Emad Abdul-Ghani Sabouni
| Emad Abdul-Ghani Sabouni عماد عبد الغني الصابوني | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Communications and Technology | |
|
Assumed office 8 December 2007 | |
| Prime Minister |
Mohammad Najji Outri Adel Safar Riyad Farid Hijab Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji |
| Preceded by | Amr Nazir Salem |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1964 (age 51–52) Damascus, Syria |
| Political party | Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
| Children | two |
| Alma mater |
National Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble (Ph.D.), Engineering from Ecole Nationale Superieure des Télécommunications Bretagne(Télécom Bretagne) |
Emad Abdul-Ghani Sabouni (Arabic: عماد عبد الغني الصابوني) (born 1964 in Damascus) is the current Minister of Communications and Technology of Syria.[1]
Early life, education and career
Sabouni was born in Damascus in 1964. He earned a Ph.D. degree from National Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble, France. He also earned a degree in Engineering from Ecole Nationale Superieure des Télécommunications (Télécom Bretagne) in Brest, France.
- Director General of the Syrian Telecommunications Establishment, 2003–2006.
- Chairman of the Syrian Computer Society.
- Advisor to Minister of Communications and Technology.
- Participated in composing the dictionary of Computer Terms published by the Syrian Computer Society.
- Member of the Syrian Secretariat of the Technical Committee on Using the Arabic Language in Information Technology.
- Participated in work teams at the Arab League, the International Telecommunications Union and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA).
Personal life
Sabouni is married and has two daughters.
See also
References
- Minister of Communications and Technology Emad Abdul-Ghani Sabouni, SANA
- Biography of the new Syrian government 2011 - the names and lives of government ministers, Syria FM, 17 April 2011
External links
- Ministry of Communications and Technology official government website
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