Samiha Jarrah
President of the "Private University of Applied Sciences".
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Name in Arabic:
سميحة جراح
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Full name:
Samiha Suhail Shafiq Jarrah
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Nationality:
Jordanian
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Country of Residence:
Jordan
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Samiha Jarrah's Bio
President of the Applied Science Private University since November 2023, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
She is a member of the Board of Trustees of the same university and an advisor to the Health Care Accreditation Council.
She held several positions at the Applied Science Private University, including: Vice President of the University, Dean of the College of Nursing, and Acting Dean of Research and Graduate Studies. She also held several positions at the University of Jordan, including: Vice Dean for Hospital Affairs, Associate Professor at the College of Nursing, Vice Dean of the College of Nursing for Graduate Studies, Head of the Community Health Nursing Department, and Research and Teaching Assistant.
She has participated as a keynote speaker and organizer in several local, regional, and international conferences. She has also received numerous awards, including the "Distinguished and Effective Member Award in Community Service" from the Applied Science Private University, the "Distinguished Researcher Award" from the same university, the "Gold Medal" from King Hussein Bin Talal, the Gold Medal from the "Conference of Arab Ministers of Health," and the "Distinguished Professor Award" from the "Scientific Association of Arab Nursing Colleges."
She has published numerous academic books and research papers, contributed to the establishment of several specialized university programs, and supervised master's and doctoral theses.
She holds a PhD in Primary Health Care from the University of Wales in the United Kingdom in 1999, a Master's degree in Nursing Education from the University of Jordan in 1992, and a Bachelor's degree in Nursing from the same university in 1985.




