Draft:Rami Abdel-Rahem

Early Life and Education
Rami Abdel-Rahem was born on November 14, 1974, in As Sarih, Irbid, Jordan. He completed his high school education at As Sarih Secondary School in 1992. Abdel-Rahem pursued higher education at Jordan University of Science and Technology, where he obtained his Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Applied Chemistry in October 1996 and his Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Applied Chemistry in October 2000. In October 2003, Abdel-Rahem earned his Doctor of Natural Science (Doctor rerum naturalium) in Physical Chemistry from the University of Bayreuth in Germany.

Career
Abdel-Rahem began his career as a Teacher of Chemistry at the Ministry of Education in Irbid, Jordan, from 1996 to 1997. He then worked as an Analyst in the Quality Control Unit at Al-Riyadh Company for detergents industry in Sahab, Jordan, from 1997 to 1998. From 1998 to 2000, he served as a Research and Teaching Assistant at Jordan University of Science and Technology, where he taught various chemistry laboratory courses. During his PhD program at the University of Bayreuth, he was a Research and Teaching Assistant from 2000 to 2003, teaching Practical Physical Chemistry, supervising undergraduate projects, and conducting industrial research for Cognis Company. In 2003, Abdel-Rahem joined the Al-Mergib University in Libya as a Faculty Member of Chemistry, where he coordinated higher studies at the Chemistry Department until 2005. He then moved to King Faisal University in Saudi Arabia, where he served as an Assistant Professor of Chemistry from 2005 to 2011 and as an Associate Professor of Chemistry from 2011 to 2013. At King Faisal University, he was head of the Chemistry Department, coordinator of the social committee, and a member of the Computer and Information Center. Abdel-Rahem joined the University of Petra in Jordan in 2013 as an Associate Professor of Chemistry. He became a Professor of Physical Chemistry in 2017 and served as Head of the Chemistry Department from 2014 to 2018. He was Vice Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences from 2017 to 2018 and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences from 2018 to 2022. In September 2022, Abdel-Rahem was appointed President of University of Petra in Amman, Jordan.

Awards

 * King Faisal University Awards
 * Petra University Awards
 * Elsevier Honorarium

Personal Life
Rami Abdel-Rahem is married and has four children. He resides in Amman, Jordan.