Ali Nizar
Iraqbusiness executiveMale6.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Ali Nizar is the Director General of the Iraqi Oil Marketing Company (SOMO), and he recently made headlines by denying the existence of oil mixing or smuggling operations at Iraqi ports, asserting that there is no evidence supporting such claims.
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Ali Nizar, the head of SOMO, mentioned that competition among Gulf countries has led to companies that were transporting Iraqi oil offering larger discounts.
نفط العراق بلا مشترين؟.. كلفة الشحن تربك «سومو»Iraq· 2026-09-26Ali Nizar announced the start of oil export from the Kurdistan region.
بغداد وأربيل تنهيان الخلاف النفطي.. بدء التصدير غداً وتسوية مالية عبر البنك الفيدراليIraq· 2025-09-26Ali Nizar explained that the agreement between the federal Ministry of Oil and the Ministry of Natural Resources in Kurdistan established precise mechanisms for implementing the budget law.
أزمة النفط والرواتب بين بغداد وأربيل.. خلافات الشركات تُعطل الحلول النهائيةIraq· 2025-09-10
Ali Nizar, the director of the Iraqi oil marketing company, denied any Iraqi involvement in oil smuggling.
عقوبات أمريكية تطال "وليد السامرائي" بتهمة قيادة أضخم شبكة لتهريب النفط الإيرانيIraq· 2025-09-02
Ali Nizar, the general manager of the Iraqi Oil Marketing Company, confirmed the company's readiness to start exporting oil from the Kurdistan region.
أزمة رواتب كردستان بلا حلول دائمية.. بغداد بانتظار النفط كاملاً والثقة معدومة بين الطرفينIraq· 2025-08-17
Ali Nizar, the General Director of the Iraqi Oil Marketing Company (SOMO), denied the existence of oil mixing or smuggling operations in Iraqi ports.
سومو تنفي وجود عمليات خلط أو تهريب نفطي في الموانئ العراقيةIraq· 2025-08-08