2003
Ali Sindi
Minister of Planning
Kurdistan Regional Government
Ali Sindi is Minister of Planning for the Kurdistan Regional Government in Erbil where he has contributed to the reconstruction of Iraqi Kurdistan's infrastructure, especially in the health and capacity building sectors, over the last two decades. Since October 2009, his duties as Minister of Planning include leading government efforts on preparing the annual investment budget, strategic plans, human resource development, and issues related to quality control in the region.
A surgeon by training, Ali was a senior advisor to Kurdistan Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani from 2002-2009 on health, higher education, capacity building, and donor funds. He is also the honorary president of the Emergency Management Center, an independent NGO supervising two prominent hospitals, treating victims of violence in the region and heart disease patients. In 2004, he established the Kurdistan Institute of Public Administration, which aims to create and foster better governance through short-term training courses for mid-level government officials.
The 2003 World Fellows
Top political advisors to British Primer Minister Tony Blair and Mexican President Vicente Fox, two African members of parliament, and an Australian Internet entrepreneur are among the 2003 Yale World Fellows. โThe Yale World Fellows Program is building a global network of individuals who are poised to assume leadership roles in their own countries and on the global stage,โ said President Richard C. Levin. โThe accomplishments and experiences of the 2003 World Fellows made them stand out in a pool of hundreds of impressive applicants to the program.โ The Fellows selected for the 2003 program from more than 500 applications representing more than 100 countries also include NGO leaders from...Read More
