PhD in Energy and Industrial Management, Stirling Univ., Scotland. Formerly: Minister of Industry & Trade, Minister of Information & Communications Technology, and Minister of Water & Irrigation, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; Senator of the Upper House of Parliament. Formerly: DG, Palestine Company for Dev. & Investment; Exec. Director, Palestine Telecoms; Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, Jordan Industrial Estates Corporation; Vice-Chairman, Intermediate Petrochemicals Industries Company; Vice-Chairman, Steering Committee, Jordan Upgrading & Modernization Program; Board Member, Middle East Insurance Company; Member of the Board of Trustees, Tafila Technical Univ. and Al Al-Bayt Univ. Former Chairman: Jordan Chamber of Industry; Amman Chamber of Industry; Central Electricity Generating Company; European Jordanian Management Dev. Institute; Al-Deera Investment and Real Estate Dev. Company; Industrial Partnership Council, Univ. of Jordan. Chairman: Jordan Civil Service Consumer Corporation; Jordan Standards and Metrology Organization; Jordan Investment Board; Jordan Enterprise Dev. Corporation; Insurance Commission; Companies Control Department; Postal Saving Fund; Information Technology Center.