Qualifications:

• Ph.D., Renewable Energy, University of Florida, USA, 2003. (GPA 4.0/4.0)
• M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, University of Jordan, Jordan, 1994.
• B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, University of Burdwan, India, 1991.

Experience:

• 7/11/2019: Minister of Environment
• 18/6/2017-14/6/2018: Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources.
• 10/2009-17/06/2017:   Secretary General, Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, Amman, Jordan.
• 01/2006-10/2009:  Director, Projects Department, Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, Amman, Jordan.
• 03/2008-06/2008 and 06/2009-09/2009:  Acting Director, Policies and Studies Department, Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, Amman, Jordan.
• 03/2005-12/2005:   Head, Energy and Agriculture Section, Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, Amman, Jordan.
• 08/2003-02/2005:    Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
• 05/2001-08/2001: Fellow, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat, Bonn, Germany.
• 08/2001-08/2003: Research assistant, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA.
• 12/1995-07/2000: Engineer, Projects Department, Ministry of Planning, Amman, Jordan.
• 03/1998-06/1998: Consultant, United Nations Development Program (UNDP)/General Corporation for Environmental Protection (GCEP), Amman, Jordan.
• 09/1994-08/1995: Teaching Assistant, Higher Institute of Industrial Technology, Tripoli, Libya.
• 06/1994-08/1994: Mechanical Engineer, Steel Fabrication Company, Zarka, Jordan.
• 09/1991-01/1994: Teaching Assistant, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.