George Soumi

George Malki Soumi (born 1943) is a Syrian government appointee, who served as the Minister of Irrigation of Syria. He is an expert in irrigation and land reclamation.

George Malki Soumi
Minister of Irrigation
In office 14 April 2011 – 23 June 2012
Prime Minister	Adel Safar
Preceded by	self
Succeeded by	none, ministry abolished
Minister of Irrigation
In office 3 October 2010 – 29 March 2011
President	Bashar al-Assad
Prime Minister	Muhammad Naji al-Otari
Preceded by	Nader al-Bunni
Succeeded by	self
Personal details
Born	1943 (age 80–81) Qamishli, Syria
Political party	Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Children	three
Alma mater	Moscow Scientific Research Institute of Hydrotechnics and Land Reclamation

Early life, education and career

Soumi was born in Qamishli in 1943. He earned a PhD. in Technical Sciences in the field of irrigation and land reclamation at the Moscow Scientific Research Institute of Hydrotechnics and Land Reclamation in 1975.

• Director of Irrigation and Water Use Directorate at the Ministry of Agriculture, 1986-2003
• Member of the Board of Trustees of the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
• Head of the Arab Team for Rationalization of Water Use in Arab Agriculture of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development
• Expert at the UN in the field of Integrated Management of Water Resources
• Expert at the State Planning Commission
• Worked with the International Fund for Agricultural Development on water situation in the Northeastern region
• Worked as consultant at the Irrigation Committee at the People's Assembly
• Has over 265 publications in the field of water research

Personal life

Soumi is married and has a son Marvin and two daughters Marina and Georgette.

See also

• Cabinet of Syria

References

• Minister of Irrigation George Malki Soumi, SANA
• Biography of the new Syrian government 2011 - the names and lives of government ministers, Syria FM, 17 April 2011

External links

• Ministry of Irrigation official government website
• Presidential Decree Appointing Ismat As Minister of Culture, Soumi Minister of Irrigation, SANA, 4 October 2010
• Water Crisis a Major Factor in Syria Unrest, OOSKA News, 5 April 2011