Rashad Mandan Omar

{{Short description|Iraqi politician and engineer}}

Rashad Mandan Omar is an Iraqi politician and engineer who was Minister of Science and Technology in the cabinet appointed by the Interim Iraq Governing Council in September 2003 and in the Iraqi Interim Government.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3199561.stm|title=Iraq's post-war cabinet|accessdate=2006-02-24|publisher=BBC News|date=2003-09-01}} He retained his position in the 2004 interim government.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3766401.stm|publisher=BBC News|title=Interim Iraqi government|accessdate=2006-02-24 |date=2004-06-01}}

A Sunni Muslim and Turkoman, originally from Kirkuk, Omar is an engineer by training and returned to Iraq shortly before being appointed, having spent time working in Dubai in the field of airport construction.