An eminent Arab scholar in the field of heritage and manuscripts. A Kuwait University Professor. Appointed minister twice: Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education. Has published numerous studies in heritage and the history of science.
 

Syrian Presidential Affairs Minister. Former Director of the National Library of Syria (Assad Library). Former Governor of Damascus. Professor of library sciences. Has made remarkable contributions in the fields of Arabic heritage and manuscripts (researches, books, articles)
 

Currently supervising the establishment of the new Egyptian Museum in Giza. Former Director of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
 

Dean of the Faculty of Hotels and Tourism, Alexandria University. Professor of logic and philosophy of sciences (Faculty of Arts/ Alexandria University). Has published several studies in ancient and contemporary philosophy, and has also translated several philosophical texts.