Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLIX

No 1/2

2/9-January-2006

IRAQ

Ahmad Chalabi Assumes Oil Ministry Control After Bahr al-'Ulum Resignation

Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Chalabi, in his capacity as head of Iraqs Energy Council, which was formed last year (MEES, 23 May 2005), on 30 December assumed control of the Oil Ministry. This followed the resignation of the incumbent minister, Ibrahim Bahr al-'Ulum, who had strongly objected to a government decision earlier in December to raise fuel prices and...