Lukman Faily

Lukman Faily (born 1966) is the spokesman for the President of Iraq Dr. Barham Salih, previously he was the Iraqi Ambassador to the United States and Japan.[1]

Ambassador

Lukman Faily
Iraqi Ambassador to United States of America
In office
June 2013 – June 2016
Preceded byJabir Habib Jabir
Ambassador

Lukman Faily
Iraqi Ambassador to Japan
In office
June 2010 – May 2013
Preceded byد.غانم الجميلي

Education

Faily graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science,[2] and has completed a Master in Business Administration (MBA) in Technology Management[3] and a postgraduate degree in Computing for Commerce and Industry.

Career

Faily lived in the United Kingdom for 20 years, working in the Information Technology sector, and held senior management positions in two major American companies, Ceridan Centrefile and Electronic Data Systems, which became part of Hewlett Packard.[4]

In addition to his professional career, Faily was an active leader within the Iraqi community in United Kingdom. He serves as a trustee for a number of Iraqi non-governmental organizations, and was vocal in opposition to Saddam Hussein’s regime.[4]

Faily began his diplomatic career in 2010 as an Ambassador at the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From June 2010 until May 2013, he served as Iraq’s Ambassador to Japan, and from June 2013 to June 2016 as Iraqi Ambassador to United States of America.

Personal life

Faily was born in Baghdad, and is fluent in English, Arabic and Kurdish. He is married to Lameis Faily and is the father of four boys and a girl.[5] Faily is also a marathon runner, who participated in the 2012 and 2013 Tokyo Marathons for tsunami relief, the 2014 Boston Marathon[6][7] in support of Boston bombing victims and an Iraq-based education non-profit,[8] and the 2014 New York Marathon.

References
  1. "Ambassador Lukman Faily's Biography". Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  2. "July 2013". The Washington Diplomat. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  3. Parasiliti, Andrew (25 July 2013). "Iraqi Ambassador Says Iraq Willing to Help Bridge US-Iran Divide". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  4. "Ambassador Lukman Faily's Biography". Embassy of the Republic of Iraq. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  5. "Ambassador's Biography". Embassy of the Republic of Iraq - Tokyo. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  6. Butler, Charles (20 March 2014). "Iraq's Ambassador to US Prepares for Boston". Runner’s World. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  7. Itkowitz, Colby (19 March 2014). "Iraqi ambassador to run Boston Marathon". Washington Post. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  8. Springer, Shira (19 April 2014). "Iraqi ambassador runs Boston as a 'sign of solidarity'". Boston Globe. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
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