Mukhtar is the Vice President of Commercial and Government Affairs (Iraq) at HKN Energy and serves as the Vice Chairman of the Management Committee for the Sarsang and Atrush blocks in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. He brings 18 years of industry experience, including 14 years at HKN Energy across numerous functions, including subsurface, commercial, supply chain and government affairs. Before joining HKN, Mukhtar worked for Genel/Addax (TTOPCO). He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Geology and an MSc degree in Reservoir Engineering.
