Qualifications:

Ph.D., Educational Administration, University of Michigan, Arber, 1982-1986, United States of America (Assessment of the Effects of Academic Renewal: Case Study of the Change of Curricula at Sana'a University, Yemen, 1986).

Master of Educational Administration, Indiana Bloomington University, 1975-1976. United States of America

Bachelor of Philosophy and Sociology, 1968-1972, Libyan University, Benghazi

 Practical experiences:

July 2001 - Present: Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Republic of Yemen.

General supervision of externally financed projects (World Bank projects, projects submitted by the Government of the Netherlands, HEI funded government and government information network projects)

Vice Chairman of the Information Technology Center in Higher Education since 2008

Member of the Board of Directors of the Presidential Award for Scientific Research and Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the Award.

Member of the Graduate Studies Center at Taiz University since 2011

September 1998 - June 2001: Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, United Arab Emirates University.

1991-1994: Head of Department of Educational Administration, Faculty of Education, Sana'a University.

1986-1995: Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, Sana'a University.

1976-1981: Vice President of Sana'a University.

August 1976-October 1976: Acting Director of Education Development Project, Ministry of Education

1973 - 1974: Executive member of the Supreme Committee for the implementation of the project to develop education is the first project of its kind to develop education in the Arab Republic of Yemen.

August 1972 - 1973: Planning Department, Ministry of Education.