IMF Office in Iraq
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Resident Representative for Iraq
Mohamed Jaber
Resident Representative
Office Information
Abdali Boulevard, Capital Bank Building No. 4, Al-Aswaq Street, Floor #5, Jordan
Email: mjaber2@imf.org
Phone: +962 6 510 7230
Iraq: At a Glance
- Current IMF membership: 191 countries
- Iraq joined the Fund on December 27, 1945; Article XIV
- Quota: SDR 1,188.40 million
Mandate and Activities
- Presents information on the activities of the IMF Resident Representative Office for Iraq and Yemen and the relations between Iraq and the IMF.
- Provides IMF staff views and access to IMF reports and Executive Board documents that deal with Iraq.
- Publishes topical regional analysis: the April 2026 IMF Regional Economic Outlook Update examines how the war in the Middle East is reshaping growth, inflation, and financial conditions across the region and discusses key priorities for regional policymakers.
Resident Representative Office — Key Personnel
- Mohamed Jaber, Resident Representative
- Joined the IMF in 2006 as an economist in the GCC division, where he served for two years.
- Spent ten years in the financial sector: head of MENA economics at Morgan Stanley and head of research at the Abu Dhabi Investment Council.
- Returned to the Fund in 2018 as a senior financial sector expert in the Global Markets Analysis division.
- Subsequently joined the Iran desk as a senior economist.
- Assumed the role of Resident Representative for Iraq and Yemen in 2024.
- Holds a Ph.D. from the George Washington University.
- Dina Zahran, Economist
- Bisan Saadeh, Administrative Assistant
- Administrative Assistant at the IMF’s Resident Representative Office for Iraq and Yemen in Jordan since Nov 2012.
- Winner of “Divisional Spot Award 2018” from Chris Jarvis, the Division Chief of Bisan Saadeh Division B, for providing top notch assistance to the Iraq team in their meetings with the Iraq authorities in Amman.
- Previously worked as Business Development Coordinator in TECHNO Industrial Group, and Administrative Assistant in Saddle Engineering Technology.
- Holds a bachelor’s degree in Engineering in Applied Environmental Geology from University of Jordan and a diploma in Information Technology.
Information Resources and Outreach
- IMF Information materials listed:
- Infographics
- Training for Government Officials
- IMF Annual Report
- IMF Factsheets
- Useful institutional contacts and data sources:
- Central Bank of Iraq
- Ministry of Finance
- Central Statistical Organization (Arabic)
Recent Regional Analysis (April 16, 2026)
- Publication: War in the Middle East: Economic Spillovers and Policy Challenges
- Source: April 2026 IMF Regional Economic Outlook Update
- Focus:
- How the war in the Middle East is reshaping growth, inflation, and financial conditions across the region.
- Key priorities for regional policymakers in response to economic spillovers.