Personal Information:
Nationality: Yemeni.
Date of birth: 24/3/1962.

Summary:
Ph. D holder in Mechanics Engineering (production and design of mechanical systems). I first joined Sana’a University in 1986. One of the founders of the Department of Mechanics in the College of Engineering. Head of the mechanics department twice. A faculty member in the Department of Mechanics since 1994. Member of the Technical Committee for Higher Tenders. Participation in the development of Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering programs. Participation in updating it and preparing course specifications. Experience in evaluating machinery and equipment.

Education:
Ph.D. “The Influence of Compliant Materials and Lubrication Properties on Squeeze Film Bearing Performance”1995, Mechanical Engineering (Tribology). University of Wales (Swansea), Britain.
M.Sc. “Engineering Design and Economic Manufacturing”.1989, Mechanical Engineering, University of Wales (Swansea), Britain.
B.Sc. “Production and Design of Mechanical Elements”, 1984, Mechanical Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Experience:
• Head of Mechanical Engineering Department, Sana’a University, Yemen
• Yemeni side coordinator for the cooperation between Tongi University in china and Sana’a University in Yemen.
• Yemeni side coordinator for the EU Aid to the mechanical Engineering department at Sana’a University in Yemen.
• Member of the student affair committee, faculty of Engineering Sana’a University.

Conferences and Workshops:
• Attending several workshops for preparing mechatronics B.Sc. Program.
• Participating in Preparing the mechatronic B.Sc. program in faculty of Engineering, Sana’a University. Including the laboratory’s equipment and experiments required for the program.
• Attending several workshops in academic accreditation.

Research and scientific papers:
1- ” Experimental determination of squeeze film bearing behaviour subjected to steady, impact, oscillatory loaded “, 1-5 May 1994, 4th STLE conference, Pittsburgh, U.S.A.
2- “Static and Dynamic Characteristics of Permeable and Porous Squeeze Films An Experimental Investigation” A.ALMAKHLAFY, M.M.MEGAT AHMED,D.T.GETHIN, B.J.ROYLANCE / Proceedings of the World Tribology Congress.
3- ” The Influence of compliant Material and Lubrication Properties on squeeze Film Bearing Performance “, Ph.D. Thesis University College of Swansea, Wales, U.K. 1994.
4- “Design of Portable Wire Tension Measuring System “, M.Sc. Thesis University College of Swansea, Wales, U.K. 1998.
5- “Simulation and Control of Simple System and Processes”. B.Sc. Thesis, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah. Saudi Arabia 1984.