and on spending over 10,000 milion US$.
● Market Studies in Various Sectors (Sandwich panel, cement, aluminum, hospitality, real estate, healthcare, insurance, etc.).
Data collection Manager
Draw Media, Data collection section, surveys and quesitonnairs related to election in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq-Sulaimaniyah | 2023-2025
Visiting Researcher
Uppsala University, Sweden | 2018
Lund University, Sweden | 2016
● Conducted research on economic inequality, public policy, and economic growth in the MENA region, particularly Iraq and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
● Published articles and book chapters on economic development and state failure in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region.
Chairman, Business Department
Komar University, Iraq
● Led the department, managing over 100 students while teaching Microeconomcis and and Macroeconomics, and coordinating the curriculum.
Publications
Publications
● The Effects of Monetary Policy on Economic Growth in Iraq (2004-2020), Journal of Kurdistani Strategic Studies, 2022
● Poverty as a Consequence of Structural Imbalances and State-led Growth Failure in Iraq, Journal of KISSR, 2021
● The Impact of Government Expenditures on Education Sector in Iraq, Iraqi Journal of Economic Science, 2023
● Separation versus Reunification: Institutional Stagnation and Partnership Failure between Iraq and Kurdistan, The Palgrave Handbook of Ethnicity, 2019
● The Failure of Economic Reform in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (1921–2015), British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, 2018
● Nyaz Najmalddin Noori - Google Scholar
Research Supervision (PhD and Master’s)
Research Supervision (PhD and Master’s)
● Measuring and Analyzing the Impact of Economic Openness on Economic Growth, Unemployment, and Inflation in Iraq (2004 - 2024) (Master’s, 2024 - Present)
● Economic Determinants of Conflict and Cooperation between the Central Government of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region (PhD, 2024 - Present)
● Determinants of Income Inequality in the Kurdistan Region (PhD, 2024 - Present)
● Measuring and Analyzing the Impact of Public debt on Economic Growth in Iraq (2004-2023). (PhD, 2024).
● Determinants of Poverty in the Sulaimaniyah Governorate (2023). (Master’s, 2023)
NGOs experience: Unpublished Reports
NGOs experience: Unpublished Reports
● Waladi Textile Factory Rehabilitation in Mosel
UNDP, Market Research, Erbil, November 2018
● Economic Research Network
GIZ, Academic Report, Baghdad, February 2019
Presentations & Seminars
Presentations & Seminars
● Leadership and teamwork: Securty Forces Institution, Regional Government of Kurdistan, Jan. 2025. (دەزگای ئاسایشی هەرێمی کوردستان)
● Leadership and teamwork General Directorate of Nationality & Regional Civil Status, Sulaimaniyah, Dec. 2024. (بەڕێوەبەرایەتی نشینگەی پارێزگای سلێمانی)
● Leadership and Team, and Motivation: South Kurdistan Group companies, Sulaimaniyah, February 2025.
● Institutional Stagnation and State Failure in Iraq and Kurdistan: Unification, the Separation Surge, and Conflict Resolution,
Lund University, CMES, November 24, 2017
● The Failure of Economic Reform in Kurdistan Region of Iraq (1921-2015), Lund University, Department of Economic History, February 24, 2016
● Demographic Change and Economic Development in MENA, University of Sulaimani, College of Admin and Economics, May 2021
● Analysis of Iraq's Economic Vulnerability and the Future of Public Sector Reforms, Economic Development in MENA Symposium, Uppsala University, November 2020
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