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Personal Data
| Name: |
Ahmed Mohamed El-Ahmed |
| Date of Birth: |
10 June 1943 |
| Place of Birth: |
Horat Amourine, Hama, Syria |
| Nationality: |
Syrian |
| Current Address: |
ICARDA, P.O.Box 5466, Aleppo,
Syria |
| Telephone: |
Office: +963-21-2210741
Mobile: +963-95-710195 |
| Fax: |
+963-21-2225105 |
| E-Mail: |
A.El-Ahmed@cgiar.org |
Education
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Ph.D, Plant Pathology, Paul-Sabatier
University (ENSAT), Toulouse, France (1975) |
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M.Sc., Plant Pathology, Paul-Sabatier
University (ENSAT), Toulouse, France (1972) |
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B.Sc., Plant Pathology,
Alexandria University, Egypt (1964) |
Languages Spoken
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Arabic - mother tongue - fluent
in reading, writing and speaking |
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English - fluent in reading,
writing and speaking |
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French - fluent in reading,
writing and speaking |
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Spanish - fair in reading and
speaking |
Current Position
Assistant Director General, Government Liaison (ADG-GL), ICARDA, May 2005
to date
Duties
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Maintaining good relations
with various Syrian government offices |
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Strategy development for cooperation
between ICARDA and the national research institutions in Syria |
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Assisting in promotional activities
in Syria (brochures preparation, press releases, contacts with the
media, etc. |
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Contracts development with
Syrian universities |
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Obtaining government clearances
for various items to support staff |
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Assisting all programs/departments
in government related matters |
Previous Employment
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At Aleppo University
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Professor, Plant Pathology,
Faculty of Agriculture (since 1991) |
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Vice Dean for Scientific
Affairs (1987-2001) |
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Head, Plant Protection
Department (1986-1987 & 2001-2003) |
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Director of Agricultural
Institute, Aleppo (1976-1978) |
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At ICARDA
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Coordinator for ICARDA/Syria
Cooperative Program (Feb. 04 to April 05) |
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Director of Government
Liaison Office, ICARDA (Sept. 04 to April 05) |
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Acting ADG-GL, ICARDA
(1997/1998) |
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Head, Seed Health Laboratory,
GRU, ICARDA (1991-2004) |
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Duties
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Monitoring seed
exchange and testing for seed-transmitted pests and
diseases |
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Conducting research
and training in aspects of seed health |
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Preparing technical
reports, annual reports, and journal articles related
to seed health activities |
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Establishing close
cooperation between the Seed Health Laboratory and the
Syrian Quarantine authorities to facilitate the seed
movement from and to ICARDA |
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Improving post-quarantine
measures |
Others
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ICARDA Cereal
Pathologist and Project Coordinator for Tunisia (1980-1986) |
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Post-Doctoral Fellow
at ICARDA/CIMMYT, Mexico, in Cereal Pathology/Breeding
(1978-1980) |
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Student Supervision, Publications and Training
Supervised 20 Ph.D and M. Sc. students'
thesis, and published over 50 papers in local and international refereed
journals and book chapters. Participated in several workshops/symposia,
and carried out numerous training courses in plant and seed pathology,
and coordinated several research projects.
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