Emad Abdul-Ghani Sabouni
Emad Abdul-Ghani Sabouni عماد عبد الغني الصابوني | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Communications and Technology | |
| In office 8 December 2007 – 27 August 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad Najji Outri Adel Safar Riyad Farid Hijab Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji Wael Nader al-Halqi |
| Preceded by | Amr Nazir Salem |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1964 (age 59–60) 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 former Minister of Communications and Technology of Syria.[1] [2][3]
Early life, education and career
[edit]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 Technical Committee on Using the Arabic Language in Information Technology's Syrian Secretariat.
- Participated in work teams at the Arab League, the International Telecommunication Union and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA).
Personal life
[edit]Sabouni is married and has two daughters.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Ministry of Communications and Technology official government website
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- 1964 births
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