Hemin Hussein Mirkhan

Overview

Dr. Hemin Mirkhan, born in 1983, in Iran as a member of a refugee Kurdish family.  He was raised in a family that was part of Kurdistan Revolutionary movement. His Father, Mr. Hesso Mirkhan, was the key figure of Mustafa Barzani’s Kurdish revolutionary movement from the beginning of 1960’s to the mid 1970’s. Educated in Iran, Kurdistan/Iraq, and the US, Dr. Mirkhan has been touched and enriched with knowledge of globalization, diplomacy .His main focus is to promote the KRG and university of Kurdistan-Hawler.

Dr. Mirkhan, the Director of the University of Kurdistan Hewler’s Centre for Regional and International Studies, has focused on promoting and strengthening the connection of the University with the international research community since 2016. His center works towards identifying and supporting research topics that are of relevance to the Kurdistan Regional Government’s national development. To date, the CRIS center has organized three international academic conferences with an additional one in development for September 2017. The conferences have led to partnership opportunities with institutions, organizations and investors with the University, which parallels to Dr. Mirkhan’s objectives and goals for the University and the Kurdistan Region.

Dr. Mirkhan’s career experience over the recent years has followed a common goal – to help support and develop the Kurdistan Region. Along with his current position as director of UKH’s CRIS, Dr. Mirkhan’s height of career draws on experiences within Kurdistan Regional Government, KRG, from administrative management to advisory roles. He was the deputy general director at the KRG Council of Minister, member of advisory committee at the KRG Prime Minister’s Office, Director of International Organizations and the Department of Foreign Relations at KRG.  He cooperated and coordinated with relevant institutions, international organizations and authorities at the Kurdistan Region level.

Dr. Mirkhan’s academic experience had been tailored around gaining business management knowledge, bilateral relations between government and organizations, and insight into international politics. He holds a PhD in Business Administration from California International Business University (2014), Masters in Politics and International Relations from the University of Kurdistan Hewler (2016), Masters in Business Administration in the Net Economy from the University of Picardie Jules Verne (2009) and BA in Translation and Linguistics from the University of Salahaddin. His overall specific interest is in developing partnerships for the advancement of Kurdistan Regional Government.

For more information about Dr. Mirkhan and his experiences, please visit UKH CRIS.

Education

• - PhD Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) (CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS UNIVERSITY (CIBU), San Diego, California, USA. (June 2014))
• - MA Politics and International Relations (University of Kurdistan-Hewler.(September 2016), Erbil,Kurdistan/Iraq)
• - MA Business Administration in the Net Economy. (UNIVERSITY OF PICARDIE JULES VERNE Amiens, France (UPJV). (June 2009), Erbil, Kurdistan/Iraq)
• - BA Translation and Linguistics (UNIVERSITY OF SALAHADDIN, College of Language. (June 2007), Erbil, Kurdistan/Iraq)

Professional Qualification

• - KURDISTAN REGIONAL GOVERNMENT, Council of Minister. Erbil, Iraq (2003-2016)
• - Coordination with the Department of Foreign Relations.