Mohammed Sahib Al-Daraji is the President of the Iraqi Military Industrialization Authority (MIA). An engineer by profession with a long-standing post-2003 political career, Al-Daraji is charged with the strenuous task of rebuilding Iraq’s once gigantic defense industry.
Al-Daraji is said to have good relations with the Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, Minister of Planning Khaled Battal Al-Najm, and Minister of Defense Juma Inad.
Our 798-word profile of Al-Daraji provides an overview of his strategy to reactivate the MIA, in addition to his background in politics and engineering.
The report is structured as follows:
-Reviving the Iraqi Military Industrialization Authority: Cooperation with foreign companies; Political challenges; Al-Darraji’s circle; Decisive six months ahead
-Al-Daraji background: Political career; Education and engineering