Iraq Nominates 1988-Born Ali Saadi Wahib for Electricity Ministry

Prime minister-designate Ali Al-Zaidi has nominated Ali Saadi Wahib, born in 1988, to head Iraq’s Electricity Ministry, making him one of the youngest figures in the new administration. The appointment signals a move toward younger technocrats and a faster-moving government at a time when the country faces a severe energy crisis. Iraq’s electricity sector has been under strain for years because of prolonged power outages, insufficient investment, corruption and dependence on outside sources. The crisis has left the national grid vulnerable, particularly in the summer months when demand rises sharply. The nomination comes as the incoming government seeks to address one of the country’s most urgent public-service failures. Stabilizing electricity supply remains a major political and economic priority across Iraq.