Dean of the College of Engineering and Information Technology at Ajman University since September 1999, United Arab Emirates. He is a member of the Council of Deans of Colleges of Engineering in the Emirates. He served as Vice Dean of “ Ajman University ” between 1999 and 2000, and Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering at “ Al-Mustansiriya University ” in Iraq between 1989 and 1990, and “Sana’a University” in Yemen between 1997 and 1999, and a consultant for planning training programs for the petroleum industries at the “Petroleum Institute.” Al-Arabi Training Center between 1988 and 1989. He was also a professor at the “Jilali University of Sidi Bel Abbes” in Algeria between 1991 and 1994, and an assistant professor at the “University of Mosul” in Iraq between 1983 and 1985, and an associate professor there between 1985 and 1988, and a design and application engineer for capacitors at “Plessy Company” in the United Kingdom between 1969 and 1972. He received both the “Highest Academic Performance Award” in 1989, and the “Distinguished Performance Award” from Iraq in 1978.

He holds a doctorate in electrical, electronic and communications engineering in 1971 from the University of Edinburgh, and a bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering with honors in 1966 from the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom.