The author Dr. Abdul Amir Al-Aboud was born in 1937 in the district of Al-Mijar Al-Kabeer, southeastern region of Iraq. He received his BA in law from Baghdad University, 1959. He got his PhD in international economics from Germany, 1966. He taught in the University of Basra, Iraq, 1967-1987. During this period, he was elected chairman of the Economic Department, 1969-1971. He was appointed dean of the college of administration and economics, 1971-1976. He became the first minister of agriculture in Iraq after the Allied Forces toppled Saddam Hussein Regime until April 2004. Dr. Al-Aboud wrote several books and published articles in Iraq, Arab countries, and Germany.