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Ammon News - A Royal Decree was issued appointing Dr. Ahmed Abdel-Fattah Hiyasat as Chairman of the National Cyber Security Council.

Below is his biography:

•Education

– 1995: PhD in Systems Engineering, Oakland University, MI, USA.
–1988: M. Sc. in Communications Engineering, University of Jordan.
–1984: B. Sc. in Electrical Engineering, University of Jordan, Jordan.

•Positions Held and Employment

–1996-Now: Professor of Computer, Communications, and Electrical Engineering, Princess Sumaya University for Technology (PSUT).
*Vice President of PSUT (2013)
*Dean of Engineering School (2004)
–2011- 2012: Chairman and CEO of Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC) of Jordan. (seconded from PSUT)
–2006- 2010: Chairman and CEO of Telecomm. Regulatory Commission (TRC) of Jordan. (seconded from PSUT)
–1999-2006 & 20016-2018: Part-Time Consultant/Advisor to the Minister of Education.
–1985-1993: Communications Engineer and Officer, Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF).

•Distinctions and Awards

–2020-2022: Ranked within the World’s Top 2% Researchers, for the last three consecutive years, based on Stanford University and Elsevier BV classifications.
–2000: Ministry of Culture Award for Regionally Distinguished Performers.
–1999: Abd Al-Hamid Shoman Award for Young Arab Researchers in the Arab World.
–1995: Oakland University Award for distinguished academic performance.
–1988: King Hussein’s Award for distinguished academic performance at the M. Sc. level.
–1984: King Hussein’s Award for distinguished academic performance at the B. Sc. level.
–1979: Ministry of Education’s Award for distinguished academic performance in the General High School Certificate Exam (ranked the 10th among more than 70,000 students).

•Professional Consultation Services and Assignments

–Conducted many consultations for international organizations and companies in the fields of Energy, Communications and Education including, but not limited to, World Bank, US Agency For International Development (USAID), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), European Commission, UNESCO, INTEL, ASTEC Global Consultancy, World Link, Tetra Tech.
–Chaired, contributed to, and/or attended many international conferences on ICT, Energy, and Education Reform. A keynote speaker in a few of them.
–Editor-in-Chief of the Jordanian Journal of Computers and Information Technology (JJCIT).
–Refereed and/or attended few entrepreneurship competitions such as:
∗ MIT $50K Entrepreneurship Competition Awards at University of Cambridge, UK.
∗ Annual MIT $50K Global Startup Workshop, UAE.
∗ Entrepreneurship Competition Awards at the Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneur- ship, Jordan.
–Served as a referee, reviewer, or committee member for many organizations in Jordan such as:
∗ The Higher Council for Science and Technology, Jordan.
∗ The National Center for Human Resources Development, Jordan.
∗ The National Center for Research and Development, Jordan.
∗ The Scientific Research Support Fund, Jordan.
–Permanent reviewer/referee for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and many other international institutions and journals.
–Authored and published more than 50 refereed scientific articles.

•Languages and Computer Skills

–Arabic: native
–English: excellent (reading, speaking writing).
–Full command of Microsoft office applications, and other operating systems, and publishing tools/applications.