Curriculum Vitae

H.E. DR. HISHAM AL-ALAWI
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Iraq to the Republic of Austria

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Date / Place of Birth: 20.09.1964, Wasit, Iraq.

Marital Status: Married, two sons and one daughter.

Contact Details: [email protected]

PROFESSIONAL CARREER :
Since 24 April 2026
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Iraq to the Republic of Austria
25 Jan 2023-23 Apr 2026
Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Planning- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Baghdad, Iraq
Oct 2022 – Jan 2023
Head of Asia & Australia Department; Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Baghdad, Iraq
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023
Head of Human Rights Department; Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Baghdad, Iraq
Feb 2018 – Dec 2021
Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq to The Kingdom of Netherlands/Permanent Representative of the Republic of Iraq to the Org. for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the Hague
May 2016 – Jan 2018
Ambassador of the Rep. of Iraq to the Rep. of Türkiye
Dec 2015 – May 2016
Ambassador at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Baghdad, Iraq
Apr 2011 – Nov 2015
Ambassador of the Rep. of Iraq to the Rep of South Africa
Jan 2010 – April 2011
Head of Policy Planning Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Baghdad, Iraq
April 2002 – Jan 2010
Consultant Physician with interest in Diabetes & Endocrinology, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, West Bromwich, West Midlands, UK
Oct 2004 – May 2009
Lead Clinician in Diabetes & Endocrinology at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust,
Oct 2001 – Apr 2002
Locum Consultant Physician in General/ Elderly & Stroke Medicine, University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool, UK
Oct 1995 – Sept 2001
Specialist Registrar in General Medicine/Diabetes and Endocrinology, Teaching Hospitals of Merseyside, UK
Feb 1995- Aug 1995
Lecturer/Registrar in General Medicine and Therapeutics, Western Infirmary Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland
Dec 1994 – Jan 1995
S.H.O. III in General Medicine, Hairmyres Hospital, East Kilbride, Scotland
Sept 1991 – Aug1994
Registrar in General Medicine / Neurology, Ali Omar Asker Hospital/ Centre of Neuroscience, Tripoli, Libya
Sept 1990 – Aug 1991
Lecturer, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Iraq
Sept 1988 – Sept 1990
House Officer in Rotation, Teaching Hospitals of Baghdad, Iraq;
QUALIFICATIONS:

LANGUAGES:

Arabic , mother tongue

English, fully fluent
24 Nov 2010
Doctorate in General (Internal) Medicine, Iraqi Commission for Medical Specialization, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific research
2007-2009
Postgraduate Diploma in Diplomatic Studies, Diplomatic Academy of London, University of Westminster, London
18 May 2001
Specialty Training Authority of Royal Medical Colleges in UK, Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST) in Endocrinology & Diabetes Mell
18 May 2001
The Specialty Training Authority of Royal Medical Colleges in UK, Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST) in General (Internal) Medicine.
Nov 1994
Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of UK (MRCP)
June 1988
MBChB with honour, College of Medicine, University of
Baghdad