Public Inaugural Professorial Lecture in the United Kingdom
Web News 25/01/2012
On the 17th of January, 2012, Professor Jamal Rasul Muhammad Ameen who is a Senior Advisor in the Ministry of Planning delivered his professorial Lecture in the University of Glamorgan, United Kingdom.The title of his PublicInaugural Lecture was:From Bayesian Statistics to Saddam’s Kurdish GenocideThe lecture was opened by the Vice Chancellor of the university and later closed by the Dean of the Faculty of Advanced Technology and a number of professors, lecturers and students from the ...
Minister of Planning and Head of WHO - Iraq: Discuss Steps ...
Web News 19/01/2012
19 January 2012, Erbil - H.E. Dr. Ali Sindi, KRG Minister of Planning, received Dr. Said Jaafar Hussein, Head of WHO’s Iraq Office, and his accompanying delegation.Dr. Hussein commended the situation in the Kurdistan Region particularly in the areas of security and stability that provide the grounds for the implementation of various projects. He added that this stability has enabled the WHO to run 72 training courses for the Iraqi medical staff in Erbil. This has also convinced the organization ...
Minister of Planning and UN-HABITAT discuss Joint Projects
On 19/12/2011, H.E. Dr. Ali Sindi, KRG Minister of Planning, received Ms Fiona McClueny, UN-HABITAT head of mission in the Kurdistan Region.Ms McClueny outlined the UN-HABITAT country program for 2012 and the agreement on co-financing project in the housing sector.Dr. Sindi emphasized the importance of cooperation with UN-HABITAT particularly at this stage, where the KRG can finance projects but needs technical assistance from international partners such as UN-HABITAT.
MoP Announces Scholarships for the Board of Investment and the ...
Web News 23/11/2011
The Ministry of Planning (MoP) announces scholarship places for the Board of Investment and the Department of the Extraterritorial Affairs within the framework of the Capacity Development Program – Round Two. Interested employees can obtain application form in their agencies to study Masters and PhD abroad. Timeline:Board of Investment: 29/11/2011 – 22/12/2011Department of Extraterritorial Affairs: 27/11/2011 – 18/12/2011 Place of ...
KRG Delegation’s Meeting in France
Web News 22/11/201121/11/2011, France – a KRG official delegation headed by Dr. Ali Sindi, KRG Minister of Planning and membered by representatives of the KRG ministries of Electricity, Agriculture and Water Resource and Municipalities and Tourism; visited the French Societe Du Canal Du Provence (SCP) in Bocshes Di Roune in south east France. SCP is a leading French agency in water management and has conducted water research in the Kurdistan Region and attempts to establish a specialized water management ...
Ministry Events
Start Date:05/12/2011 End Date:08/12/2011
Regional Employees Capacity Development Program
Spotlights: Facts Sheets
Int’l Training and Scholarship
In order to systematically organize participation of the government employees in the international training opportunities, in 2006 KRG mandated Directorate General for Development Coordination and Cooperation (DCC) within Ministry of Planning (MoP) to oversee the process. Now, DCC attempts in collaboration with the international agencies to provide training opportunities for KRG employees. Participation in any training course will require the nominees to go through a qualification test for which some criteria have been identified by DCC and the organization that provide the training program.
Regional Employees Capacity Development Project

Announcing the scholarship places for Ministries:
Ministry of Interior: 70 scholarship places
Ministry of Municipalities and Tourism: 60 scholarship places
Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources: 60 scholarship places
Ministry of Education: 220 Scholarship places
Ministry of Health: 120 Scholarship places
Notes: please wait for other Ministries.
Announcement/ Permanent Appointments
The Ministry of Planning/Board of Standardization and Quality Control needs one (IT Engineer) for permanent appointment.
For further information and obtaining aplication form please visit the Ministry’s Divan from 06/10/2011 to 12/10/2011.