University Board of Trustees

• Former Member of the Lebanese Parliament (2005-2018).
• Oral & Dental Surgeon for more than 35 years of experience (1981-2018)
• Member of various humanitarian associations.
• Member of the University Council at BAU (1994- 2020).
• Member of the Board of Trustees of Wakf El Bir & Ihsan since 1994.
• President of the Board of Trustees of Wakf EL Bir & Ihsan since 2021.
• Member of the Council of the Faculty of Dentistry at BAU (1995-2020).
• Member of the Council of Beirut Arab University (1996-2008).
• Member of the Board of Trustees of Beirut Arab University (2014-2020)
• President of the Board of Trustees of Beirut Arab University since 2021.
• President of Beirut Dentists League (1995-2004)
• Vice President of the Lebanese Dental Association (2003-2005).
• Member of Beirut Municipality Council (1998-2004)
• President of the Lebanese Chess Federation (1997-2007).
• Honorary President of the Lebanese Chess Federation since 2007.
• Member of the Executive Board of the International Chess Federation, FIDE (1998-2006).
• President of Houri Family Association (1999-2007).
• President of the Asian Chess Federation (2002-2006).
• Lecturer of Ethics and Legal Legislation at the Faculty of Dentistry at BAU (1999-2008).
• Member of Dental Law Modernization Committee (1999-2002).
• Vice President of the Mediterranean Chess Federation (2002-2006).
• Member of the Parliamentary Committees of Health, Youth and Sports (2005-2009).
• General Secretary of Information and Communications Parliamentary Committee (2009-2018).
• Consultant of President Saad Al Hariri since 2019.

• Bachelor Degree in Dentistry, Cairo University 1981

• Conducted numerous political, scientific and social studies in newspapers, and published two poetry books صرخة من بعيد نبضات قلب،
• سوسة الغلاء تنخر أسنان اللبنانيين 1983
• A poetry collection published in Cairo in 1978, some of which were performed by the Arab music group lead by Abdel Halim Nouira
• A reading in the Lebanese Constitution 1984
• الإفتاء بين الأمس واليوم- a study published in 1984
• The relationship between medicine and Islam 1985
• The large gap between number of disabled people and supportive work 1985
• Some of the effects of the Lebanese war on the mouth and teeth 1988
• A poetry collection published in Beirut in 1995 and adopted by the Ministry of Culture and Higher Education at the time
• A collection of articles development, national, social, and cultural studies 1998-2022

• Vice President of Alexandria University for Education and Student Affairs 2021 till 31/8/2023.
• Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria. 2019 to 22/1/2021.
• Head of University Hospitals Sector, Alexandria University 2016 till 2019
• Egyptian Society of Laparoscopic Surgery. 2014- till present Board Member

• 1986-1992 MBBCh, Alexandria University.
• 1998 Masters in Surgery, Alexandria University.
• 2004 MD in Surgery, Alexandria University.

• Egyptian Medical Syndicate Trophy 2015.

• Member of ESS (Egyptian Society of Surgeons).
• Member of ESLS (Egyptian Society of laparoscopic Surgeons). Member of group of laparoscopic surgeons of ESS.
• Member of Alexandria Endoscopy Association ALEXEA
• Member of ESBS (Egyptian Society for Bariatric Surgery)
• Member of EAES (European Association for Endoscopic Surgery)

• Acting vice President for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs since 16/8/2023
• Dean of the Faculty of Engineering since 4/11/2021
• Acting Dean of the Faculty of Engineering between (15/5/2021 - 3/11/2021)
• Dean of the Faculty of Engineering – Alexandria University (15/5/2018 – 14/5/2021)
• Acting Dean of the Faculty of Engineering between (4/4/2018 - 14/5/2018)
• Vice Dean for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs (7/3/2018 – 14/5/2018)
• Vice Dean of the Faculty of Engineering for Education and Students – Alexandria University (27/9/2016 - 14/5/2018)
• Executive Director of Project Management Unit (PMU) - Alexandria University (5/10/2009 – 26/9/2016)

• Professor of Concrete Structures (2014)
• Assistant Professor of Structural Engineering (2005)
• PhD in Civil Engineering – Structural Engineering Department (1998) “Thesis: Seismic response of cable-supported bridges”
• Masters in Civil Engineering – Structural Engineering Department – Faculty of Engineering – Alexandria University (1991) “Thesis: Resistance and analysis of spiral tiles”
• BS in Civil Engineering – Faculty of Engineering – Alexandria University (1987) with high distinction

• The State Prize for Scientific Excellence in Social Sciences (2004).
• The State Appreciation Award in Social Sciences (2007).
• Cairo University Award for Excellence.
• Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Cultural Award

• The Contradictions of Modernity in Egypt
• The Political Structure in the Egyptian Countryside
• The State between Theories of Modernization and Subordination,
• The Voice of the Imam: Religious Discourse from Context to Reception.

Prof. Ismail Abdel Ghaffar is the President of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport. Before he assumed this position, Prof. Ghaffar had joined the Military Technical College (MTC) as a member of the teaching staff in 1989, where he rose through the ranks to become Dean in January 2009. Prof. Abdel Ghaffar had held several positions in the Military Technical College (MTC), including Dean, MTC Commandant, Vice-Dean, Vice Dean for Educational Affairs, Vice Dean for Postgraduate Studies and Research, Head of Chair of Electrical Engineering Branch, and others.

Prof. Abdel Ghaffar earned his Bachelor’s Degree of Electrical Engineering from the Military Technical College with honors. He attained his Master’s degree from Cairo University. He also holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from George Washington University, USA. Prof. Abdel Ghaffar has extensive experience in teaching, supervision of theses and dissertations, and membership in judging committees. He has also published various national and international papers in the areas of Computer Science and Computer Engineering.

Since 2015, Dr. Omar Houri holds the post of the Secretary General of Beirut Arab University. Dr. Houri is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Human Rights Center at BAU since 2009.

Dr. Houri received his undergraduate degree in Law from BAU in 1994. He has been a member of the Lebanese Bar Association since 1995. He holds two LL.M.s, the first from Duke University School of Law, Durham, North Carolina, USA in 1996 and the second from Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany in 2001. He earned a PhD in Constitutional Law from Ludwig Maximillian’s University, Munich, Germany in 2004. He has several publications in Arabic, English, and German.

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Prof. Fawzi Adham is the Examining Magistrate in Mount Lebanon. He has given lectures in many institutes and faculties. He has performed supervision and acted as a member of the panel for numerous theses and dissertations in law and Islamic studies.

Prof. Adham has a BA in Law from the Lebanese University (1975), a Diploma in General Law from the Lebanese University (1979), a Diploma from the Institute of Juridical Studies in Lebanon (1981) and a PhD in Comparative Legal Studies from Al Iman Al Quzai University for Islamic Studies (1991). He has published various research papers in law.

• PhD - Mechanical Engineering Post Grad. System Dynamics- Beirut Arab University- 2011
• Post Grad.- System Dynamics- MIT. Boston- 1990
• M.B.A.- Business Administration- American University of Beirut- 1980
• M.E.- Mechanical Engineering- American University of Beirut- 1975
• B.E.- Mechanical Engineering- American University of Beirut- 1973

• Engineering CouncilUK.
• System Dynamics Society, AlbanyNY, USA.
• American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers ASHRAE, Atlanta, U.S.A
• Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers, CIBSE, UK.
• Lebanon Green Building Council LGBC, Beirut-Lebanon
• NEBB Certified Professional-Baltimore- U.S.A
• Order of Engineers & Architects, OEA-Beirut-Lebanon
• WAQF-Al Bir W Ihsan Beirut-Lebanon
• ABET Evaluator-Maryland, U.S.A

• ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer; (2019-2024)
• ASHRAE College of Fellows; Secretary and Treasurer (2023-2026)
• ASHRAE Life Members Club Executive Committee, Member (2023-2026)

• Instructor at the Order of Engineers (Continuous Learning Department); (2010-2023)
• Instructor at ASHRAE Global Training Center - Dubai - UAE (2016-2023)
• Consultant - Assessment and design of Rice Crops Fields-Bu-Sierra Leon - (2023)