Khaled Toukan

Khaled Toukan (Arabic: خالد طوقان‎) is the current chairman of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission,[1] he served previously as the Minister of Energy for the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (2011), Minister of Education (2000-2008), and as Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research (2001–2002).[2]

Khaled Toukan
Born
Khaled Awni Abdulrahman Toukan

1954 (age 66–67)
Amman
NationalityJordan
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
OccupationJordan Atomic Energy Commission (Chairman)

Academic career

Toukan was the president of Al-Balqa` Applied University from (1997–2001). He also held the position of Acting Dean of Faculty of Engineering & Technology and Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Jordan, currently he is a member of the university's Board of Trustees,[3] Research Scientist at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, and Associate Research Scientist at the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia.

Toukan is a Member of the International High-Level EFA Group, a member of H.M. King Abdullah II Economic Consultative Council, Acting Director of SESAME, and the Jordan representative to SESAME Council and Vice –Chairman.

Ministerial roles
× Term start Term end Office Head of Government
1 9 February 201117 November 2011Minister of Energy and Mineral ResourcesMarouf al-Bakhit
2 27 November 200522 November 2007Minister of Education, Higher Education and Scientific ResearchMarouf al-Bakhit
3 7 April 200524 November 2005Minister of Education, Higher Education and Scientific ResearchAdnan Badran
4 25 October 20035 April 2005Minister of EducationFaisal al-Fayez
5 21 July 200322 October 2003Minister of EducationAli Abu al-Ragheb
6 14 January 200220 July 2003Minister of EducationAli Abu al-Ragheb
7 20 September 200114 January 2002Minister of Education, Higher Education and Scientific ResearchAli Abu al-Ragheb
8 19 June 20061 September 2001Minister of EducationAli Abu al-Ragheb

Awards

Toukan's awards include the UNESCO Gandhi Medal of Peace, (2003), the Royal Grand Gordon of Alkukab Al-Urduni, (2003), the Theos, J, Thompson Fellowship (1980–81) in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at M.I.T., and the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst.

Life

Born in Amman in 1954, Toukan is married with 3 children. He holds a Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, (1978–1982), an M.Sc. degree in Nuclear Engineering from University of Michigan, (1976–1978), and a B.E. degree in Electrical Engineering from American University of Beirut, (1971–1976).

References
  1. "Jordan Atomic Energy Commission". www.jaec.gov.jo (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 7 March 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
  2. Hindi, Linda (28 September 2007). "Jordan Times". www.jordantimes.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
  3. "University of Jordan Board of Trustees". www.ju.edu.jo. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2010.


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