•  1985 Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics (TEFL) Texas University, Austin, USA.
• 1982 M.Sc. in Applied LinguisticsTeaching of English for nonnative Speakers, Texas University, Austin, USA.
• 1977 Diploma in Educational Training. University of Damascus, Syria.

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• currently:

        Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Al-Sham Private University.               

        Member of the Board of Trustees at the IUST Private University.               

• 2014-2018: Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Al Jazeera Private University.
• 2006-2011: Minister of Higher Education in Syria.
• 2006-2011: Chairman of the Higher Education Council Ministry of Higher Education, Syria.
• 2000: Supervising Language Proficiency Tests for PHD candidates.
• 1995-2000: Supervising Language Proficiency Tests for faculty members and teaching assistants.
• 1995: Professor of Applied Linguistics 1 Department of English Literature at the University of Aleppo.
• 1991: Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics 1 Department of English Literature at the University of Aleppo.
• 1988-1993: Supervising English Language Programs at Scientific Research Centre
• ?1992: Member of the Scientific Research Committee, Higher Education Council, Damascus.
• 1990: Member of the Student Admissions Committee, Higher Education Council, Damascus.
• 1986: Member of the Teachers Syndicate branch, Aleppo University branch.
• 1986-1987: Member of the English Department Council, University of Aleppo.
• 1985: Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics 1 Department of English Literature, University of Aleppo.
• 1979-1985: Deployed to the University of Texas at Austin to prepare M.A and PHD in TEFL Austin, USA.
• 1979: Teaching Assistant in the English Department, University of Aleppo.