The Planning Consultancy Bureau was established at the Institute of Urban and Regional Planning for Postgraduate Studies at the University of Baghdad in 1994 by a decision of the University of Baghdad Council and with the approval of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. The establishment of this important scientific edifice came in support of the unremitting efforts aimed at raising the level of cities and regions in Iraq and contributing to advancing the development process in the country.

• Providing consultations, services, and scientific, technical and training expertise to state departments and other parties.
• Providing its services and expertise to citizens at an appropriate level of prices.
• Contribute to raising the standard of practicing the profession in Iraq.
• Increasing the expertise of faculty members and technicians in the professional and applied fields
• Exchanging experiences with similar offices and relevant authorities inside and outside Iraq.

The Planning Consultancy Bureau board consists of the following gentlemen:
1- Prof. Dr. Karim Hassan Alwan, Chairman of the Council
2- Prof. Dr. Falah Mahdi Al-Musawi, Director of the Office
3- Prof. Dr. Nada Khalifa Muhammad Ali, member
4- Prof. Dr. Muheeb Kamel Falih, member

Permanent consultants:
1) Dr. Eng. Karim Hassan Alwan / Chairman of the Office Council
2) Dr. Eng. Falah Mahdi Hadi Al-Musawi / Director of the office
3) Dr. Muheeb Kamel Fleih / member of the office
4) Dr. Ali Karim Al-Ammar / member of the office
5) Dr. Nada Khalifa Muhammad Ali / member of the office
6) Dr. Eng. Amer Shaker Al-Kinani (Urban and Regional Planning)
7) Prof. Dr. Jamal Baqer Mutlaq (Urban and Regional Planning)
8) Prof. Dr. Sabih Ali Chalabi (Social Development).
9) Prof. Dr. Muhammad Salih Al-Quraishi (economic planning).
10) Prof. Dr. Kamel Kazem Al-Kinani (regional planning)
11) Assistant Professor Dr. Muhammad Jassim Al-Ani (Regional Planning)
12) Assistant Professor Dr. Abdul Ghafour Al-Atraqji (Human Development).
13) Dr. Eng. Basil Ahmed Khalaf (Urban Planning – GIS)
14) Dr. Abdel Salam Farman (housing planning).
15) Dr. Ali Hussein Al-Janabi (urban and regional planning).
16) Dr. Abdel Wahab Ahmed (environmental planning – infrastructures)
17) Dr. Firas Thamer Hamoudi (urban planning – transportation).

Consultants outside the office:
1) Prof. Bahgat Rashad Shaheen (Architecture and Urban Structure).
2) Talib Hamid Talib (Urban Conservation and Renewal).
3) Eng. Adel Saeed Hadi (Architecture and Town Planning).
4) Prof. Dr. Muzaffar Al-Jabri (basic designs).
5) m. Ali Nouri (Architecture and Town Planning)
6) Eng. Saad Aziz Kamouna (architecture, planning and law).
7) Dr. Eng. Akram Al-Akkam (Architecture and Town Planning)
8) Dr. Eng. Abdel-Muttalib Issa Saeed (Consultant in Civil Engineering)
9) Dr. Eng. Basem Hussein Khudair Al-Obeidi (Infrastructure Consultant)
10) Hadi Abdel-Zahra Al-Saadi (architecture and urban planning)
11) Dr. Jaafar Hamid Hassan Alloush (consultant for electrical installations and installations)
12) Consultant Adel Aziz Kamouna (consultant of roads and roadways)