Imad Abdel Ghani Sabouni
Encyclopedia
Emad Abdul-Ghani Sabouni (b. Damascus
, 1964) is the current minister of communications and technology
of Syria
.
in 1964. He earned a Ph.D. degree from National Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble, France
. He also earned a degree in Engineering
from Ecole Nationale Supérieur des Télécommunications in Brest, France
.
Damascus
Damascus , commonly known in Syria as Al Sham , and as the City of Jasmine , is the capital and the second largest city of Syria after Aleppo, both are part of the country's 14 governorates. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major...
, 1964) is the current minister of communications and technology
Ministry of Communications and Technology
The Ministry of Communication and Technology of Syria is the ministry that is responsible for developing government communications and information policies and setting strategies and implementation programs in this field....
of Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
.
Early life, education and career
Sabouni was born in DamascusDamascus
Damascus , commonly known in Syria as Al Sham , and as the City of Jasmine , is the capital and the second largest city of Syria after Aleppo, both are part of the country's 14 governorates. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major...
in 1964. He earned a Ph.D. degree from National Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. He also earned a degree in Engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
from Ecole Nationale Supérieur des Télécommunications in Brest, France
Brest, France
Brest is a city in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France. Located in a sheltered position not far from the western tip of the Breton peninsula, and the western extremity of metropolitan France, Brest is an important harbour and the second French military port after Toulon...
.
- Director General of the Syrian Telecommunications Establishment, 2003 – 2006.
- Chairman of the Syrian Computer Society.
- Advisor to Minister of communications and Technology.
- Participated in composing the dictionary of Computer Terms published by the Syrian Computer Society.
- Member of the Syrian Secretariat of the Technical Committee on Using the Arabic Language in Information Technology.
- Participated in work teams at the Arab League, the International Telecommunications Union and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA).
External links
- Ministry of Communications and Technology official government website