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'''Nadhim Zahawi''' is an [[Iraq]]i-born {{UKDSO}} and [[politician]] who [[chaired Le Cercle]] from 2015 to 2017.<ref>https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/political-parties/conservative-party/news/105448/excl-top-tories-face-questions-over-links</ref> He has been the [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for Stratford-on-Avon since the UK 2010 General Election. He has maintained contact with his native [[Kurdistan]] Region of Iraq throughout his career and currently chairs the All Party Parliamentary Group on [[Kurdistan]].<ref>''[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/kurdistan-delegation-led-by-tory-millionaire-nadhim-zahawi-raises-concerns-that-mps-will-be-9359279.html "Kurdistan delegation led by millionaire Tory raises questions"]''</ref>
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'''Nadhim Zahawi''' is an [[Iraq]]i-born {{UKDSO}} and [[politician]] who [[Le Cercle|chaired Le Cercle]] from 2015 to 2017.<ref>https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/political-parties/conservative-party/news/105448/excl-top-tories-face-questions-over-links</ref> He has been the [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for Stratford-on-Avon since the UK 2010 General Election. He has maintained contact with his native [[Kurdistan]] Region of Iraq throughout his career and currently chairs the All Party Parliamentary Group on [[Kurdistan]].<ref>''[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/kurdistan-delegation-led-by-tory-millionaire-nadhim-zahawi-raises-concerns-that-mps-will-be-9359279.html "Kurdistan delegation led by millionaire Tory raises questions"]''</ref>
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Since July 2019 Nadhim Zahawi was junior Minister for Industry, under [[Boris Johnson]] and, on 28 November 2020, Zahawi was given additional responsibility for Life Sciences overseeing [[COVID-19/Vaccine]] Deployment.<ref>''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55115037 "Covid: Nadhim Zahawi appointed as vaccine rollout minister"]''</ref>  
  
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Since July 2019 Nadhim Zahawi has served as junior Minister for Industry, under [[Boris Johnson]] and, on 28 November 2020, Zahawi was given additional responsibility for Life Sciences overseeing [[COVID-19/Vaccine]] Deployment.<ref>''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55115037 "Covid: Nadhim Zahawi appointed as vaccine rollout minister"]''</ref>  
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In September 2021, he was made the new [[UK/Secretary of State for Education]].<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-58582399</ref> He became the new [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] after the resignation of [[Rishi Sunak]], pledging to increase military spending.<ref>https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1639135/Nadhim-Zahawi-military-army-costs-Saddam-protection-country</ref> He launched his campaign to become the new prime minister but was eliminated in the first ballot alongside [[Jeremy Hunt]].<ref>https://www.itv.com/news/2022-07-13/nadhim-zahawi-and-jeremy-hunt-eliminated-from-tory-leadership-race</ref> He was demoted by [[Liz Truss]], and given three new roles.
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One month later he was moved once again to party chair by [[Rishi Sunak]].
  
 
==Background==
 
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Nadhim Zahawi has held a number of advisory roles in the Oil and Gas sector, joining [[Gulf Keystone Petroleum]] Limited as Chief Strategy Officer in August 2015.<ref>''[http://www.gulfkeystone.com/about-us/senior-management/nadhim-zahawi "Nadhim Zahawi, Chief Strategy Officer, Gulf Keystone Petroleum"]''</ref> The Kurdish government granted Gulf Keystone Petroleum the licence for 75% of oil production in the Sharikam oilfield in Northern [[Iraq]] which is one of the largest oil fields discovered in the last 50 years. In 2015, over 45 thousand barrels of crude oil were produced on a daily basis and Gulf Keystone Petroleum estimate the Sharikan oilfield has a shelf life of 80 to 100 years.<ref>''[https://www.prole-star.co.uk/single-post/2017/10/16/Nadhim-Zahawi-Has-A-Very-Interesting-Second-Job "Nadhim Zahawi Has A Very Interesting Second Job..."]''</ref>
 
Nadhim Zahawi has held a number of advisory roles in the Oil and Gas sector, joining [[Gulf Keystone Petroleum]] Limited as Chief Strategy Officer in August 2015.<ref>''[http://www.gulfkeystone.com/about-us/senior-management/nadhim-zahawi "Nadhim Zahawi, Chief Strategy Officer, Gulf Keystone Petroleum"]''</ref> The Kurdish government granted Gulf Keystone Petroleum the licence for 75% of oil production in the Sharikam oilfield in Northern [[Iraq]] which is one of the largest oil fields discovered in the last 50 years. In 2015, over 45 thousand barrels of crude oil were produced on a daily basis and Gulf Keystone Petroleum estimate the Sharikan oilfield has a shelf life of 80 to 100 years.<ref>''[https://www.prole-star.co.uk/single-post/2017/10/16/Nadhim-Zahawi-Has-A-Very-Interesting-Second-Job "Nadhim Zahawi Has A Very Interesting Second Job..."]''</ref>
  
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In early June 2020 Zahawi stated that a "[[Coronavirus]]" [[contact tracing]] app could be widely deployed in the [[UK]] by the end of the month.<ref>https://sputniknews.com/interviews/202006051079529312-contact-tracing-should-help-quickly-locate-those-who-have-coronavirus--ukip-founder/</ref> In late November 2020, he was made [[UK's Minister for Covid Vaccine Deployment]]. Although documents revealed that in December 2020 the UK government was planning a "[[Covid passport]]", Zahawi explicitly denied this, and in February 2021 he was claiming that the government was “not looking at a [[vaccine passport]] for our domestic economy”.<ref>https://t.co/793NbIY04m?amp=1</ref>
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[[image:Claire Fox and Nadhim Zahawi.jpg|left|thumb|300px|In January 2021, Nadhim Zahawi reassured [[libertarian]] [[Claire Fox]] that the [[UK Government]] had no plans for [[vaccine passports]]. By July, this was revealed to be false.<ref>http://archive.today/2021.07.19-163552/https://twitter.com/nadhimzahawi/status/1349116738454122499</ref>]]
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In early June 2020 Zahawi stated that a "[[Coronavirus]]" [[contact tracing]] app could be widely deployed in the [[UK]] by the end of the month.<ref>https://sputniknews.com/interviews/202006051079529312-contact-tracing-should-help-quickly-locate-those-who-have-coronavirus--ukip-founder/</ref> In late November 2020, he was made [[UK's Minister for Covid Vaccine Deployment]]. Although documents revealed that in December 2020 the UK government was planning a "[[Covid passport]]", Zahawi explicitly denied this, and in February 2021 he was claiming that the government was “not looking at a [[vaccine passport]] for our domestic economy”.<ref>https://t.co/793NbIY04m?amp=1</ref> In April 2021, he wrote that the UK "currently operates a system of informed consent for vaccinations".<ref>https://lockdownsceptics.org/2021/04/27/the-uk-currently-operates-a-system-of-informed-consent-for-vaccinations-currently-minister/</ref>
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[[NHS Covid Pass]] in September 2021.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/explainers-55718553</ref>
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He threatened a "firebreak [[lockdown]]" in October 2021.<ref>https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-nadhim-zahawi-says-october-firebreak-restrictions-could-be-brought-in-if-booster-jab-programme-is-not-done-well-12401061</ref>
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Nadhim Zahawi, according to an anonymous 2018 edit to [[Wikipedia]], was [[Chair of Le Cercle]] from 2015 - 2017.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Le_Cercle&action=history</ref>
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Nadhim Zahawi confirmed was [[Chair of Le Cercle]] from 2015 - 2017.<ref>https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/excl-top-tories-face-questions-over-links-to-secretive-foreign-affairs-group</ref><ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Le_Cercle&action=history</ref>
  
 
He "attended the now-infamous men-only charity dinner for some of the country’s wealthiest CEOs, with predictably less than savoury mid-course entertainment."<ref>https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20180129-presidents-club-link-exposes-zahawis-complicated-businessman-cum-diplomat-cum-politician-role/</ref>
 
He "attended the now-infamous men-only charity dinner for some of the country’s wealthiest CEOs, with predictably less than savoury mid-course entertainment."<ref>https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20180129-presidents-club-link-exposes-zahawis-complicated-businessman-cum-diplomat-cum-politician-role/</ref>

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Person.png Nadhim Zahawi   Companies House Facebook Powerbase Twitter WebsiteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(politician, deep state operative, millionaire)
Covid Vaccine Deployment.jpg
Born2 June 1967
Baghdad, Iraq
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity College London
ParentsHareth Zahawi
Children2 Sons 1 Daughter
SpouseLana Zahawi
Founder ofYouGov
Member ofChinese In Britain All-Party Parliamentary Group, Le Cercle
PartyConservative
Cercle chair, UK minister of COVID-19 vaccine deployment, explicitly denied that the UK government was planning on introducing vaccine passports although leaked documents contradict this, penalised by HMRC - whilst Chancellor of the Exchequer - for not paying his taxes.

Employment.png Chairman of the Conservative Party Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
25 October 2022 - Present
Appointed byRishi Sunak

Employment.png Minister without Portfolio Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
25 October 2022 - Present
Appointed byRishi Sunak

Employment.png Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
6 September 2022 - 25 October 2022
Appointed byLiz Truss
Succeeded byOliver Dowden

Employment.png Minister for Intergovernmental Relations Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
6 September 2022 - 25 October 2022
Appointed byLiz Truss
Succeeded byMichael Gove

Employment.png Minister for Equalities

In office
6 September 2022 - 25 October 2022
Appointed byLiz Truss
Preceded byLiz Truss

Employment.png Chancellor of the Exchequer Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
5 July 2022 - 6 September 2022
Appointed byBoris Johnson
Preceded byRishi Sunak
Succeeded byKwasi Kwarteng

Employment.png UK/Secretary of State for Education

In office
15 September 2021 - 5 July 2022
Appointed byBoris Johnson

Employment.png UK/Minister for Covid Vaccine Deployment

In office
28 November 2020 - 15 September 2021
Appointed byBoris Johnson
Succeeded byMaggie Throup

Employment.png UK/Minister for Industry

In office
26 July 2019 - 15 September 2021
Appointed byBoris Johnson

Employment.png Le Cercle/Chairman (Europe)

In office
2015 - 2017
Succeeded byKwasi Kwarteng
Did not declare his membership of this group

Employment.png Chief Strategy Officer

In office
August 2015 - Present
EmployerGulf Keystone Petroleum

Employment.png Co-founder,  CEO

In office
2005 - February 2010
EmployerYouGov

Nadhim Zahawi is an Iraqi-born UK Deep state operative and politician who chaired Le Cercle from 2015 to 2017.[1] He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Stratford-on-Avon since the UK 2010 General Election. He has maintained contact with his native Kurdistan Region of Iraq throughout his career and currently chairs the All Party Parliamentary Group on Kurdistan.[2]

Since July 2019 Nadhim Zahawi was junior Minister for Industry, under Boris Johnson and, on 28 November 2020, Zahawi was given additional responsibility for Life Sciences overseeing COVID-19/Vaccine Deployment.[3]

In September 2021, he was made the new UK/Secretary of State for Education.[4] He became the new Chancellor of the Exchequer after the resignation of Rishi Sunak, pledging to increase military spending.[5] He launched his campaign to become the new prime minister but was eliminated in the first ballot alongside Jeremy Hunt.[6] He was demoted by Liz Truss, and given three new roles. One month later he was moved once again to party chair by Rishi Sunak.

Background

Nadhim Zahawi is of Kurdish origin and moved from Iraq to the UK in his childhood.[7]

Career

Nadhim Zahawi read Chemical Engineering at University College London before proceeding to jobs such as European Marketing Director for Smith & Brooks Ltd, and co-founder and former CEO of YouGov the international market research firm which was listed on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market in 2005.

Gulf Keystone Petroleum

Nadhim Zahawi has held a number of advisory roles in the Oil and Gas sector, joining Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited as Chief Strategy Officer in August 2015.[8] The Kurdish government granted Gulf Keystone Petroleum the licence for 75% of oil production in the Sharikam oilfield in Northern Iraq which is one of the largest oil fields discovered in the last 50 years. In 2015, over 45 thousand barrels of crude oil were produced on a daily basis and Gulf Keystone Petroleum estimate the Sharikan oilfield has a shelf life of 80 to 100 years.[9]

COVID-19

In January 2021, Nadhim Zahawi reassured libertarian Claire Fox that the UK Government had no plans for vaccine passports. By July, this was revealed to be false.[10]

In early June 2020 Zahawi stated that a "Coronavirus" contact tracing app could be widely deployed in the UK by the end of the month.[11] In late November 2020, he was made UK's Minister for Covid Vaccine Deployment. Although documents revealed that in December 2020 the UK government was planning a "Covid passport", Zahawi explicitly denied this, and in February 2021 he was claiming that the government was “not looking at a vaccine passport for our domestic economy”.[12] In April 2021, he wrote that the UK "currently operates a system of informed consent for vaccinations".[13]

NHS Covid Pass in September 2021.[14]

He threatened a "firebreak lockdown" in October 2021.[15]

Julia Hartley-Brewer asks Nadhim Zahawi four times for evidence over face masks in schools

Connections

Nadhim Zahawi confirmed was Chair of Le Cercle from 2015 - 2017.[16][17]

He "attended the now-infamous men-only charity dinner for some of the country’s wealthiest CEOs, with predictably less than savoury mid-course entertainment."[18]


 

Related Quotation

PageQuoteAuthorDate
"Vaccine passport"““We have no plans to introduce them” said the prime minister (Boris Johnson) when talking about so-called vaccine passports. “I certainly am not planning to issue any vaccine passports and I don't know anyone else in government who would”, said Michael Gove and “no one has been given or will be required to have a vaccine passport” said the man himself, the vaccine's minister Nadhim Zahawi. Now in a slope slipperier than the ones Eddie the Eagle used to chuck himself off, it seems the government have changed their mind. First it was talk of nightclubs or sports events, and now the government is I quote “not ruling out making students be fully vaccinated to attend lectures”.... I guarantee you this is not where it ends.”Michelle Dewberry26 July 2021

 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Le Cercle/2016 (London)June 2016June 2016London
Westminster
UK
St James’s Court Hotel		Alan Duncan reports that the group met in St James’s Court Hotel in Westminster
UK/Parliament/Voted YES to vaccine passports in 2021UK/House of CommonsThese members of the UK Parliament voted YES to the introduction of a "vaccine" passport in 2021

 

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/political-parties/conservative-party/news/105448/excl-top-tories-face-questions-over-links
  2. ↑ "Kurdistan delegation led by millionaire Tory raises questions"
  3. ↑ "Covid: Nadhim Zahawi appointed as vaccine rollout minister"
  4. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-58582399
  5. ↑ https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1639135/Nadhim-Zahawi-military-army-costs-Saddam-protection-country
  6. ↑ https://www.itv.com/news/2022-07-13/nadhim-zahawi-and-jeremy-hunt-eliminated-from-tory-leadership-race
  7. ↑ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tory-mp-reveals-he-is-banned-from-us-under-trumps-muslim-ban-a7551511.html
  8. ↑ "Nadhim Zahawi, Chief Strategy Officer, Gulf Keystone Petroleum"
  9. ↑ "Nadhim Zahawi Has A Very Interesting Second Job..."
  10. ↑ http://archive.today/2021.07.19-163552/https://twitter.com/nadhimzahawi/status/1349116738454122499
  11. ↑ https://sputniknews.com/interviews/202006051079529312-contact-tracing-should-help-quickly-locate-those-who-have-coronavirus--ukip-founder/
  12. ↑ https://t.co/793NbIY04m?amp=1
  13. ↑ https://lockdownsceptics.org/2021/04/27/the-uk-currently-operates-a-system-of-informed-consent-for-vaccinations-currently-minister/
  14. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/explainers-55718553
  15. ↑ https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-nadhim-zahawi-says-october-firebreak-restrictions-could-be-brought-in-if-booster-jab-programme-is-not-done-well-12401061
  16. ↑ https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/excl-top-tories-face-questions-over-links-to-secretive-foreign-affairs-group
  17. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Le_Cercle&action=history
  18. ↑ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20180129-presidents-club-link-exposes-zahawis-complicated-businessman-cum-diplomat-cum-politician-role/
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