George Soumi

George Malki Soumi
George Malki Soumi
Minister of Irrigation
	In office; 14 April 2011 – incumbent
Prime Minister	Adel Safar
Preceded by	self
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

George Malki Soumi (born 1943) is the Minister of Irrigation of Syria. He is an expert in irrigation 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

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