Nusaybah clan
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The Nusaybah Clan alternatively spelt Nusseibeh is the name of the oldest Arab family in Jerusalem, The Nusaybah family has long history and tight bonds with the Holy Land
, Jerusalem, since the days their first forefathers arrived into Jerusalem in the 7th century.
According to tradition, the Nusaybah family took its name from a female companion or Sahabah
of prophet Muhammad
named Nusaybah
. She was a member of the Ansar
who transferred their political power over Medina
to the prophet. Nusayba fought along with Mohammed in battle and was an early example of women taking leadership roles in Islam
. Since the arrival of Islam in Jerusalem in the seventh century, the Sunni Muslim family has held the keys of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
. This arrangement emerged during the days of the second Muslim caliph
, Umar Ibn al-Khattab, who hoped to avoid clashes among rival Christian sects for control over the church. Although symbolic, the arrangement has provided the stability the Christians of the city needed, is a symbol of tolernce and inter-religious harmony, and gave the Nusseibeh family a visible role in Christian activities in Jerusalem, which include pilgrimages and visits by Western Christians.
Family and mother of its renowned leader Abdul Muttalib, grandfather of Mohammed. The Nusaybah family is a clan of the Khazraj tribe of Medina, known in Islam
as al-Ansar
, for their support and protection of Prophet Mohammed during his exile from Mecca
.
had banned Jews from entering Jerusalem. When the prayer time came, the Archbishop of Jerusalem, Sophronius
, invited Caliph
Omar
, a leading companion of Muhammad
, to pray at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
, Christianity's holiest site. Omar
refused fearing that future Muslim generations would claim the church as their own and turn it into a mosque. Omar instead prayed few yards away from the church where a mosque is built now. The Mosque of Omar still stands next to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
as a reminder of the strong Muslim-Christian bond in the Holy Land
. Upon entering Jerusalem, Omar signed with the Christians of Jerusalem what became known as the "Covenant of Omar". It guaranteed protection for the Christians to live and worship freely and also protection for the Christian places of worship.
One of the great ancestors of the Nusseibeh family was Ubada Ibn Al-Samet who settled in Jerusalem in the 7th century in the wake of the Arab-Islamic capture of Jerusalem, and who was appointed as a governor by Caliph Omar
. It is said that the keys of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre were placed in the custody of the family during this period.
The ancient records and manuscripts kept by the various Christian denominations in their monasteries all record the Nusseibeh family’s relationship and that of their ancestral forefathers from the Bani Ghanim al-Khazraj to the Holy Sepulchre, at least since the time of Sultan Salaahudeen (Saladin
) more than 800 years ago, specifically since 1192, when Sultan Saladin
and King Richard the Lionheart concluded an agreement allowing western Christian pilgrims to visit the Holy Sepulchre under certain stipulations. Saladin
entrusted the custody of the doors of the Holy Sepulchre to the leading and most renowned Shaikh Ghanim ben Ali ben Hussein al-Ansari al-Khazrajy, the Jerusalemite, and all matters pertaining to it. Ghanim had been born in Burin
village near Nablus in AD 562, where his family had taken refuge after the crusader conquest of Jerusalem in (1087)
(1913–1986), who received a master's degree from Queens' College
in Cambridge. His political career began as a member of the Arab Higher Committee in 1946 and secretary general of the All-Palestine Government in 1948. He was the chief Arab delegate on the Jordan and Israel Mixed Armistice Commission in 1951, and held ministerial posts in Jordan, including defense in 1953 and education in 1954 and 1955. He was made governor of the Jerusalem province from 1961 to 1963 and later served as Jordan's ambassador to the United Kingdom.
Hazem Zaki Nusseibeh (1922 - ) studied at the American University of Beirut
and later received a Ph.D. from Princeton University
in 1945. He became a Jordanian diplomat, serving as foreign minister from 1962 to 1963 and again in 1965, as an ambassador, and as Jordan's longtime ambassador to the United Nations (1976–1985).
Ahmad Zaki Nuseibeh (1928–2006) studied Medicine at Sheffield University, later specialising in Pediatrics in London and Edinburgh. He served in the Jordanian army, retiring as a Brigadier General in 1975 after holding a number senior medical management positions. In 1977 he moved to Abu Dhabi, UAE, where he was responsible for the medical services of ADNOC
, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, in its remote sites. During this tenure as Chief Medical Officer (1975–1985), he built world class medical centres in Ruwais
, Asab, Bou Hasa, and Bab. Dr. Nuseibeh is survived by his wife, Norma, and his four children Rania, Bashar, Bana, and Rawan.
Mr Isaac Nusseibeh FRCS - Isaac Nuseibeh MBCHB, LMSSA, FRCS ed. (1936 - ) is a Palestinian refugee from Jerusalem. He became a pioneering senior Consultant in Spinal Injuries and Paralysis at Stoke Mandeville Hospital where he served from 1974 - 2007. While working at Stoke he was invited by many countries to treat patients and teach doctors. He also lectured at UCL to postgraduates where he was a Director of a special course dedicated to treatment of Paralysis and Rehabilitation and worked extensively with Middle Eastern patients. He was also the Honourary Secretary Of The International Medical Society For Paraplegia and worked with M.A.P. since it's establishment and was a Board Member before retiring in 2008.
Mohammed Zaki Nusseibeh(1937 - ) studied at Sheffield University. He became the director of engineering works of the West Bank in the Arab Legion (Jordanian army). He was appointed in 1986 to the Supreme Islamic Council in Jerusalem. In that year he was appointed to the Higher Waqf Council of the West Bank. In 1993, he announced the formation of the Al Quds University and became the founding Chancellor and Chairman of Board of Trustees of Al Quds University until 1997. In 1993, he was elected Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Muslim Council and in 1997 became Acting Chairman of the Council. In February 2008, Nuseibeh was elected to chair the newly created Jerusalem Fund.
Mr. Nuseibeh is also a successful Contracter and Engineer since the 1970s. The Nuseibeh Neighborhood, home for a few thousand Palestinians in East Jerusalem was his first major project. Mr. Nuseibeh is also the owner of Addar Hotel in Jerusalem. In June 2009, Nuseibeh announced that has started developing the first multi purpose commercial building in east Jerusalem, which is expected to house a shopping mall, offices, as well as a boutique hotel with panoramic views of Jurusalem.
Mr. Nuseibeh holds an honorary doctorate from Alquds University and a number of decorations including Jordan's medal of Independence. Nuseibeh is married to Mrs. Faida Qutob Nuseibeh and has three sons, Ghanem, Samer, and Zaki, and one daughter, Dana.
Zaki Nusseibeh
(1946 - ) graduated with a master's degree from Cambridge University and settled in Abu Dhabi
in 1967. He worked as a journalist and broadcaster before becoming Director of Information there. He is presently Advisor at the Presidential Ministry of the UAE, Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage, Member the Council of Administration of the Paris Sorbonne University in Abu Dhabi, and chairs many cultural bodies including the Alliance Française, the Classical Music Committee and the Wagner Friendship Society.
Sari Nusseibeh
(1949 - ) obtained his bachelor's degree from Oxford University in 1971 and his doctorate from Harvard University
in 1978. After teaching at Bir Zeit University from 1978 to 1988, he went on to serve as president of Al-Quds University
in Jerusalem. Sari has also been known for his outspoken and moderate political views. A supporter of al-Fatah, Nusseibeh helped organize secret talks in 1987 between the Israeli government and Faisal Husseini
, Fatah's leading figure in the West Bank. He has supported the peace process, serving on the steering committee to the Palestinian delegation at the Madrid Conference in 1991 and proposing joint Palestinian-Israeli plans for the future resolution of the conflict.
Bashar Ahmad Nuseibeh (1967 - ) received a First Class Honours bachelor's degree from the University of Sussex
in 1988, and master's and doctoral degrees from Imperial College London
in 1989 and 1994, respectively. He has held academic posts at Imperial College London and The Open University UK, where is currently Director of Research in Computing. Professor Nuseibeh is known for his scientific research work in Software Engineering
, for which he has received a number of international awards.
Ghanem Nuseibeh
(1977 - ) is a trained civil engineer who took part in the design of major international infrastructure projects including the Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey dual oil and gas pipe-line, Durrat Al Bahrain
man-made island and the Dubai Tower
in Doha, Qatar's then tallest proposed building. Before founding his own consultancy, Nuseibeh worked with WS Atkins and Mouchel Parkman. He is a member of the Club of Rome
's think-tank 30 since 2004.
Holy Land
The Holy Land is a term which in Judaism refers to the Kingdom of Israel as defined in the Tanakh. For Jews, the Land's identifiction of being Holy is defined in Judaism by its differentiation from other lands by virtue of the practice of Judaism often possible only in the Land of Israel...
, Jerusalem, since the days their first forefathers arrived into Jerusalem in the 7th century.
According to tradition, the Nusaybah family took its name from a female companion or Sahabah
Sahabah
In Islam, the ' were the companions, disciples, scribes and family of the Islamic prophet...
of prophet Muhammad
Muhammad
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named Nusaybah
Nusaybah
Nusaybah can refer to:* Nusaybah bint Ka'ab, a female companion of Muhammad, warrior of Islam, and who was a powerful figure in Medinah before Islam, being involved in handing over power to prophet Muhammad when she heard his call...
. She was a member of the Ansar
Ansar (Islam)
Ansar is an Islamic term that literally means "helpers" and denotes the Medinan citizens that helped Muhammad and the Muhajirun on the arrival to the city after the migration to Medina...
who transferred their political power over Medina
Medina
Medina , or ; also transliterated as Madinah, or madinat al-nabi "the city of the prophet") is a city in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia, and serves as the capital of the Al Madinah Province. It is the second holiest city in Islam, and the burial place of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, and...
to the prophet. Nusayba fought along with Mohammed in battle and was an early example of women taking leadership roles in Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
. Since the arrival of Islam in Jerusalem in the seventh century, the Sunni Muslim family has held the keys of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, also called the Church of the Resurrection by Eastern Christians, is a church within the walled Old City of Jerusalem. It is a few steps away from the Muristan....
. This arrangement emerged during the days of the second Muslim caliph
Caliph
The Caliph is the head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the ruler of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Shari'ah. It is a transcribed version of the Arabic word which means "successor" or "representative"...
, Umar Ibn al-Khattab, who hoped to avoid clashes among rival Christian sects for control over the church. Although symbolic, the arrangement has provided the stability the Christians of the city needed, is a symbol of tolernce and inter-religious harmony, and gave the Nusseibeh family a visible role in Christian activities in Jerusalem, which include pilgrimages and visits by Western Christians.
Family roots
Forefathers of the family arrived in Jerusalem with the arrival of Islam in AD 637. They included two companions of the prophet Mohammed - Abdullah bin Nusaybah and Mu'adh bin Jabal, and many others of the Prophet's companions and maternal uncles, descendents of Salma from Bani an-Najjar, a clan of the Khazraj, the wife of Hashim, forefather of the HashemiteHashemite
Hashemite is the Latinate version of the , transliteration: Hāšimī, and traditionally refers to those belonging to the Banu Hashim, or "clan of Hashim", a clan within the larger Quraish tribe...
Family and mother of its renowned leader Abdul Muttalib, grandfather of Mohammed. The Nusaybah family is a clan of the Khazraj tribe of Medina, known in Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
as al-Ansar
Ansar (Islam)
Ansar is an Islamic term that literally means "helpers" and denotes the Medinan citizens that helped Muhammad and the Muhajirun on the arrival to the city after the migration to Medina...
, for their support and protection of Prophet Mohammed during his exile from Mecca
Mecca
Mecca is a city in the Hijaz and the capital of Makkah province in Saudi Arabia. The city is located inland from Jeddah in a narrow valley at a height of above sea level...
.
Nusseibeh and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Before the Islamic takeover, the Byzantine EmpireByzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire during the periods of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, centred on the capital of Constantinople. Known simply as the Roman Empire or Romania to its inhabitants and neighbours, the Empire was the direct continuation of the Ancient Roman State...
had banned Jews from entering Jerusalem. When the prayer time came, the Archbishop of Jerusalem, Sophronius
Sophronius
Sophronius was the Patriarch of Jerusalem from 634 until his death, and is venerated as a saint in the Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox Churches...
, invited Caliph
Caliph
The Caliph is the head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the ruler of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Shari'ah. It is a transcribed version of the Arabic word which means "successor" or "representative"...
Omar
Omar
Omar can refer to:-Name:* Omar , including a list of people with the given name or surname Omar, Omer or Umar as well-Places:* Omar, Konar, a village in Afghanistan...
, a leading companion of Muhammad
Sahaba
In Islam, the ' were the companions, disciples, scribes and family of the Islamic prophet...
, to pray at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, also called the Church of the Resurrection by Eastern Christians, is a church within the walled Old City of Jerusalem. It is a few steps away from the Muristan....
, Christianity's holiest site. Omar
Omar
Omar can refer to:-Name:* Omar , including a list of people with the given name or surname Omar, Omer or Umar as well-Places:* Omar, Konar, a village in Afghanistan...
refused fearing that future Muslim generations would claim the church as their own and turn it into a mosque. Omar instead prayed few yards away from the church where a mosque is built now. The Mosque of Omar still stands next to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, also called the Church of the Resurrection by Eastern Christians, is a church within the walled Old City of Jerusalem. It is a few steps away from the Muristan....
as a reminder of the strong Muslim-Christian bond in the Holy Land
Holy Land
The Holy Land is a term which in Judaism refers to the Kingdom of Israel as defined in the Tanakh. For Jews, the Land's identifiction of being Holy is defined in Judaism by its differentiation from other lands by virtue of the practice of Judaism often possible only in the Land of Israel...
. Upon entering Jerusalem, Omar signed with the Christians of Jerusalem what became known as the "Covenant of Omar". It guaranteed protection for the Christians to live and worship freely and also protection for the Christian places of worship.
One of the great ancestors of the Nusseibeh family was Ubada Ibn Al-Samet who settled in Jerusalem in the 7th century in the wake of the Arab-Islamic capture of Jerusalem, and who was appointed as a governor by Caliph Omar
Omar
Omar can refer to:-Name:* Omar , including a list of people with the given name or surname Omar, Omer or Umar as well-Places:* Omar, Konar, a village in Afghanistan...
. It is said that the keys of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre were placed in the custody of the family during this period.
The ancient records and manuscripts kept by the various Christian denominations in their monasteries all record the Nusseibeh family’s relationship and that of their ancestral forefathers from the Bani Ghanim al-Khazraj to the Holy Sepulchre, at least since the time of Sultan Salaahudeen (Saladin
Saladin
Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb , better known in the Western world as Saladin, was an Arabized Kurdish Muslim, who became the first Sultan of Egypt and Syria, and founded the Ayyubid dynasty. He led Muslim and Arab opposition to the Franks and other European Crusaders in the Levant...
) more than 800 years ago, specifically since 1192, when Sultan Saladin
Saladin
Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb , better known in the Western world as Saladin, was an Arabized Kurdish Muslim, who became the first Sultan of Egypt and Syria, and founded the Ayyubid dynasty. He led Muslim and Arab opposition to the Franks and other European Crusaders in the Levant...
and King Richard the Lionheart concluded an agreement allowing western Christian pilgrims to visit the Holy Sepulchre under certain stipulations. Saladin
Saladin
Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb , better known in the Western world as Saladin, was an Arabized Kurdish Muslim, who became the first Sultan of Egypt and Syria, and founded the Ayyubid dynasty. He led Muslim and Arab opposition to the Franks and other European Crusaders in the Levant...
entrusted the custody of the doors of the Holy Sepulchre to the leading and most renowned Shaikh Ghanim ben Ali ben Hussein al-Ansari al-Khazrajy, the Jerusalemite, and all matters pertaining to it. Ghanim had been born in Burin
Burin
Burin from the French burin meaning "cold chisel" has two specialised meanings for types of tools in English, one meaning a steel cutting tool which is the essential tool of engraving, and the other, in archaeology, meaning a special type of lithic flake with a chisel-like edge which was probably...
village near Nablus in AD 562, where his family had taken refuge after the crusader conquest of Jerusalem in (1087)
Recent history
Notable members of the family have included Anwar NusseibehAnwar Nusseibeh
Anwar Nusseibeh Anwar Nusseibeh was a Palestinian nationalist who believed in maintaining Arab consensus, on the grounds that Arab unity was more important than the individual differences...
(1913–1986), who received a master's degree from Queens' College
Queens' College, Cambridge
Queens' College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1448 by Margaret of Anjou , and refounded in 1465 by Elizabeth Woodville...
in Cambridge. His political career began as a member of the Arab Higher Committee in 1946 and secretary general of the All-Palestine Government in 1948. He was the chief Arab delegate on the Jordan and Israel Mixed Armistice Commission in 1951, and held ministerial posts in Jordan, including defense in 1953 and education in 1954 and 1955. He was made governor of the Jerusalem province from 1961 to 1963 and later served as Jordan's ambassador to the United Kingdom.
Hazem Zaki Nusseibeh (1922 - ) studied at the American University of Beirut
American University of Beirut
The American University of Beirut is a private, independent university in Beirut, Lebanon. It was founded as the Syrian Protestant College by American missionaries in 1866...
and later received a Ph.D. from Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
in 1945. He became a Jordanian diplomat, serving as foreign minister from 1962 to 1963 and again in 1965, as an ambassador, and as Jordan's longtime ambassador to the United Nations (1976–1985).
Ahmad Zaki Nuseibeh (1928–2006) studied Medicine at Sheffield University, later specialising in Pediatrics in London and Edinburgh. He served in the Jordanian army, retiring as a Brigadier General in 1975 after holding a number senior medical management positions. In 1977 he moved to Abu Dhabi, UAE, where he was responsible for the medical services of ADNOC
ADNOC
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company or ADNOC is the state-owned oil company of the United Arab Emirates . It is considered to be the world's fourth largest oil company with access to country's oil and gas reserves, .-Operations:...
, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, in its remote sites. During this tenure as Chief Medical Officer (1975–1985), he built world class medical centres in Ruwais
Ruwais
Al Ruwais is a town located some 240 kilometers west of Abu Dhabi city. The Ruwais industrial and housing complex has been developed by ADNOC as a major contributor to the national economy and represents a series of multi-million-dollar investments by the company...
, Asab, Bou Hasa, and Bab. Dr. Nuseibeh is survived by his wife, Norma, and his four children Rania, Bashar, Bana, and Rawan.
Mr Isaac Nusseibeh FRCS - Isaac Nuseibeh MBCHB, LMSSA, FRCS ed. (1936 - ) is a Palestinian refugee from Jerusalem. He became a pioneering senior Consultant in Spinal Injuries and Paralysis at Stoke Mandeville Hospital where he served from 1974 - 2007. While working at Stoke he was invited by many countries to treat patients and teach doctors. He also lectured at UCL to postgraduates where he was a Director of a special course dedicated to treatment of Paralysis and Rehabilitation and worked extensively with Middle Eastern patients. He was also the Honourary Secretary Of The International Medical Society For Paraplegia and worked with M.A.P. since it's establishment and was a Board Member before retiring in 2008.
Mohammed Zaki Nusseibeh(1937 - ) studied at Sheffield University. He became the director of engineering works of the West Bank in the Arab Legion (Jordanian army). He was appointed in 1986 to the Supreme Islamic Council in Jerusalem. In that year he was appointed to the Higher Waqf Council of the West Bank. In 1993, he announced the formation of the Al Quds University and became the founding Chancellor and Chairman of Board of Trustees of Al Quds University until 1997. In 1993, he was elected Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Muslim Council and in 1997 became Acting Chairman of the Council. In February 2008, Nuseibeh was elected to chair the newly created Jerusalem Fund.
Mr. Nuseibeh is also a successful Contracter and Engineer since the 1970s. The Nuseibeh Neighborhood, home for a few thousand Palestinians in East Jerusalem was his first major project. Mr. Nuseibeh is also the owner of Addar Hotel in Jerusalem. In June 2009, Nuseibeh announced that has started developing the first multi purpose commercial building in east Jerusalem, which is expected to house a shopping mall, offices, as well as a boutique hotel with panoramic views of Jurusalem.
Mr. Nuseibeh holds an honorary doctorate from Alquds University and a number of decorations including Jordan's medal of Independence. Nuseibeh is married to Mrs. Faida Qutob Nuseibeh and has three sons, Ghanem, Samer, and Zaki, and one daughter, Dana.
Zaki Nusseibeh
Zaki Nusseibeh
Biography - Zaki Anwar Nusseibeh Zaki Anwar Nusseibeh has been active in Government service and interpreter for the President of the United Arab Emirates since 1968....
(1946 - ) graduated with a master's degree from Cambridge University and settled in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi , literally Father of Gazelle, is the capital and the second largest city of the United Arab Emirates in terms of population and the largest of the seven member emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western...
in 1967. He worked as a journalist and broadcaster before becoming Director of Information there. He is presently Advisor at the Presidential Ministry of the UAE, Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage, Member the Council of Administration of the Paris Sorbonne University in Abu Dhabi, and chairs many cultural bodies including the Alliance Française, the Classical Music Committee and the Wagner Friendship Society.
Sari Nusseibeh
Sari Nusseibeh
Sari Nusseibeh , and raised in Jerusalem, is a Palestinian professor of philosophy and president of the Al-Quds University in Jerusalem...
(1949 - ) obtained his bachelor's degree from Oxford University in 1971 and his doctorate from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1978. After teaching at Bir Zeit University from 1978 to 1988, he went on to serve as president of Al-Quds University
Al-Quds University
Al-Quds University is a Palestinian university with campuses in Jerusalem, Abu Dis, and al-Bireh. It was founded in 1984, but its official constitution was written in 1993 when Mohammed Nusseibeh, its first Chancellor and Chancellor of the College of Science and Technology, announced its...
in Jerusalem. Sari has also been known for his outspoken and moderate political views. A supporter of al-Fatah, Nusseibeh helped organize secret talks in 1987 between the Israeli government and Faisal Husseini
Faisal Husseini
Faisal Abdel Qader Al-Husseini was a Palestinian politician who was considered a possible future leader of the Palestinian people....
, Fatah's leading figure in the West Bank. He has supported the peace process, serving on the steering committee to the Palestinian delegation at the Madrid Conference in 1991 and proposing joint Palestinian-Israeli plans for the future resolution of the conflict.
Bashar Ahmad Nuseibeh (1967 - ) received a First Class Honours bachelor's degree from the University of Sussex
University of Sussex
The University of Sussex is an English public research university situated next to the East Sussex village of Falmer, within the city of Brighton and Hove. The University received its Royal Charter in August 1961....
in 1988, and master's and doctoral degrees from Imperial College London
Imperial College London
Imperial College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, specialising in science, engineering, business and medicine...
in 1989 and 1994, respectively. He has held academic posts at Imperial College London and The Open University UK, where is currently Director of Research in Computing. Professor Nuseibeh is known for his scientific research work in Software Engineering
Software engineering
Software Engineering is the application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software, and the study of these approaches; that is, the application of engineering to software...
, for which he has received a number of international awards.
Ghanem Nuseibeh
Ghanem Nuseibeh
Ghanem Nuseibeh is the founder of strategy and management consultancy, Cornerstone Global Associates. He was a member of the Club of Rome's think-tank 30 from 2004 to 2008, and is in charge of the Gulf region's section of the Budapest-based think-tank Political Capital Policy Research and...
(1977 - ) is a trained civil engineer who took part in the design of major international infrastructure projects including the Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey dual oil and gas pipe-line, Durrat Al Bahrain
Durrat Al Bahrain
Durrat Al Bahrain is the largest artificial island in Bahrain after the Amwaj Islands. The US$6 billion project will consist of a series of 13 large artificial islands, covering an area of over...
man-made island and the Dubai Tower
Dubai Tower
The Dubai Tower is a 45-floor tower in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The tower has a total structural height of 210 m . Construction of the Dubai Tower was completed in 2009.-External links:*...
in Doha, Qatar's then tallest proposed building. Before founding his own consultancy, Nuseibeh worked with WS Atkins and Mouchel Parkman. He is a member of the Club of Rome
Club of Rome
The Club of Rome is a global think tank that deals with a variety of international political issues. Founded in 1968 at Accademia dei Lincei in Rome, Italy, the CoR describes itself as "a group of world citizens, sharing a common concern for the future of humanity." It consists of current and...
's think-tank 30 since 2004.
Further reading
- Fischbach, Michael R. "Nuseibeh Family." In Encyclopedia of the Palestinians, edited by Philip MattarPhilip MattarPhilip Mattar is a Palestinian American historian, who is fluent in English and Arabic. Born in Jerusalem, He received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in Middle Eastern history and has taught history at Yale, Georgetown, and the City College of New York...
. New York: Facts on File, 2000.
- Heller, Mark, and Nusseibeh, Sari. No Trumpets, No Drums:A Two-State Settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. New York: Hill and Wang, 1991.
- Muslih, Muhammad Y. The Origins of Palestinian Nationalism. New York: Columbia University Press, 1988.