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MEKEI, in conjunction with WASD, has built a strong network of researchers, policy makers, educators, consultants and employers from all parts of the world to exchange knowledge and experience and discuss current developments and challenges. This directory can be used to help find, support and collaborate with experts from the network. Interested in joining the expert directory? Complete the application form. Please check your details in our directory after 48 hrs and if you can not find your name, please contact the directory coordinator at admin@wasd.org.uk. You can also join the expert directories of our sister organisation: World Association for Sustainable Development (WASD) and Sudan Knowledge (SK).
Dr. Sultan Mohammed Faheem
Assistant Professor
Dr. Sultan Mohammed Faheem is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology, Manipal University Dubai Campus, UAE. After completing his master’s degree in Life sciences from University of Hyderabad, India, He further persuaded his studies in Biotechnology and obtained MTech in Biotechnology from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India.…
Prof. Khalid Alrawi
Professor
Dr. Khalid is a Professor at Abu Dhabi University/ The Military Programs in the United Arab Emirates. He received his PhD degree in Business Administration from Strathclyde University/UK and his M.phil from Oxford.…
Dr. Ayesha S. Al Dhaheri
Vice Dean
Dr. Ayesha Al Dhaheri is a vice dean of the University of United Arab Emirates. She is currently a Chairperson of the Nutrition and Health Department at the United Arab Emirates University.…
Priyanka Suryanarayan
Researcher
Priyanka Suryanarayan was a graduate research project student in the Department of Biotechnology at the Manipal University Dubai Campus, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Her research included molecular characterisation of foodborne pathogens in the United Arab Emirates.
Dr. Maher Ibrahim
Researcher
Dr. Maher Ibrahim received his PhD from the Suez Canal University/Ismailia, Egypt, specializing in education/mathematics. He has conducted various Faculty Development Programmes and published research papers in leading publications. He is now working at the American University.
Dr. Musa Shallal
Associate Professor
Dr. Musa Shallal is currently an associate professor in the United Arab Emirates University, Department of Sociology, where he has been affiliated since 1998. He holds a PhD in Sociology from Iowa State University; and he is a social worker by practice.…
Dr. Yasir Alnaqbi
Director
Dr. Yasir is the Director Abu Dhabi Excellence Program – Government of Abu Dhabi. He holds PhD from Salford University, Manchester, UK, MSc Engineering Management from Brunel University, UK and MSc Project Management from George Washington University, USA.…
Dr. Hanan Taleb
Assistant Professor
Dr. HananTaleb works at the British University in Dubai as an Atkins Assistant Professor in the MSc Sustainable Design of the Built Environment Programme. She was awarded her PhD from the School of Architecture at the University of Sheffield for her research on sustainable residential buildings in Saudi Arabia.…
Dr. Ahmed Eltigani Elmansouri
CEO
Founded and lead Alrawabi Dairy company to become a market leader in just 6 years! I have succeeded in growing a $10 million dairy farm into a $ 200 million dairy enterprise producing and processing omega 3 milk super milk, vitamin D milk, nutriboost drinking yogurt and sell them directly to consumers.…
Ahmed Al Zaidi
Police Officer
Ahmed Al Zaidi worked as police officer in Abu Dhabi Police at Strategic Department and Police Traffic Department for almost nine years. Currently, he is completing his PhD in the School of Engineering and the Built Environment at Edinburgh Napier University, UK.…
Arunava Sarkar
Urban Designer
Arunava is an architect with 10+ years of experience in master planning and large scale architecture projects. He has worked on prestigious Greenfield townships, urban regeneration projects, TOD hubs, retail destinations and institutional campuses in India, UK and the GCC region.…
Reshma Bhagwandas Vaswani
Researcher
Reshma Bhagwandas Vaswani is Research Assistant in the Department of Biotechnology at the Manipal University Dubai Campus, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She received her BSc in Biotechnology and MSc in the field Medical Biotechnology from Department of Biotechnology at the Manipal University Dubai Campus, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.…
Dr. Munawwar Ali Khan
Associate Researcher
Dr. Munawwar Ali Khan is an Associate Professor of Natural Science and Public Health at the Zayed University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He received his PhD in 2001 from the Department of Urban Engineering at University of Tokyo, Japan.…
Abubakr Mohamed Khalafalla
HSE Manager
Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) professional with excellent qualification, competence and over seventeen years’ of rich experience, including expert experience at implementing, inspecting and evaluating workplaces for safety hazards and recommending and implementing safe workplace policies and procedures according to OSHAD.…
Rolf Richard Keil
General Manager
Rolf Richard Keil has joined Toray Membrane Europe AG in 2011 as the Strategic Business Development Manager for the Middle East office in Dubai. Since 2012, Rick is the General Manager of Toray Membrane Europe (Middle East Branch) and in charge of all operations in the region, including offices in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.…
Dr. Ibrahim M. Abdalla Alfaki
Associate Professor
Ibrahim M. Abdalla Alfaki is an Associate Professor in the Department of Statistics in the College of Business and Economics at the United Arab Emirates University an where he has been a faculty member since 1998.…
Zohair Magzoub Mohamed Elhag
Wildlife Consultant
Zohair Magzoub Mohamed Elhag received his Bacalore from the Faculty of Veterinary Science, Khartoum University, Sudan (1989). He worked as a Veterinary Officer in Butana Dairy Farm, Khartoum Dairy Production CO.…
Mohammed Musthaq Ahmed
Lecturer
Mohammed Musthaq Ahmed is working as Lecturer in the Department of Biotechnology at the Manipal University Dubai Campus, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He received his BSc and MSc in the field Microbiology from Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, India.…
Ibrahim Elbadawi
MD
Advisor and Trainer – e-Government, Open Data, Innovation. Managing Partner, Exantium (ODI Dubai), Dubai, UAE. Member of the United Nations eGovernment Expert Group. The first Arabic speaking Open Data Registered Trainer from The Open Data Institute – UK.…
Prof. Aida Mohamed El-Asfahani
Professor
Prof. Aida Mohamed El-Asfahani is Professor of Nutrition and Food Science at the Faculty of Home Economics, Menoufia University, Egypt with MSc degree from Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Egypt; PhD degree from the University of Economics at Prague; and a subsequent Postdoctoral Fellow in the International Food and Nutrition program jointly organized by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Harvard University.…