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Khaled Toukan | |
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| Born | Khaled Awni Abdulrahman Toukan 1954 (age 71–72) Amman, Jordan |
| Alma mater | M.I.T |
| Occupation | Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (Chairman) |
Khaled Awni Abdulrahman Toukan (Arabic: خالد عوني عبد الرحمن طوقان; born 1954) is the current chairman of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission,[1] and the Director General of the Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East (SESAME). He is also serving on the Standing Advisory Group for Nuclear Energy to the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Previously, Dr Toukan served as the Minister of Energy for the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (2011), Minister of Education (2000-2008), and as Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research (2001–2002).[2]
Early and personal life
[edit]Born in Amman in 1954, Toukan is married with 3 children. He holds a Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1978–1982), an M.Sc. degree in Nuclear Engineering from University of Michigan (1976–1978), and a B.E. degree in Electrical Engineering from American University of Beirut (1971–1976).
Academic career
[edit]Toukan was the president of Al-Balqa` Applied University from (1997–2001). He also held the position of acting dean of Faculty of Engineering & Technology and professor of industrial engineering at the University of Jordan, currently he is a member of the university's board of trustees,[3] research scientist at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, and associate research scientist at the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia.
Toukan is a member of the International High-Level EFA Group, a member of H.M. King Abdullah II Economic Consultative Council, acting director of SESAME, and the Jordan representative to SESAME Council and Vice –Chairman.
Ministerial roles
[edit]| × | Term start | Term end | Office | Head of Government |
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| 1 | 9 February 2011 | 17 November 2011 | Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources | Marouf al-Bakhit |
| 2 | 27 November 2005 | 22 November 2007 | Minister of Education, Higher Education and Scientific Research | Marouf al-Bakhit |
| 3 | 7 April 2005 | 24 November 2005 | Minister of Education, Higher Education and Scientific Research | Adnan Badran |
| 4 | 25 October 2003 | 5 April 2005 | Minister of Education | Faisal al-Fayez |
| 5 | 21 July 2003 | 22 October 2003 | Minister of Education | Ali Abu al-Ragheb |
| 6 | 14 January 2002 | 20 July 2003 | Minister of Education | Ali Abu al-Ragheb |
| 7 | 2 September 2001 | 14 January 2002 | Minister of Education, Higher Education and Scientific Research | Ali Abu al-Ragheb |
| 8 | 19 June 2000 | 1 September 2001 | Minister of Education | Ali Abu al-Ragheb |
Awards
[edit]Toukan's awards include the King Hussein Medal for Distinguished Giving (First Class) from His Majesty King Abdullah II, the Gandhi Medal for Peace from the Director General of UNESCO (2003), The French Legion of Honour (Commander Rank) from the (then) President of the French Republic, Mr. Jacques Chirac, the German Medal of Honour (Commander Rank) from the (then) President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Mr. Horst Köhler, the Royal Grand Gordon of Alkukab Al-Urduni (2003), and the Theos, J. Thompson Fellowship (1980–81) from the Department of Nuclear Engineering at M.I.T.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Jordan Atomic Energy Commission". www.jaec.gov.jo (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 7 March 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- ↑ Hindi, Linda (28 September 2007). "Jordan Times". www.jordantimes.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- ↑ "University of Jordan Board of Trustees". www.ju.edu.jo. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
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