Mohammad Souri
CEO, NITC
Mr. Mohammad Souri (1947) has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Howard University, USA and has attended courses in Political Sciences and International Air and Marine Transportation.
Since 1984 he has been Chairman of the Board and Managing Director of National Iranian Tanker Company and also holds positions as Member of the Board of Steamship Mutual Underwriting Owners Association and Chairman of Arya Shipping Company .
Previously, Mr. Souri held positions as Member of the Board of National Iranian Oil Company (1984-1999); Chairman and Managing Director of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line (1981-1985) and he was the Deputy Commerce Minister of Iran (1979-1980).
Mr. Souri is the author of "Endeavor for Tomorrow" and has translated the book of "Every street is Paved with Gold" written by Kim Woo Chung Founder of Daewoo Group and also the book entitled "Challenge" written by Mahathir Mohamed Malaysian prime minister in 1992 and 1999 respectively.
Numerous articles have been authored by Mr. Souri, which mainly give new ways for improvement of shipping industry of Iran and also present new insights on the international oil and as transportation.