About Kapita Research

Empowering businesses and organizations with data-driven insights in Iraq

Kapita Research Overview

Kapita Research is a market research company in Iraq that helps businesses, investors, policymakers, and organizations make confident decisions using reliable local data and real market insight. Since 2019, we combine strong on the ground expertise, verified data sources, and a trusted network across Iraq to deliver research that’s practical, accurate, and built for real business outcomes.

We provide tailored research solutions based on your goals, whether you’re entering the Iraqi market, launching a product, assessing competition, or validating demand. Our work blends quantitative and qualitative methods to ensure findings are actionable, not just descriptive.

Our core solutions include:

Research as a Service: Custom market research in Iraq designed around your business questions, consumer insights, competitor analysis, pricing research, brand perception, and more.
Research as a Product: Ready-to-use market intelligence reports covering key industries and private sector trends in Iraq.
Iraqi Data Platform (iData): Interactive dashboards and advanced data analysis to support continuous decision-making and collaborative projects.
Business Landscape Magazine: A quarterly publication tracking Iraq’s private sector, investment trends, entrepreneurship, and business developments.

At Kapita Research, we focus on clarity and partnership, working closely with clients to align research outputs with strategic priorities and deliver insights you can act on immediately.

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Vision, Mission & Values

VISION

To deliver high-quality research and data solutions that facilitate data-driven decision-making for our clients and the Iraqi community.

MISSION

Empowering Iraq with data-driven decision-making by providing trusted local insights, analytics, and research for businesses and communities.

VALUES

Driven by excellence and innovation, we deliver quality and sustainable solutions while empowering clients through adaptability and collaboration.

Team & Leadership

Mohammed Jamal

CEO

Chief Executive Officer of Kapita Research, advising companies, investors, and institutions on understanding Iraq through research, data, and local market intelligence. Co-founder of iData, Iraq's first market-data portal, and Editor-in-Chief of Business LANDSCAPE Magazine.

Essam Munir

Senior Market Researcher

Lead Researcher at Kapita Research, working on market intelligence and sector studies across Iraq's private sector since 2019. Neurologist in training, Co-Director of P-Value, and Editorial Board Member at the Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. MBChB, MBA, MRCP.

Moamin Alkakaei

Senior Market Researcher

Doctoral researcher in drug discovery and development at Uppsala University. Senior Market Researcher at Kapita Research, leading market research across Iraq's private sector.

Aya Salam

Business Development Lead

Aya works across research, business development, and cross-sector collaboration, turning complex challenges into structured initiatives and partnerships. A dentistry graduate, she approaches every problem by understanding people first.

Mohammed Has experience in Market Research, Business development, internal development, and field coordination at Kapita Research with a BBA in Management Information System. He's currently focused on improvement client solutions, and increasing teams' capacity.

Mohammed Mustafa

Internal Development Consultant

Mohammed Has experience in Market Research, Business development, internal development, and field coordination at Kapita Research with a BBA in Management Information System. He's currently focused on improvement client solutions, and increasing teams' capacity.

Fatima Suhail

Marketing Executive

Marketing Executive. MSc candidate in Urban and Regional Planning. Working where research, cities, and AI meet.

Ameer Loay

Field Supervisor

Ameer Loay is Field Operations Supervisor at Kapita Research, having previously worked there as a Field Researcher and Junior Research Analyst. He brings a background in industrial and clinical pharmacy and works in both Arabic and English. Senior Pharmacy student, American University of Iraq – Baghdad.

Yousif Ahmed

Market Researcher

Yousif Ahmed is a Market Researcher at Kapita Research, advising clients across retail, healthcare, finance, consumer goods, and infrastructure. He holds an MD from Baghdad University College of Medicine and he is an MBA student at One League.

Fatimah Oday

Junior Market Researcher

Ammar Jalel

Graphic Designer

Ammar Jalel is Creative Lead at Kapita Research, where he has designed reports and magazines since 2023 before moving into his current role. He is also a Diagnostic Radiology resident at the Medical City of Baghdad.

Athar Hakeem

Project Coordinator

Mohammed Hayder

Field Researcher

Mohammed Hayder is a medical doctor and Field Researcher at Kapita Research, with a background in youth leadership and health education. He has held regional roles with IFMSA and is an alumnus of DYLEP, IYLEP, and the MEPI Student Leaders Program.

Assim Anas

Market Researcher

Assim Anas is a market researcher at Kapita Research, covering the full research cycle with Iraqi financial institutions. He previously spent eight years in construction, real estate, and renewable energy project coordination.

Yousif Al-Shaikhli

Data Analyst & Technology Officer

Yousif Ahmed is a Data Analyst at Kapita Research and a full-stack developer, previously at Kapita Tech and CTO of Hayaak App.

Murtadha Najim

Data engineer & Market Researcher

Murtadha Najim is a Data Engineer and Market Researcher at Kapita Research, building the systems that structure the data and the research that comes out of it. His engineering background shapes how he approaches both.