Advisor to the Minister for Higher Education

Dr. Karim Saleh Abdul

Brief Job description: Giving advice and suggestions to the Minister
for all issues relating to undergraduate and graduate higher education
in the Kurdistan Region. Mr. Karim also makes suggestions regarding the
decisions and recommendations of the Universities and Technical
Foundations of Education as well as advice on running and
administering various committees related to higher education issues.

• Personal details:

- Initial name : Karim
- Father name : Salih
- Family name : Abdul
- Date & place of birth : 1st  July  1948 / Goptapa/Koya / Erbil / Iraq
- Marital status : Married
- Home address : 165/3/365   -  Andazyaran , Erbil , Iraq
- Home phone No: 00964 66 22 28016 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting
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- Office phone No: 00964 66 256 2707 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting
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- Mobile phone No: 00964 750 470 1750 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting
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- Languages: Kurdish, Arabic, English
- Email: karim.abdul@mhe-krg.org
Full Name: Prof. Dr .Karim Salih Abdul
Job title: Minister's Advisor for Higher Education

• Education:

1.  Baccalaureate, Science branch, Koysinjaq secondary school, Koya, Erbil, Iraq (1966).
2.  B.Sc. Plant Production, Agriculture College, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq (1970).
3. M.Sc. Plant Physiology, College of Agriculture, University of Reading, Reading, England (1973).
4.   Ph.D. Plant Physiology, College of Agriculture, University of Reading, Reading, England (1976).

• Scientific Positions:

1.  Demonstrator, Dept. of Plant Production, College of Agriculture, University of Sulamani, Sulamani, Iraq (1971-1972)
2.  Lecturer, Dept. of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, University of Sulamani, Sulaimani, Iraq (1976-1980)
3.  Assistant Professor, Dept. of Horticulture, University of Agriculture, University of Salahaddin, Erbil, Iraq (1981-1986)
4.  Professor, Dept. of Biology, College of Education, University of Salahaddin, Erbil, Iraq (1986 - to current)

• Administrative Experience :

1.  Head of the Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, University of Sulamani, Sulaimani, Iraq (1978-1982).
2.   Dean, College of Agriculture, University of Sulamani, Sulaimani, Iraq (1980-1981).
3.   Dean, College of Education, University of Salahaddin, Erbil, Iraq (1994-2004).
4.   Member of Higher Education Council, Iraqi, Kurdistan Regional Government (1993-2004).
5.   Secretary & Head of the Scientific Journal of Salahaddin University, Erbil, Iraq (1990-2010).
6.   Consultant of Higher Education (Minister's Adviser), Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research, Iraqi Kurdistan Region (2007 -

current).

• Conferences:

- Attended different Scientific National & International Conferences, especially Biological & Agricultural conferences .

• Publications:

1. Published more than 60 papers in both National (mainly university scientific Journals) and International Scientific Journals (mainly Annals of Botany, London, England).
2.  Wrote (in Arabic) and translated (English to Arabic) 19 books mainly in the field of Plant Physiology.
3.  Wrote many Scientific Articles (in Kurdish & Arabic) published in different magazines, mainly those of the "Ministry of Agriculture" & "University " magazines.
4.  Leader of the assessment team in 3 agricultural projects which are published by the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture.

Supervision of postgraduate students:

1. Supervised 31 postgraduate students (Master's and PhD) mainly in the field of plant physiology. The majority of them were at Salahaddin University and others in different Kurdistan regional universities (Dohuk and Sulaimani).

•  Membership in professional organizations:

1. Kurdistan Region of Iraq Biologists Syndicate.
2. Kurdish Teacher's Society.