الأستاذ الدكتور أزاد محمدأمين كاكاشيخ

          Prof. Dr. Azad M. Amin Kaka Shekh Naqshbandi

     Personal details:

 Name:Azad M. Amin Kaka Shekh.

Family name: Naqshbandi.

Date & place of birth: 19 Feb.1948. Halabja, Sulaimany, Iraq.

Marital status: married, has two children.

Education:

-         1977 awarded Ph.D. in “Geography of Natural Resources “at the University of Sofia, Bulgaria.

-         1967 given B.A. in Geography Dept. College of Education , University of Baghdad, Iraq.

-         1963 took part in Baccalaureate exam. At the secondary stage in Sulaimany, Iraq.

Specialization: Geography of Petroleum.

 Academic Title: Full Professor since 1991.

Professor Dr. Azad Naqshbandi has been an academician in Iraqi University, (Basrha University & Salahaddin-Erbil University), ever 1977.

 Experiences:

-         1968 to 1972 teacher of Geography in secondary school in Baghdad & Sulaimanya.

-         1977 to date , giving theoretical in Geography Dept. to B.A. ,M.A. &Ph.D. students in colleges of Education & Arts at Basrha University , and college of Arts at Salahaddin- Erbil University.

-         1977 to 1983 Lecturer of Geography at Basrha University.

-         1983 to 1991 Assistant Professor of Geography at Basrha University.

-         1991 to date, a professor of Geography at Salahaddin- Erbil University.

-         1992 to 1994 Head of Geography Dept. College of Arts, Salahaddin- Erbil University.

-         1994 to 2004, Dean of College of Arts, Salahaddin- Erbil University.

-         1993 to 2005. Member of Higher Education & Scientific Research Council in Iraqi Kurdistan Region.

-         Supervising (5) Ph.D. students & (12) M.A. students in Salahaddin- Erbil University & Koya University.

-         Member in many committees of consultation for M.A. & Ph.D. in Basrha, Baghdad, Salahaddin- Erbil, Mosul & Koya Universities.

-         Visitor Professor in many Iraqi Universities.

-         Member in many committees in Basrha & Salahaddin- Erbil Universities.

Publications:

 A – Author of the following books:

1- An Introduction to Geography of Tourism. (1980).

2- Geography of Petroleum & Energy. (1981).

3- Geography of Mineral Resources. (1982).

4- Geography of the Two Americas. (1985).

5- Regional Geography of Australia. (1985).

6- Geography of Natural Resources. (1990).

7- Geopolitics. (1995).

8- The Petroleum of Iraqi Kurdistan Region. (1997).

9- Petroleum & the Political Future of Kurds & Kurdistan. (1998).

10- Geography of Iraqi Kurdistan Region. (1998).

11- The (GAP) Project & Its Effects on the Regional States & Kurdistan. (2003).

12- Atlas of Kirkuk. (2005).

13- Geography of Weather & Climate. (2007).

14- Global Warming & Its Effects on Iraqi Kurdistan Region. (2008).

15- Local Climate. (2010).

  B- Publishing about (50) papers in, (Kurdish, Arabic, Bulgarian & English), langue in scientific journals in the fields of:

1- Petroleum Geography.

2- Geopolitics & Hydro politics.

3- Tourism Geography.

4- Climatology.

5- Environment Geography.

 C- Publishing more than (250) articles in the cultural journals & newspapers.

Membership of professional’s bodies:

1-   Member of Iraqi Geography Society.

2-   Member of Bulgarian Geography Society.

3-   Member of Iraqi Environment Conservation Society.

Conferences :

Participation in more than (25) International, Regional & Local Scientific Academic Conferences in Iraq, Iran, Bulgaria, Poland, Egypt & Germany.