Dr. Faisal Abbas ( ar, فيصل عباس; born 1955) is a former
Minister of Transport for
Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
, serving from 2011 to 2012.
Early life, education and career
Abbas was born in
Hama Governorate
Hama Governorate ( ar, مُحافظة حماة / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat Ḥamā'') is one of the 14 Governorates of Syria, governorates of Syria. It is situated in western-central Syria, bordering Idlib Governorate, Idlib and Aleppo Governorates ...
in 1955. He earned a bachelor's degree in
electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...
from the
University of Damascus in 1977, a master's degree in electrical engineering from
Ohio State University in 1982, and a Ph.D. in
computer engineering
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from the same university in 1986.
Abbas was a professor in the Department of Computer Engineering and Automation at the Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering at the University of Damascus until 2001. From 2000 to 2007 he was the Dean of the electrical engineering faculty (department) of the University of Damascus. In 2007 he was appointed Rector (President) of the
International University for Science and Technology.
*National Director of the project to establish a network of Higher Education and Scientific Research from 1998 to 2000
*Visiting professor and researcher in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the
University of Detroit in
Michigan in 1999
*Member of the Board of Directors of Syrian Computer Society - Secretary 2000-2005
*Member of the National Centre for Energy Research from 2004 to 2009
*Member of the Committee on Quality Assurance in Higher Education in 2008
*Member of the Board of Higher Education 2008-2009
*Director of the Directorate of Computer and Information Technology in the
Ministry of Higher Education
Personal life
Abbas is married and has two sons.
See also
*
Cabinet of Syria
The Cabinet of Syria (Arabic: مجلس وزراء سوريا, majlis wuzara' suria) or Council of Ministers is the chief executive body of the Syrian Arab Republic.
Cabinet in Constitution
According to the Constitution of Syria:
Appointment, p ...
References
Minister of Transport Dr. Fayssal Abbas ''
SANA
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Biography of the new Syrian government 2011 - the names and lives of government ministers, ''
Syria FM
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
'', 17 April 2011
External links
Ministry of Transport''official government website''
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1955 births
Living people
Damascus University alumni
Ohio State University College of Engineering alumni
Transport ministers of Syria
People from Hama Governorate