- Year of Birth: 1953
- Birth Place: Mafraq
- Graduation Country: Jordan, United States
- Last Position: Former minister
- Qualifications:
- PhD in Linguistics, University of Michigan, United States of America in 1987.
- Masters in Linguistics, University of Michigan.
- BA from University of Jordan in English 1978.
- Professional Experiences:
Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, September 2016
Minister of Culture 2005-2007
Member of the Senate 2013-2016
President of the University of Jordan 2010 – 2012
President of Al - Bayt University 2005
Founding President of Al Hussein Bin Talal University 1999-2004
Secretary General of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research 2004 - 2005
Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Science and Technology 2009-2010
Founding President of Hassan Scientific City
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Mu'tah University 2012-2013
Professor of linguistics at the Mu'tah University 1987 – 1999
Dean of Faculty of Arts, Dean of Student Affairs, Assistant to the President for Development at the Mu’tah University
Dean of the Technical Technical College of the Sultanate of Oman, 1994-1995
American Vinyl Translator Saudi Arabia 1978 - 1982
Teacher in the Ministry of Education 1971 - 1974
Ambassador and Plenipotentiary to the Holy See (December 2013) Non-resident
Membership of Committees :
- Education Committee
- Tourism and Heritage Committee
- Culture, Youth and Sports Committee