• Joined Basrah Petroleum Company (BPC) in 1973 and moved to
Iraq National Oil Company (INOC) in 1989. • At BPC worked in petroleum and reservoir engineering on oil fields in the south of the country, and then became head of the Petroleum and Reservoir Engineering department for several years until 1989. • 1989-1990: Director General of Reservoir and Field Development at the Iraqi Oil Ministry. • 1991-1992: Director General of Planning and Studies at the Oil Ministry. • 1992 Arrested for three months in
Directorate of General Security by
Saddam Hussein regime for criticizing,
Hussein Kamel al-Majid ordered to remove him form his post. • 1993-2001: Technical advisor to the Oil Ministry. During this period, ran numerous specialist committees responsible for conducting studies and producing plans, as well as committees negotiating with international oil companies for oil development or other projects. • 2001-April 2003: Director General of Planning at the Oil Ministry. • From 3 May 2003: Chief Executive Officer of the Oil Ministry. • June 2004-May 2005: Minister of Oil under
Ayad Allawi government. • 30 January 2005: Elected to the National Assembly. • 2005-2006: Advisor of Vice President of Iraq
Adil Abdul-Mahdi. • 2006-2016: Chairman of Prime Minister's Advisers committee under Prime Minister
Nouri al-Maliki and his successor
Haider al-Abadi. • 2016-2018: Adviser of Prime Minister
Haider al-Abadi. • 24 October 2018 – 6 May 2020: Deputy Prime Minister for Energy and Minister of Oil. ==Studies and reports==