➢ Date/ Place of Birth: 11/11/ 1984 , Mirgasor, Arbil, Iraq.
➢ Gender: Male
➢ Nationality: Iraqi
➢ Marital Status: Married
➢ Address: Soran City, Erbil, Kurdistan Region,
Iraq 
➢ Phone: +964(750) 8268224
➢ Email address: [email protected]
Education:
➢ Ph.D. in Exploration Geochemistry at Soran University. 
Thesis title: Geochemistry, mineralogy, and mapping of newly discovered iron ores and 
stream sediments elements patterns associated with listvenites and fuchsites mineralizations in 
Rayat District, Iraqi Kurdistan. GPA: 92/100
➢ M.Sc. in Economic Geology, Urmia University of Urmia, Iran. (09/2008 - 09/2011)
Thesis title: Economic Geology of Mafic-Ultramafic of Bahleh Complex NW of
Urmia NW of Iran. Under Supervision of: Dr. Samad Alipour & Dr. Ali Emamalipour.
GPA: 94/100
➢ 􀀀 B.Sc. in Geology. University of Urmia, Iran. (09/2004-06/2008). GPA: 15.88/20 
Research Interest: 
➢ Earth and Interdisciplinary Sciences.
Publication:
1. Rajabi, A., Mahmoodi, P., Canet, C., Pirouei, M., Alfonso, P., Mahdavi, A., ... & Momenipour, 
S. (2023). Framboidal and spherulitic pyrite in sediment-hosted ore deposits of Iran. Geopersia.
2. Sadeq, Z. H., Kolo, K., & Pirouei, M. (2023). Geochemical and Economic Assessment of IronRich Bodies in Choman-Rayat Area, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Tikrit Journal of Pure 
Science, 28(5), 74-106.
3. Azo, B. K., Kolo, K., & Pirouei, M. (2023). Differentiation of Multi-lithotypes Olistostromal
Occurrences Associated with Iron Enrichment and Mineralization Within the Ophiolites of 
Choman Area, NE Iraq. Tikrit Journal of Pure Science, 28(2), 32–56.
4. Fazlnia, A., Pang, K.-N., Ji, W.-Q., & Pirouei, M. (2023). Geochemical constraints on Eocene 
ignimbrite flare-up in the Urumieh-Dokhtar magmatic arc, northwestern Iran. Lithos, 450, 
107189.
5. Nematollahi MJ, Rastegari Mehr M, Shakeri A, et al (2022) Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons 
(PAHs) in soils around oil refineries; Case study: Erbil and Kirkuk refineries, Iraq- A modelling 
approach. J Environ Heal Sci Eng 20:699–716. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40201-022-00809-y
6. Abdula RA, Khailany RNS, Samin NW, Pirouei M (2022) Reconnaissance Study of Gypsum 
from the Fatha Formation as Raw Material for Production of Gypsum Powder in Shaqlawa Area, 
Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Iraqi Geol J 55:32–38. https://doi.org/10.46717/igj.55.1C.3Ms2022-03-22
7. Pirouei, M., Kolo, K., Kalaitzidis, S.P. et al. Mapping of geochemical anomalies in the Zagros 
ophiolites stream sediments by fractal and classical analyses: implication for mineral exploration 
in Iraqi Kurdistan. Arab J Geosci 15, 533 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-022-09778-w
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8. Abdullah, S.M., Kolo, K., Konhauser, K.O., Pirouei, M. (2022). Microbial Domains and Their 
Role in the Formation of Minerals. In: Berenjian, A., Seifan, M. (eds) Mineral Formation by 
Microorganisms. Microbiology Monographs, vol 36. Springer, Cham. 
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80807-5_1
9. Othman, A.A.; Obaid, A.K.; Al-Manmi, D.A.M.; Pirouei, M.; Salar, S.G.; Liesenberg, V.; AlMaamar, A.F.; Shihab, A.T.; Al-Saady, Y.I.; Al-Attar, Z.T. Insights for Landfill Site Selection 
Using GIS: A Case Study in the Tanjero River Basin, Kurdistan Region, 
Iraq. Sustainability 2021, 13, 12602. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132212602
10. Pirouei M, Kolo K, Kalaitzidis SP, Mustafa Abdullah S (2021) Newly discovered gossanite-like 
and sulfide ore bodies associated with microbial activity in the Zagros ophiolites from the Rayat 
area of NE Iraq. Ore Geol Rev 135:104–191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j. oregeorev.2021.104191
11. Pirouei, M., Kolo, K. and Kalaitzidis, S.P., 2020a. Chromium-rich muscovite mineralization in 
Zagros ophiolites in Iraqi Kurdistan : a study on fuchsite paragenetic association with listvenite 
types.
12. Pirouei, M., Kolo, K. and Kalaitzidis, S.P., 2020b. Hydrothermal listvenitization and associated 
mineralizations in Zagros Ophiolites: Implications for mineral exploration in Iraqi Kurdistan. 
Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 208.
13. Jahanjooy, S., Pirouei, M. and Kolo, K., 2020. High accuracy gravity terrain correction by 
Optimally Selecting Sectors algorithm based on Hammer charts method. Studia Geophysica et 
Geodaetica, 64(2), pp.172–185.
14. Edilbi, A.N.F., Mohammed, K.F., Sadeq, Z.H., Aldalawy, A.A., Zebari, B.G.A., Pirouei, M., 
Suramairy, R. and Ali, J.A., 2019. Source rock potential and reservoir characterization of the 
Lower Cretaceous Sarmord Formation in selected sections in Kurdistan Region-Iraq. Arabian 
Journal of Geosciences, 12(21).
15. Mohammad Sajadi, S., Kolo, K., Hamad, S.M., Mahmud, S.A., Pirouei, M., Amjadian, K. and 
Khalid, K.M., 2019. Biosynthesis of reusable and recyclable CuO@Magnetite@Hen Bone NCs 
and its antioxidant and antibacterial activities: A highly stable magnetically nanocatalyst for 
excellent reduction of organic dyes and adsorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. IET 
Nanobiotechnology, 13(2).
16. Amjadian, K., Pirouei, M., Rastegari Mehr, M., Shakeri, A., Khurshid Rasool, S. and Ibrahim 
Haji, D., 2018. Contamination, health risk, mineralogical and morphological status of street 
dusts- case study: Erbil metropolis, Kurdistan Region-Iraq. Environmental Pollution, [online] 
243, pp.1568–1578. Available at: <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2018.09.116>.
17. Sajadi, S.M.M., Kolo, K., Pirouei, M., Mahmud, S.A.S.A., Ali, J.A.J.A. and Hamad, S.M., 2018. 
Natural iron ore as a novel substrate for the biosynthesis of bioactive-stable ZnO@CuO@iron 
ore NCs: a magnetically recyclable and reusable superior nanocatalyst for the degradation of 
organic dyes, reduction of Cr(vi) and adsorption of crude oil aromatic. RSC Advances, 8(62), 
pp.35557–35570.
18. Sajadi, S. M., Kolo, K., Hamad, S. M., Mahmud, S. A., Pirouei, M., Amjadian, K., & Khalid, K. 
M. (2018). Biosynthesis of reusable and recyclable CuO@Magnetite@Hen Bone NCs and its 
antioxidant and antibacterial activities: a highly stable magnetically nanocatalyst for excellent 
reduction of organic dyes and adsorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. IET 
Nanobiotechnology. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-nbt.2018.5014.
19. Abdula, A. A., Balaky, S. M., Nourmohammadi, M. S., and Piroui, M, 2015, Microfacies 
Analysis and Depositional Environment of the Sargelu Formation (Middle Jurassic) from 
Kurdistan Region, Northern Iraq: Donnish Journal of Geology and Mining Research Vol 1 (1) 
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Work experience
1- Lecturer at Department of Petroleum Geosciences, Faculty of Sciences, Soran University since 
2012- present.
2- Coordinator of Department of petroleum geosciences, faculty of science, Soran University, 
2013 – 2015.
3- Head of Department of petroleum geosciences, faculty of science, Soran University, 2018 –
2022.
Training and Professional Experience:
1. Ground Water study of Mahabad Plain, West Azarbayjan, NW of Iran (2010).
2. Member of the Executive Committee Meeting of Geological Society of Iran, 17-25 September 
2010, University of Urmia.
3. Mine technical manager of Barazhok chromite mine, Khoy City, NW of Iran
Software and Hardware Skills:
➢ Operating Systems: Windows Xp, Windows 7.
➢ Software
Good in: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Correl, Surfer 
Skillful in: Microsoft Office Package, Log Plot, ArcGIS, and Envi.
Academic Experiences: 
➢ Teaching Mineralogy and Petrography at the Department of Petroleum Geosciences, Soran 
University from 2012 to 2014.
➢ Teaching Introduction to Geochemistry at the Department of Petroleum Geosciences, Soran 
University from 2012- present.
➢ Teaching Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology at the Department of Petroleum Geosciences, 
Soran University from 2012 to 2015.
➢ Teaching Economic Geology at the Department of Petroleum Geosciences, Soran University 
from 2021- 2023.
➢ Thin Section Lab Technician, Urmia University.
➢ XRD, Rock Eval6, and SEM operator at Soran University 2014 - present.
Personal Interests and Activities:
➢ Sports: Football; Mountain Climbing; walking.
➢ Hobbies: Reading Books; Listening Music; Travelling; Watching Movies
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Language Proficiency:
➢ English (professional working proficiency)
➢ Kurdish (native)
➢ Persian (native)
Referees:
➢ Dr. Kamal Yousef Odisho Professor in petroleum geosciences and Biogeosciences.
Email: [email protected]
Address: Petroleum Geosciences Department, Faculty of Sciences, Soran University, Soran 
City, Arbil Province, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
➢ Dr. Samad Alipour Professor in Geochemistry.
Email: [email protected]
Address: Geology Department, Urmia University Of Urmia, Nazlu Ave., West Azarbayjan, Iran