I obtain my Ph.D in chemistry at 1976 from Assiut University, Egypt. I published 69 scientific publications and promoted to a full professorship at 1988.
I got a presidency of Al-Aqsa University, Gaza, for six years (2003-2009), and occupied different academic positions at An- Najah National University (Palestine) and the United Arab Emirates University (UAE).
Appointed as a Minister of Education and Higher Education in June 2013 to June 2014. Before that, in 2012 I was appointed as a Minister of Transportation.
In 2015, I appointed as a President for the Aarb American University, Jenin- Palestine.