Areas of Interest:

• Energy Economics
• International Trade
• International Finance

Education:

• Ph.D., Economics, Kansas State University, USA, 1998
• M.S., Economics, Iowa State University, USA, 1987
• B.S., Economics and Political Sciences, Sana’a University, Sana’a ,Republic of Yemen, 1983

Experience:

• Senior Economic Advisor, Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED), State of Kuwait (2016-present)
• Economic Advisor, Economic Policy Research Center, Dubai Economic Council (DEC), Dubai, UAE (2010-2016)
• Associate Professor and Dean: School of Business, Lebanese International University, Sana’a Campus, 2008-2010
• Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies: Department of Economics, College of Commerce and Economics, Sana’a University, Sana’a, Yemen, 2006-2008

Latest Publications:

• Al-Iriani, Mahmoud (Forthcoming), Conflict, peace-building, and post-conflict reconstruction in Yemen, in: Raimundo Soto, edt., Conflicts, Governance and Post-Conflict Economic Agenda in War Afflicted Arab
• Al-Iriani, Mahmoud (Forthcoming), Kuwait and Africa: Partners in Development, A case study in: Arab Africa Fact Book. Addis Ababa: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.
• Al-Iriani, Mahmoud and Mohamed Trabelsi (2016), The Economic Impact of Phasing out Energy Consumption Subsidies in GCC Countries, forthcoming in Journal of Economics and Business, May, 2016.
• Al-Iriani, Mahmoud, Ibrahim Elbadawi, and Dhuha Fadhel (2016), “Economic Linkages between Free-Zones and Main Dubai”, in: Abdulrazak Al Faris and Raimundo Soto, edts., The Economy of Dubai, Oxford University Press, London.