Qualifications: • Ph.D., Renewable Energy, University of Florida, USA, 2003. (GPA 4.0/4.0) • M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, University of Jordan, Jordan, 1994. • B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, University of Burdwan, India, 1991. Experience: • 7/11/2019 : Minister of Environment • 18/6/2017-14/6/2018: Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources. • 10/2009-17/06/2017: Secretary General, Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, Amman, Jordan. • 01/2006-10/2009: Director, Projects Department, Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, Amman, Jordan. • 03/2008-06/2008 and 06/2009-09/2009: Acting Director, Policies and Studies Department, Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, Amman, Jordan. • 03/2005-12/2005: Head, Energy and Agriculture Section, Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, Amman, Jordan. • 08/2003-02/2005: Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan. • 05/2001-08/2001: Fellow, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat, Bonn, Germany. • 08/2001-08/2003: Research assistant, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA. • 12/1995-07/2000: Engineer, Projects Department, Ministry of Planning, Amman, Jordan. • 03/1998-06/1998: Consultant, United Nations Development Program (UNDP)/General Corporation for Environmental Protection (GCEP), Amman, Jordan. • 09/1994-08/1995: Teaching Assistant, Higher Institute of Industrial Technology, Tripoli, Libya. • 06/1994-08/1994: Mechanical Engineer, Steel Fabrication Company, Zarka, Jordan. • 09/1991-01/1994: Teaching Assistant, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.