) ▁is ▁the ▁amb assador ▁of ▁Ira q ▁to ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia , ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁inter im ▁government ▁of ▁Ira q ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁He ▁first ▁served ▁as ▁Ira q ' s ▁amb assador ▁to ▁Japan ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁He ▁has ▁four ▁children , ▁An as , ▁Y ouss ra , ▁Mar iam ▁and ▁O mar . ▁ ▁Al - J um aily ▁holds ▁a ▁Ph D ▁in ▁Elect rical ▁Engineering ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁Mexico , ▁an ▁M . S . ▁in ▁Opt ics ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Arizona , ▁and ▁a ▁B . S . ▁in ▁Physics ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Bag hd ad . ▁During ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁he ▁came ▁to ▁hold ▁two ▁pat ents ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁opt ics . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁his ▁appointment ▁as ▁amb assador , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁CE O ▁of ▁Life ▁for ▁Rel ief ▁and ▁Development , ▁a ▁Michigan - based ▁char ity ▁cred ited ▁with ▁helping ▁Ira qi ▁families ▁during ▁the ▁Post - G ulf ▁War ▁I ▁period . ▁Before ▁that , ▁he ▁worked ▁for ▁various ▁private ▁fir ms , ▁including ▁Minnesota - based ▁Se ag ate . ▁He ▁also ▁worked ▁for ▁NASA ' s ▁Jet ▁Prop ulsion ▁Labor atory ▁in ▁California ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁specifically ▁on ▁the ▁Mars ▁Path find er ▁ro ver . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Al j um aily ▁co ▁edited ▁a ▁book ▁by ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Opt ical ▁Metro log