President, CEO and Member of the Board of Trustees of the American University in the Emirates , United Arab Emirates. He began his career with the Iraqi Ministry of Irrigation, where he served as Vice President for Financial Affairs, and served as acting CEO of the Accounting Department at the College of Business Administration at the University of Applied Sciences in Jordan between 1997 and 1999, and Vice Dean of the College of Business Administration at Ajman University. Science and Technology” in the Emirates. He participated in establishing “Abu Dhabi University” in 2000, and held the positions of Chairman of the Academic Committee, Member of the Board of Trustees, Vice President of Scientific Research, Member of the Board of Governors, and Vice Chancellor for Administrative and Financial Affairs at the same university. He holds a doctorate in management accounting from the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom, a postgraduate diploma in cost accounting from the University of Baghdad, and a bachelor’s degree in business administration and accounting from Al-Mustansiriya University in Iraq.