Prof. SADEQ  HAMOOD SALEH azzam

Email address | +967770546644 | azam.sadeq@gmail.com | s.azzam@su.edu.ye

Professor of Chemistry, with over 11 years of experience as a senior lecturer, Strong experience in leadership.

Personal information :

DATE OF BIRTH:       05. 06.1976

PLACE OF BIRTH:     SANA’A YEMEN

CITIZENSHIP:             YEMENI

GENDER:                        MALE

QUALIFICATIONS:    Ph.D, & M. Sc.
SPECIALIZATION:     Organic Chemistry (Organic Synthesis Chemistry)
Ph.D thesis Title:   (SYNTHESIS OF SOME NEW BIOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT MOLECULES VIA MULTICOMPONENT REACTIONS)
H index:                       6
ORCID ID:             0000-0002-0367-388X
URL LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/Sadeq-azzam-8274ab75
URL Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=ar&user=yO_AqOIAAAAJ
Google Scholar Citations:          224

MARITAL STATUS:               MARRIED

CHILDREN:                             2

Experience

JAN 2000-Oct 2002

I served as a manager at a plastic manufacturing facility within the Althawra Industry Complex in Yemen for three years.

Dec 2002-Jun 2007

I worked as a teaching assistant at Sana’a University in Yemen for five years

FEB 2014- July 2016

I worked as an Assistant Professor at Al-Nasser University, delivering lectures in advanced pharmaceutical subjects including Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry II, Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry III, and Instrumental Analysis

Oct 2014- Feb 2024  

I worked as an assistant professor and associate professor at the International Twintech University (ITTU) Oil Gas Engineering College for teaching applied chemistry.

Oct 2013- AUg 2025

I worked as assistant professor, associate professor and professor at Sanaa University, Faculty of Science, senior lecturer for teaching organic spectroscopy chemistry for graduates and M.Sc. students, organic chemistry I, organic chemistry for biological students, and organic chemistry VI, aromaticity and general Chemistry I and II as well as medicinal chemistry, organic chemistry (8), organic chemistry (6), mechanism and reaction names, Chemistry of Natural products, petrochemical chemistry, organic synthesis for M. Sc. students, advanced organic mechanisms and reaction names for M.Sc students, subjects right now.

Sep2014-JULy 2016

I worked as an assistant professor at Yemen University Medical Science College for teaching medicinal chemistry IV, medicinal chemistry II to pharmacy students. 

SEP 2015-Feb 2017 

I worked as an assistant professor at Queen ARWA University
Medical Science College for teaching Organic Chemistry I, II, III & IV for pharmacy students.

Sep 2015- Aug 2025

I worked as an assistant professor and associate professor at the University of Modern Science Medical Science College, teaching pharmaceutical organic chemistry I & II, as well as pharmaceutical analytical chemistry I & II to pharmacy students, and medicinal chemistry I, II, and III. 

Sep 2014 – Aug 20205

I worked as an assistant professor and associate professor
at Al-Razi University for Medical Science College for teaching pharmaceutical organic chemistry I & II, as well as pharmaceutical analytical chemistry I & II for pharmacy students right now

Dec 2021- Dec 2022

Chemical consultant for the General Authority for
investment. 

Dec 2022- Aug 2025           

Chairman of the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science Sana’a University.

Mar 2024

Head of the committee of the document description Master’s degree programme & PhD,  programme in organic chemistry, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Sana’a University.

Apr 2024

Preparing the course specification MSc. Degree courses 1. Organic reaction mechanisms & reactions name. 2. Advanced organic medicinal chemistry and green chemistry. 3. Industrial Organic Chemistry. 4. Advanced Organic Synthesis & Retrosynthesis, Chemistry of Natural Products.

JAN 2023

Currently supervising a master’s candidate specializing in organic chemistry, as well as a doctoral candidate.”

JAN 2022: Provided mentorship and guidance on thesis development, experimental design, and publication strategy

  2009-2013: Ph.D.  in Chemistry, Bangalore University, Bangalore, INDIA

2007-2009: M.Sc. Organic Chemistry. Bangalore University, Bangalore, INDIA –First Class 64.2%

1994-1998: B.Sc. General Chemistry, Sana’a University, YEMEN, First class 86%

2023: Earned an Advanced Communicative Grammar Certificate with 88% from Seeds Education Institute in Yemen, demonstrating proficiency in applied grammar and effective communication skills.

Activities

• Participated in a workshop (international workshop on (nanoscience-2007) in Egypt (which was governed by Cornell University, USA).

• Participated in (International Conference on Current Trends in Chemistry and Biochemistry – ICCTCB- 2009 Bangalore University, INDIA).

• Participated and presented a research paper at the (International SYMPOSIUM ON Challenge in Drug Discovery Programme, ISCDDP- 2011, KSOU, Mysore, INDIA.

• Participated and presented a research paper at the International Conference on Synthetic and Structural Chemistry–ICSSC- 2011, Mangalore University, INDIA).

• Participated in a professional workshop on teaching methodologies and curriculum development in (2014)  at Sana’a University.

• Participated in a workshop on developing the Bachelor’s Program Specification Document at the Faculty of Science, Sana’a University (2021).

• Served as Chair of the Preparation Committee and lead author in a (2024) workshop dedicated to drafting the Master’s Program Specification Document in Organic Chemistry, held at the Faculty of Science, Sana’a University.

• Led the development of the PhD Program Specification Document in Organic Chemistry as Chair of the Preparation Committee and principal author, during a workshop held at the Faculty of Science, Sana’a University in (2025).

PAPERS PUBLISHED:

1. Sadeq Hamood Saleh Azzam, Aisha Siddekha, M. A. Pasha. One-pot four-component synthesis of some novel octahydroquinolindiones using ZnO as an efficient catalyst in water. Tetrahedron Lett, (2012), 53(46), 6306–6309. Scopus (Q2)

2. Sadeq Hamood Saleh Azzam, M. A. Pasha. Simple and efficient protocol for the

   synthesis of novel dihydro-1H-pyrano[2,3-c]pyrazol-6-ones via a one-pot fourcomponent reaction. Tetrahedron Lett, (2012), 53(50), 6834–6837. Scopus (Q2)

3. Sadeq Hamood Saleh Azzam, M. A. Pasha. Microwave-assisted, mild, facile and

   rapid one-pot three-component synthesis of some novel pyrano[2,3-d]pyrimidine-

   2,4,7-triones. Tetrahedron Lett, (2012), 53(52), 7056–7059. Scopus (Q2)

4. Sadeq Hamood Saleh Azzam , Aisha Siddekha , Aatika Nizam, M. A. Pasha. SiO2 –

   Na2HSO4 as an Efficient Reusable Heterogeneous Catalyst for the One-Pot Three-Component Synthesis of Octahydro-quinazolin-2,5-diones in Water. Chin. J. Catal.

   (2012), 33: 677–680. Scopus (Q1)

5. Sadeq Hamood Saleh Azzam, M. A. Pasha. Microwave-assisted direct synthesis of

   nitriles from aromatic aldehydes under solvent-free condition. Inter. J. Res. Chem. and
   Environ. (2013), 3, 226- 230.

6. Sadeq Hamood Saleh Azzam, M. A. Pasha. Sonochemical Hot-Spot-Assisted one-pot

   synthesis of 4-arylmethylidene-2-phenyl-4H-oxazol-5-ones using Nano MgO as an

   efficient catalyst. Lett. Org. Chem. (2013), 10: 2.83-290. Scopus (Q4)

7. Sadeq Hamood Saleh Azzam, Aisha Siddekha, M. A. Pasha. Ultrasound-assisted

   one-pot four-component synthesis of 1,4,6,8-tetrahydroquinolines in aqueous medium.

   Synth. Commun. (2014), 44: 424 – 432. Scopus (Q3)

8. Sadeq Hamood Saleh Azzam, Aisha Siddekha, M. A. Pasha. Nuclear magnetic resonance, vibrational spectroscopic studies, physico-chemical properties, and

   computational calculations on (nitrophenyl) octahydroquinolindiones by DFT method. Spectrochimica Acta Part A. (2015) 136: 223- 230. Scopus (Q2)

9. Sadeq Hamood Saleh Azzam, Aisha Siddekha, MA Pasha*, Green, rapid,

   simple, and an effective one-pot  multicomponent strategy for synthesis of novel dihydropyrano[2,3-c]pyrazol-6-amines in aqueous medium. Universal Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 2020; 5(2):16-22.

10. 22. Samar Z. Al –Hurdi, Sami A. Al.Barati, and Hassan M. Ibrahim, Sadeq H. S. Azzam. Phytochemical screening and Biological Activity of Mixed solvents extract of Two Lamiaceae Plant Species leaves Growing in Wadi Bana-Ibb -Governorate-Yemen. Sana’a Univ. JAST. 2026.Communicated

    23. Sami Q.S. Abdullah, Sadeq H. S. Azzam, Maher A. Al Maqtari, Mohammed D. Al Alawy. Bull. Chem. Soc. Ethiop. 2026, 40(8), 1665-1678. Q3

        19. Amt-Almallik Khaled, Khaled H. Mohammed, Nada M. Al-Hamdani, and Sadeq H.S. Azzam. Nutritional, Phytochemical, and Functional Properties of Lepidium sativum (Garden Cress): A Concise Review. Sana’a Univ. JAST. 2026. Accepted.

        20. Ebrahim A. Al-Mamary, Sadeq H. S. Azzam, Qais Y.M. Abdullah, Khaled M. Naji, Basem Al-Akhali, Monther A. Al-Hakemi. In Vitro potent cytotoxic activity of sequential extracts from Yemeni commiphora myrrha resin against hct-116

            11. Sadeq Hamood Saleh Azzam and M. A. Pasha. A review on the current studies in pyrazole derivatives, their biological and

                pharmacological properties. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND MEDICAL REEARCH. ejpmr, 2020,7(7), 867-887.

            12. Sadeq Hamood Saleh Azzam, Amreen Khanum, Mohamed Afzal Pasha.

                Zn(OCOCH₃)₂·2H₂O catalysed efficient preparation of 2-phenyl-4-arylmethylidene-5-oxazolinones under ultrasonic condition. Catalysis Research. 2023, volume 3, issue 1. doi:10.21926/cr.2301007.

            13. Sadeq Hamood Saleh Azzama and Mohamed Afzal Pasha. A concise review on the preparation, biological activity and medicinal applications of substituted imidazoles. european journal of pharmaceutical and medical REEARCH. ejpmr, 2023, 10(5), 234-247.

            14. Sadeq H S. Azzam, Sami Q.S. Abdullah, Maher A Al Maqtari, and Mona Saad Al-Ezzi Synthesis of New Butyl N-[(2-Hydroxy-1-naphthyl) aryl)methyl] carbamate via One-Pot Three-Component Reaction in Solvent-Free Conditions and Their Biological Activity. Sana’a Univ. JAST. Vol.3, No.5, 2025, Page 1043- 1055.

            15. Sadeq H S. Azzam, Amani Al-Gaadabi, Boshra Al-Adab, Fares Al-Arbaji, Ahmed Qaid, Mohammed Qasim, Maher Ali Al-Maqatri, Efficient nano-preparation, characterization, and biological evaluation of two Schiff base-derived complexes. Eclet. Quim. 51, 2026,  e-1621. Q3

            16. Sadeq H. Azzam, Qais Y.M. Abdullah, Khaled M. Naji, Ebrahim A. Al-Mamary. Comprehensive Review of Yemeni Commiphora myrrha: Phytochemicals, Extraction Methods, Therapeutic Properties, and Medicinal Applications. Sana’a Univ. JAST. 2025; 3(4), 1008-1031.

            17. Sadeq H S. Azzam, Fursan Thabet A. SalehAmani A.Al-Gaadbi, Bushra M.Alattab, , Saad A.Al-Arnoot, Hussein M.A.AlMaydama, and Maher Ali Almaqtari1 “Green Synthesis and characteristics of Silica nanoparticles (SiO₂NPs) from Bamboo Leaf Ash by precipitation method”. Sana’a Univ. JAST. 2025; 3(4), 949-953.

            18. Ebrahim A. Al-Mamary, Sadeq H. S. Azzam, QaisY.M. Abdullah, Khaled M. Naji, Basem Al-Akhali, Monther A. Al-Hakemi. Comparative Chemical and Bioactivity Profiling of Polar and Resinous Fractions of Yemeni Commiphora myrrha. Sana’a Univ. JAST. 2026. Accepted.

            19. Jamal A. N. Al-Mahweety, Sadeq HS Azzam, Ali Alyahawi. A study of phytochemical constituents in Caralluma quadrangula. Universal Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 2020; 5(2):28-31.colon cancer cells. Bull. Chem. Soc. Ethiop. 2026. Communicated.

            20. 23. Sadeq H. S. Azzam, Sami Q.S. Abdullah, Maher A Al Maqtari, and Mohammed D.  ALAlalawy. Green synthesis, antimicrobial , and molecular docking of novel 4,6-diarylpyrimidin-2(1h)-thione derivatives as bioinspired therapeutic agents. Chem. J. Moldova. General, Industrial and Ecological Chemistry. 2026. Communicatedز

KILLS:
➢ Professional in the  basics of computer science, MS.WORD, EXCEL, PowerPoint,
internet. I have a driving License in Computer from Sanaa University Computer Centre section.

➢ Strong knowledge of medicinal chemistry and drug design, with expertise in computational molecular docking.

➢  Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with other team members.

➢  Proficient in NMR, IR, GC-MS, and HPLC analysis.

➢  Experienced in academic writing, grant proposal development, and data visualization.

LANGUAGES:
Fluent in reading, writing, and speaking: Arabic (Native), English (Fluent).

🔬 Research Interests

• Synthetic Organic Chemistry: Development of novel methodologies for carbon–carbon and carbon–heteroatom bond formation, with emphasis on green and sustainable chemistry.

• Medicinal Chemistry: Design and synthesis of bioactive small molecules targeting enzyme inhibition and receptor modulation.

• Catalysis: Exploration of organocatalysts and transition-metal catalyzed reactions to improve reaction efficiency and selectivity.

• Structure–Activity Relationships (SAR): Investigation of molecular frameworks to optimize pharmacological profiles.

• Spectroscopic Characterization: Application of NMR, IR, and mass spectrometry for structural elucidation and mechanistic studies.