Sudanese Civil Engineering Professor (1944-)
Abdin Mohamed Ali Salih FAAS FTWAS FIWRA (Arabic : عابدين محمد علي صالح , (born 1944)[ 1] a Sudanese Civil Engineering Professor at the University of Khartoum and a UNESCO expert in Water Resources .[ 2] [ 3]
Early life and education
Salih was born in Wad Madani , Sudan in 1944.[ 1] [ A] Salih joined the University of Khartoum in 1963 and obtained a Bachelor of Science with a First Class Honors in Civil Engineering in 1969. He then received a Diploma of Imperial College and continued to complete a Doctor of Philosophy in Hydraulics in 1972 from Imperial College London . He later obtained a Diploma in Hydrology from the University of Padua , Italy , in 1974.[ 2] [ 4] [ 5]
Research and career
After his Ph.D., Salih returned to Sudan in 1973 and joined the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Khartoum as a Lecturer before becoming an associate professor in 1977. He became the head of the department of Civil Engineering in 1979, and a full professor in 1982. He became the University of Khartoum 's Deputy Vice-Chancellor between 1990 and 1991. As of November 2022, he is a professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Khartoum , and a member of the Governing Councils of the University of Khartoum and Sudan University of Science and Technology . He was also a professor at the College of Engineering, King Saud University , from 1982 until.[ 5] [ 4] [ 6]
Salih's research and consulting work focuses on water security and water resources management . He served at the UNESCO from 1993 until he became a Director of the Division of Water Sciences in 2011. [ 7] [ 8] [ 3] He was a member of the Executive Board of UNESCO from 2015 until 2019.[ 9] [ 10] He was also the alternate Governor of the World Water Council between 1999 and 2003.[ 2] Salih works as an advisor for the High Commission for the Development of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia , and is a member of many international water societies. [ 11] He has been a jury member of many international water prizes.[ 12]
Awards and honours
Salih was elected as a Fellow of the International Water Resources Association (FIWRA) in 1983,[ 5] a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (FAAS) in 1993,[ 2] [ 13] and a Fellow of The Word Academy of Sciences (FTWAS) in 2002.[ 14]
He was awarded Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO)'s Award for Excellence in Scientific Research.[ 8]
Personal life
Salih is married with three children.[ 1]
Selected publications
Notes
^ Although the date of birth is noted as 1 January, this might not be true. At the time of his birth, 1 January was assigned to those who were born outside of Khartoum , e.g., Abdalla Hamdok and Omar al-Bashir .
See also
References
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^ a b c d "Salih Abdin Mohamed Ali | The AAS" . www.aasciences.africa . Archived from the original on 2022-11-13. Retrieved 2022-11-13 .
^ a b iAgua, redaccion (2011-10-05). "Abdin Mohamed Ali Salih, nuevo Director para la División de Ciencias del Agua y Secretario del PHI de la UNESCO" . iAgua (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-11-13. Retrieved 2022-11-13 .
^ a b "بروفسور عابدين محمد على صالح بقلم بخيتة امين" . danagla.ahlamontada.com (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2022-11-13. Retrieved 2022-11-13 .
^ a b c "CV" (PDF) . Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-11-13. Retrieved 2022-11-13 .
^ "Cssp" . www.bibalex.org . Retrieved 2022-11-13 .
^ "Euro-Mediterranean Information System on know-how in the Water sector - International portal" . www.emwis.org . Archived from the original on 2023-02-27. Retrieved 2022-11-13 .
^ a b "Side Event at the ICSU Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation // "Water security" A New Paradigm of Adaptive Management | Nexus - The Water, Energy & Food Security Resource Platform" . www.water-energy-food.org . Archived from the original on 2022-11-13. Retrieved 2022-11-13 .
^ "Advisory and Consulting Contributions | Abdin Mohamed Ali Salih" . Archived from the original on 2022-11-13. Retrieved 2022-11-13 .
^ "Wagner elected as new Chair of UNESCO-IHE" . Diplomat magazine . 2015-12-05. Archived from the original on 2022-11-13. Retrieved 2022-11-13 .
^ "Advisory and Consulting Contributions | Abdin Mohamed Ali Salih" . Archived from the original on 2022-11-13. Retrieved 2022-11-14 .
^ Stephenson, David (2005). Water services management / { Prof. Abdin Mohamed Ali Salih collection } . London: Lightning Source UK Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84339-080-0 .
^ "Abdin Mohamed Ali Salih's biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story - ZGR.net" . www.zgr.net . Archived from the original on 2022-11-13. Retrieved 2022-11-13 .
^ "Salih, Abdin Mohamed Ali" . TWAS . Archived from the original on 2022-11-13. Retrieved 2022-11-13 .
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