Kamel Mohammed Saleh Ajlouni, M.D. ( ar, كامل عجلوني, born 1943 in Sariyyeh,

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) is a physician in the field of

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. He earned a

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degree from the

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School of Medicine in 1967. Ajlouni became professor of endocrinology in the Department of Internal medicine at the

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in 1985. Professor Ajlouni has written more than 120 professional papers in the field of endocrinology. In recognition of his contributions, the

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presented him with the International Clinician Award in 2008. Ajlouni has worked in numerous posts, mainly as minister of health from 1984 to 1985. He is one of the founders of the

Jordan University of Science and Technology The Jordan University of Science and Technology ( ar, جامعة العلوم والتكنولوجيا الأردنية ''Jami'at Al-Ulum wa Al-Tiknolojia Al-Urdunia''), often abbreviated JUST, is a public university, state-supported university ...

and was its president from 1986 to 1995. Ajlouni is the president of the

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in Jordan since 1996. Professor Ajlouni was also a senator in the Jordanian Congress from 1996 to 2001.

Education

Ajlouni went through school in Rashidiah College in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

from 1955 to 1958, then high school in

Hussein College Hussein, Hussain, Hossein, Hossain, Huseyn, Husayn, Husein or Husain (; ar, حُسَيْن ), coming from the triconsonantal root Ḥ-S-i-N ( ar, ح س ی ن, link=no), is an Arabic name which is the diminutive of Hassan, meaning "good", " ...

, Amman from 1958 to 1960. He later attended Studien Kollege (General Science),

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, from 1961 to 1962, and then went to the medical school from 1962 to 1967. He graduated (state examination) on 11 December 1967 (magna cum laude). He got his doctor of medicine degree in anatomy from the University of Heidelberg, on 16 February 1968 (cum laude).

References

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