Q&A: Mansour Mareed Attia, governor of Ninewa province
Five months into his tenure, the new governor discusses the status of Mosul reconstruction, security, and energy sector investment.
Ninewa Gov. Mansour Mareed Attia in his office on Oct. 3, 2019. (SAMYA KULLAB/Iraq Oil Report)
MOSUL - When Mansour Mareed Attia was elected governor of Ninewa province, in May 2019, he inherited a host of problems stemming from the destruction caused by the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) militant group.
Those challenges have been compounded by a fractious political climate. Attia assumed the post after the removal of former Gov. Naufel al-Akub, who was accused of corruption and blamed for the drowning deaths of over 100 people in a ferry accident.
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