ASTF Collective Leadership

Dr. Abdalla Abdulaziz Alnajjar Alhammadi

Chairman of the Board, ASTF

Board Member: 2000-2005, 2006-2011, 2012-2017, 2018-2023, 2024-2025 (Chairman) | UAE | Professor of Experimental Solid State Physics

Dr. Farouk El Baz

Member of the First Advisory Council of ASTF

Advisory Council Member: 2000 | USA | Director, Center for Remote Sensing, Boston University | NASA Apollo Program

Prof. Ali Al-Shamlan

Member of the First Advisory Council of ASTF

Advisory Council Member: 2000 | Saudi Arabia

Prof. Fakhri Al-Bazaz

Member of the First Advisory Council of ASTF

Advisory Council Member: 2000 | USA | Professor of Biology, Harvard University

Prof. Muwaffaq Al-Jasim

Solar Cell Technology Expert, NREL

Board Member: 2000-2003, 2004-2008, 2011-2014, 2015-2018 | USA | National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Prof. Fathi Hassan Ghorbel

Robotics & Intelligent Systems, Rice University

Board Member: 2000-2003, 2004-2008, 2011-2014, 2015-2018 | USA | Mechanical Engineering and Robotics

Dr. Hussein Mansour

Head, National Food Safety Authority

Board Member: 2000-2003 | Egypt | Agriculture and Food Safety specialist

Prof. Samir Soliman

Vice President, Qualcomm

Board Member: 2000-2003 | USA | Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications

Dr. Othman Abdelmageed Shinshin

Director, International Engineering Program, NSF

Board Member: 2000-2004 | USA | Acoustics and Non-Destructive Testing

Prof. Ali Mohammed Al-Sayegh

Director, World Renewable Energy Network

Board Member: 2000-2003 | UK | Renewable Energy specialist

Dr. Omar Salah Al-Bazri

Head of Technology Division, ESCWA

Board Member: 2000-2004 | Canada/Lebanon | Chemical Physics specialist

Prof. Mohammed Ahmed Qarwan

Head, National Atomic Energy Project Oversight

Board Member: 2000-2003, 2004-2005 | Saudi Arabia | Nuclear Physics specialist

Prof. Munir Hassan Nayfeh

Professor of Physics, University of Illinois

Board Member: 2000-2003 | USA | Physics, Laser Science, and Nanotechnology

Prof. Abdullah Al-Rifai (Deceased)

University President, Gulf University for Science & Technology

Board Member: 2003-2005 | Kuwait | Medicine (Passed away 2005)

Prof. Fayza Al-Kharafi

First Woman University President in Arab World & Middle East

Board Member: 2004-2007 | Kuwait | Professor of Physical Chemistry, Kuwait University

Dr. Abdulrahim Al-Keib (Deceased)

Professor, University of Alabama | Former PM of Libya

Board Member: 2004-2007 | USA/Libya | Electrical Engineering

Prof. Fakhruddin Cray

AI & Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo

Board Member: 2004-2007, 2008-2011, 2017-2020 | Canada/Tunisia | Artificial intelligence expert

Prof. Nihad Al-Shadhili (Deceased)

Vice President, National Research Center

Board Member: 2005-2008, 2009-2013 | Egypt | Mechanical Engineering

Prof. Badia Al-Youssi

Professor of Biotechnology, University of Fes

Board Member: 2008-2011 | Morocco | Pharmacology and Biotechnology

Prof. Samira Islam

Pharmaceutical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University

Board Member: 2008-2011, 2012-2016 | Saudi Arabia | Pharmaceutical research specialist

Prof. Osama Awad Al-Karim

Professor, Penn State | Science Advisor, US State Dept

Board Member: 2008-2011, 2012-2016 | USA/Sudan | Applied Physics and Nanotechnology

Dr. Ibrahim Al-Fadel

Professor, Khalifa University | Former Chief Scientist, IBM

Board Member: 2009-2013 | USA/Syria | Electrical Engineering and VLSI CAD

Dr. Mouza Al-Rabban

Professor, Qatar University | President, Arab Scientific Community Org

Board Member: 2009-2013 | Qatar | Atomic Physics, Plasma, and Laser Physics

Prof. Ibrahim Al-Awadi

Professor of Materials Science, University of La Rochelle

Board Member: 2011-2014 | France/Morocco | Chemistry and Materials Science

Dr. Omar Al-Imam

Space Technology Consultant | Former UAE Space Agency Expert

Board Member: 2013-2014 | UK/Iraq | Space Technology

Dr. Mohamed Haitham Ayad

Technology Transfer Director, Johnson & Johnson Dubai

Board Member: 2014-2017, 2018-2021 | France/Syria | Pharmaceutical Technology

Dr. Majed Saeed Al-Arifi

Assistant Professor of Physics, King Abdulaziz University

Board Member: 2014-2017, 2018-2021 | Saudi Arabia | Physics

Prof. Abdulaziz Yassri

Dean, College of Agriculture, Mohammed VI Polytechnic

Board Member: 2016-2019, 2020-2024 | France/Morocco | Biophysics, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biotechnology

Prof. Noureddine Shamakhi

Professor of Biomaterials, Tampere University & Keele University

Board Member: 2016-2019, 2020-2024 | Finland/Libya | Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering

Prof. Sultan Abu Orabi Al-Adwan

Former Secretary General, Association of Arab Universities

Board Member: 2017-2024 | Jordan | Organic Chemistry and Organometallic Chemistry

Prof. Mohammed Mohamed Ahchad

Vice President, ASTF | Energy Efficiency

Board Member: 2022-2025 | Morocco | Faculty of Sciences, Abdelmalek Essaadi University

Prof. Issa Batarseh

Board Member | University of Central Florida

Board Member: 2007-2010, 2023-2026 | USA/Jordan | Power Electronics and Renewable Energy

Prof. Dr.Eng. Ali H. Reshak

Board Member | Laser Engineering and Nanotechnology

Board Member: 2023-2027 | Iraq | Vice Chancellor of Basrah University

Prof. Ahmed Obeid Hassan

Board Member | Industrial Development

Board Member: 2023-2027 | Sudan | Executive Director, Union of Industrial Chambers

Dr. Hassan Bouqsim

Board Member | Environmental Sciences

Board Member: 2023-2026 | France | CEO Valorhiz Group

Prof. Ali Alsaid Ali Abdo

Board Member | Nuclear Physics

Board Member: 2023-2026 | USA | Nuclear Engineering Director, GE Hitachi

Mr. Osama Abdulrahim Alkhaja

Board Member | Technology Entrepreneur

Board Member: 2023-2026 | Bahrain | Chairman, Ibtikaar National Society & Spire Technology

Mr. Mohamed Ahmed Talaat Alhawary

Board Member | Media and Education

Board Member: 2023-2026 | UK | Executive Director, Al-Fanar Media Foundation

Prof. Rasha Ali Eldeen Taqi Eldeen

Board Member | Private International Law

Board Member: 2023-2026 | Egypt | Professor, Mansoura University

Prof. Ghada Mohamed Amer

Vice President, ASTF | Electrical Engineering

Board Member: 2013-2016, 2017-2020, 2023-2026 | Egypt | CEO Middle East IT Company

Prof. Hanan Issa Malkawi

Vice President, ASTF | Biotechnology

Board Member: 2013-2016, 2017-2020, 2023-2026 | Jordan | Professor, Yarmouk University