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For the past year, Dr. Aiham Al Sammarae, a former Iraqi Minister of Electricity, has held talks with Iraqi leaders close to major elements of the ongoing insurgency. As the insurgency continues to frustrate Iraqi reconstruction, MEI is pleased to welcome Dr. Al Sammarae to share his unique insights.

Dr. Al Sammarae is currently a Senior Consultant and Chief Executive Officer of KCI Engineering Consultants in Chicago. In addition to his thirty years of experience in the field of electrical engineering, Dr. Al Sammarae was an active member of the Iraqi opposition to Saddam Hussein’s regime and participated in most of the opposition's major conferences as an executive member of the Iraqi Centrist Democratic Trend.