Bahrooz Jaafar
Bahrooz Jaafar hails from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and holds a Ph.D. in International Relations from Cyprus International University (2017–2023) in Nicosia. He is the founder and head of the Mediterranean Institute for Regional Studies, with over 17 years of expertise in energy geopolitics, energy transition, the regional order in the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean, and ongoing conflicts in Iraq.