Nahida Muhammad Azo

➢ Date/ Place of Birth: 01/07/ 1982, Arbil, Iraq.
➢ Gender: Female
➢ Nationality: Iraqi
➢ Marital Status: Married
➢ Address: Soran City, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq 
➢ Phone: +964(750) 4684019
➢ Email address: [email protected]
Education:
 M.Sc. in Palynology (Geology), Soran University. (09/2017 – 01/2020)
Thesis title: Palynology of the Baluti Formation (Upper Triassic) in two selected sections at 
Amediya District, Kurdistan Region- Iraq. Under Supervision of: Dr. Majeed Toma Hanna & 
Dr. Ayad Nuri Faqi. GPA: 90
 B.Sc. in Geology. University of Salahaddin, Arbil. (2001-2005). GPA: 60.239 
Research Interest: 
➢ Earth and Interdisciplinary Sciences.
Publication:
1. Azo, N.M., Hanna, M.T. and Edilbi, A.N., 2020. Paleoenvironmental interpretation of the Upper 
Triassic Baluti Formation in two selected sections at Amediya District, Kurdistan Region-Iraq: 
Insights from Palynofacies Study. Journal of Zankoy Sulaimani, 22(1), pp.123-134.
Work experience
1- Lecturer at Department of Petroleum Geosciences, Faculty of Sciences, Soran University since 
2021- present.
2- Employee of Department of Finance, Presidency of Soran University, 2010 – 2021.
3- Employee of Directorate of Irrigation. Arbil, 2005 – 2010.
Training and Professional Experience:
1. Methods of Irrigation Projects course that conducted by FAO in engineering College of
Salahaddin University (2009).
2. Restoration and Maintenance of Karez (Qanat) in Iraq that conducted by UNESCO in Yazd-IR. 
Iran (2010).
Software Skills:
Good in: Adobe Illustrator and Log Plot
Academic Experiences: 
 Teaching Paleontology at the Department of Petroleum Geosciences, Soran University from
2023- present.
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 Laboratory assistance for the lectures of Carbonates rocks at the Department of Petroleum 
Geosciences, Soran University from 2023- present.
 Laboratory assistance for the lectures of General geology at the Department of Petroleum 
Geosciences, Soran University from 2023- present.
Language Proficiency:
 Kurdish
 Persian
 English 
 Arabi

Updated at 22/04/2024