Yesar Al-Maleki is Gulf Analyst at the Middle East Economic Survey (MEES). He is an energy economist with a wide interest in the intertwining subjects of energy, geopolitics, and economics in the region. Formerly, he was the Managing Director of Iraq Energy Institute in Baghdad, where he led research programs on Iraq’s and Iraqi Kurdistan's oil, natural gas and power sectors in addition to water and climate challenges, economy, and politics. He has worked for the International Energy Agency (IEA) and various international oil companies. He is specialized in studying rentierism in the Gulf area and prospects for economic diversification. He holds a master’s degree in Energy Economics and Management from IFP School. Mr Al-Maleki is an Affiliate at the Middle East Institute and a Research Fellow at AUIS’s Institute of Regional and International Studies.
Gulf Analyst, Middle East Economic Survey (MEES)


Kalam (Arabic and Persian for ‘speech’ or ‘discourse’) is the microsite of the Middle East and North Africa Programme (MENAP) at Chatham House.

Kalam (Arabic and Persian for ‘speech’ or ‘discourse’) is the microsite of the Middle East and North Africa Programme (MENAP) at Chatham House.