Asoz Rashid

Asoz Rashid is a British-Iraqi businessman and the current CEO of iQ Group, a technology company operating in Iraq.
Diplomatic and early career
Rashid served as Iraq's diplomatic delegate to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, where he was representing Iraq's interests in international trade discussions.
After his diplomatic career, Rashid focused on business within multiple industries, including technology, finance, and infrastructure. In 2012, he helped establish Crowd2Fund, a fintech platform based in the UK, regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
iQ Group
In 2020, Asoz Rashid returned and restructured iQ Online and iQ Networks an Iraqi telecommunications company founded in 2005, eventually establishing and becoming CEO of iQ Group. Under his leadership, iQ Group expanded its core services from fibre-optic internet provision to broader technological projects, focusing on digital innovation and infrastructure development.
One of the company's key initiatives during Rashid's tenure has been the Silk Route transit fiber-optic project, a multi-layered fibre-optic network connecting Europe and Asia through Iraq. The project enhances Iraq's position as a critical network hub by providing reliable, low-latency, and high-capacity infrastructure. The Silk Route Transit is regarded as one of the most strategic fibre-optic projects in the Middle East, offering alternative and cost-effective transit routes for global data traffic.

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