Bilal Wahab is President of the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS), Iraq’s leading independent, nonprofit, American-style university. He previously served as a Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, specializing in Iraq’s political economy, energy sector, and governance. A longtime advocate for educational opportunity and U.S.-Iraq engagement, Bilal is committed to preparing the next generation of Iraqi leaders through world-class higher education and strengthening ties between Iraq and the United States.