y . ▁ ▁He ▁began ▁work ▁as ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Japan ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁Ira qi ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Japan ▁since ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Representatives ▁of ▁Ira q ▁from ▁amongst ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁ 4 0 ▁Amb ass adors ▁of ▁Ira q ▁after ▁S add am ▁Hus sein ' s ▁regime . ▁ ▁Al - J um aily ▁is ▁currently ▁an ▁engineering ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Engineering , ▁Technology , ▁and ▁Aer onaut ics ▁at ▁Southern ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁University . ▁ ▁Ira q – J apan ▁strateg ic ▁partners hip ▁ ▁As ▁Ira qi ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Japan , ▁Al j um aily , ▁back ed ▁by ▁his ▁government , ▁worked ▁on ▁and ▁succeeded ▁in ▁developing ▁a ▁strateg ic ▁partners hip ▁between ▁Ira q ▁and ▁Japan . ▁ ▁The ▁strateg ic ▁partners hip , ▁signed ▁by ▁former ▁Japanese ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Shin z ō ▁A be ▁and ▁by ▁Deput y ▁Ira qi ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Bar ham ▁S ali h ▁covers ▁the ▁following ▁points : ▁ ▁The ▁country ' s ▁most ▁important ▁priority , ▁the ▁education ▁sector , ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁re h abil itated ▁under ▁the ▁framework ▁of ▁the ▁strateg ic ▁partners hip ▁agreement . ▁ ▁This ▁includes ▁re h abil it ating ▁and ▁building ▁new ▁education ▁infrastr ucture , ▁developing ▁and ▁impro ving ▁educational ▁systems