Personal Information

Professor Dr./ Mutahhar Sharaf Shaiban

Name: Mutahar Sharaf Shaiban
Academic degree: Professor
Date of birth: 5/15/1955 – Hajjah Governorate

Mobile: +967 777900609

Email dr.motaharshiban@yahoo.com

Current work:

• Professor of Food and Dairy in the Department of Food Sciences and Nutrition, Sana’a University.
• Advisor to the Yemen Standardization, Metrology & Quality Control Organization.
• Institutional Development Expert at Crowe AHFAD, member Crowe Global.

Phone: 1 510 582        |           Mail: mutahar.shaiban@crowe.com.ye

Teaching responsibilities across various programs:

Areas of scholarly focus:

University Book Writing Activities:

Current research activities:

• Using pasteurization alternatives in preserving local fermented dairy products.
• Studying the dietary pattern of consumption of drinking dairy products (liquid and dried) in the capital.
• Evaluation of the quality of raw milk in the local production chain in Al-Hodeidah Governorate.

Academic interests:

• Responsible for the postgraduate program in the department (Member of the Postgraduate Studies Committee and Member of the Academic Committee) in the College of Agriculture.
• My professional focus involves the assessment of academic programs within medical colleges at universities. I serve as an expert for the Academic Accreditation Council, contributing to the evaluation processes that ensure educational quality (in the fields of food and therapeutic nutrition).
• Additionally, I emphasize the application of graduation research with private sector factories and relevant public sector institutions, which serves to bridge the gap between academic theory and real-world practice. By integrating research findings into the operational frameworks of these institutions, students can contribute meaningfully to ongoing projects.
• Participation in many external activities (community service), including, for example, the Standards and Metrology Authority, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Grain Corporation, the Yemeni Economic Corporation… and others.

Research interests:

I offer expert consulting services focused on the installation of production equipment in food and dairy manufacturing facilities. My work involves delivering comprehensive consultations and conducting in-depth studies tailored for investors in this sector. Recent achievements in this field include the following:

• Investment project studies submitted to the International Finance Corporation (IFC), World Bank through Crowe AHFAD; member Crowe Global (com.ye):
• Feasibility study for establishing a dairy factory and its accessories for the United Dairy and Food Industries Company (UDFI) – Hodeidah – Al-Kadan – 2021.
• Feasibility study for establishing an instant dry yeast factory in Hodeidah, Republic of Yemen – 2022.
• Feasibility Study & Business Plan for Cement Factory Expansion for Star Cement Co. Yemen LLC, Aden – 2024.
• Feasibility study for establishing a wheat milling for Al-Riyadah for Wheat Milling & Grain Silos, Aden – 2024.
• Participation in the consultative meeting between the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Yemeni investors held in Egypt (Continental Hotel Cairo) during the period November 15-16, 2023.
• Developing small food industries by:
• Encouraging graduates and low-income people to establish small production units to improve their income and combat poverty and unemployment. So, upon completing my master’s degree, I took the initiative to launch a dairy processing facility, which operated successfully for several years. This venture not only contributed to my personal income but also created job opportunities within the community, demonstrating the potential impact of such enterprises on local economies.
• I completed some training courses in different governorates to develop rural women in the field of dairy products industry.
• Counterfeit National Dairy Products:
• I have raised awareness among community groups and authorities concerned with food legislation about the spread of malnutrition diseases due to reliance on the consumption of counterfeit national dairy products.
• I conducted a television interview on Al-Masirah Channel in the Muhammad Al-Hasani program from reality (August 2022) to discuss semi-dairy products from national factories manufactured using vegetable oils and their impact on the spread of the phenomenon of dwarfism among children and adolescents in society, especially females, due to the removal of the most important nutritional components of milk, which is milk fat, and replacing it with cheap foreign materials to obtain illicit gain.
• I presided over a scientific symposium titled “Scientific Symposium on the Nutritional and Health Quality of Dairy Products in Yemen,” which took place at the Saba Hotel in Sana’a in December 2013. The event was held under the distinguished patronage of the Minister of Industry and Trade, funded by the Yemeni Authority for Standardization, Metrology, and Quality Control, and involved participation from Sana’a University along with various public and private sector institutions, including all dairy factories across the Republic. As Chairman of the Scientific Committee, I facilitated discussions on the presented scientific papers, and the symposium concluded with a commitment from national factories to produce authentic dairy products using original ingredients without external fat additives, thereby enhancing the nutritional quality of local products and increasing consumer satisfaction.
• Military Nutrition
• Research interests and presentation of studies on military nutrition, and survival (living) in difficult conditions for the army and the Mujahideen on the fronts (2015).

Education

• PhD in Food Science (Dairy Technology) from University of Baghdad, Iraq (1999)
• MSc in Food Science (Dairy Technology) from Zagazig University, Egypt (1990)
• Training Course in Agricultural Education from University of New Mexico, USA (1986)
• BSc in Agricultural Science (Food Industries) from Tanta University, Egypt (1980)

Experience

• Advisor to the Yemeni Organization for Standardization, Metrology and Quality Control for Food Security Affairs (2002-present).
• Vice Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture – Sana’a University (November 2016-September 2019).
• Head of the Department of Food Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture – Sana’a University (September 2012-January 2015).
• Lecturer in the Department of Food Sciences and Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Sana’a University from 1999 to date, and visiting professor at Ibb University and Dhamar University, Lecturer in the field of therapeutic nutrition at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, National University, Sana’a.
• Scientific researcher at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Baghdad (1994-1999) delegated from Sana’a University.
• Lecturer at the level of teacher of food and dairy courses at the Faculty of Agriculture, Sana’a University (1991 – 1993)
• General Manager of Al-Mutahar Dairy Factories (1991 – 1993), Sana’a.
• Teacher and then central supervisor of agricultural institutes and schools (1984 – 1991) Ibb Agricultural Institute, then the Guidance Sector in the General Diwan of the Ministry of Education, Sana’a.
• Director of Production and responsible for grain storage (1980 – 1984) Yemeni General Corporation for Grains.
• Head of the Dairy Committee at the Yemeni Organization for Standardization, Metrology and Quality Control, and updating the standard specifications related to imported and locally produced dairy products (2003 – 2021).
• Technical Advisor for the project to prepare a Yemeni standard specification for traditional Yemeni cheese produced in the countryside / Yemeni Organization for Standardization, Metrology and Quality Control (2009-2010). Chairman of the Advisory Committee for Evaluation and Technical Inspection / Supreme National Authority for Combating Corruption (2009-2010)
• Consultant expert for the evaluation of some local dairy factories and farms and the preparation of technical studies for their development / Agricultural Cooperative Union (2003-2004) Study of the evaluation of the dairy farm in Saada, Study of the evaluation of the dairy factory in Khormaksar Aden, Study of the technological requirements for sterilized dairy factories (UHT) and equipping technical units.
• Study of the evaluation of the dairy farm in the Hababa area – Thula Directorate (2019).
• Special report on the current status of the Yemeni Dairy Farm (Rasaba – Dhamar) for the benefit of the Yemeni Economic Corporation March 21, 2024 (study period from March 10 – 20, 2024).
• Report – on – the production capacity – of the Yemeni Company for the Manufacture of Dairy and Food Products (Yemeni) 2022. Kro Ahfad for Review and Consulting Expertise (Prof. Dr. Mutahhar Shaiban – Institutional Development Expert). www.crowe.com.ye
• Financial Manager of the Cooperative Society for Agricultural Consulting and Research (2001-2003).
• Sana’a University candidate for the research project on “Small Agricultural Activities in the Field of Developing Rural Food Industries” funded by Sana’a University and Al-Saeed Fund for Scientific Research (2009-2010).
• Various scientific consultations and research studies presented to beneficiaries such as the National Dairy Factories, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Defense, the French Bad Zai Project for Rural Development, the Public Prosecution, the Academic Forum of Yemeni Universities…etc. In addition to technical and economic feasibility studies presented to some investors.
• Supervising a number of scientific theses, participating in discussion and adjudication committees to grant and approve a master’s degree, and arbitrating scientific research and academic promotions for faculty members in universities.
• Description of academic curricula for the diploma program, the bachelor’s stage, and the master’s program.
• He has many research papers published in local, regional, and foreign refereed scientific journals.
• Research participation in many scientific conferences, seminars, workshops and seminars and chaired some of them, participated in several training courses as a trainee and trainer inside and outside the country.
• Scientific activities and events through local and regional media (newspapers – magazines – television),
• Scientific visits and missions to food factories and plants inside and outside the country.
• Commercial correspondence with many companies around the world specialized in industrial equipment (production lines and service units for factories), and suppliers of raw materials needed for the manufacture of dairy products and others.
• I received a certificate of thanks and appreciation from Sana’a University for the honored scientists and researchers at Sana’a University who excelled in the field of scientific research and international publishing for the year 2024 (on March 6, 2024)
• Scientific Research and International Publishing for the Year 2024 (March 6, 2024)
• The most important activities in the development of rural women in the field of food industries:

Professional Affiliations

• Member of the Board of Trustees of the Academic Forum, Sana’a University 2018, specialized consultant at the Small and Micro Enterprise Development Agency 2018 to date.
• Member of the Council of Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, Sana’a University 2016-2019.
• Member of the Academic Committee, Faculty of Agriculture, Sana’a University 2021,
• Member of the Graduate Studies Committee, Faculty of Agriculture, Sana’a University 2021,
• Member of the Sub-Union Committee for Faculty Members, Faculty of Agriculture, Sana’a University 2012.
• Member of the Yemeni Life Sciences Association 2005.
• Member of the Cooperative Society for Agricultural Consulting and Research 2001.
• Registered member as a National Expert in the Field of Dairy Products / Ministry of Planning 1992.
• Member of the Evaluation Committee for Applicants for Expert Positions in the Ministry of Industry and Trade in the Field of Food Industries (February 5 – March 20, 2017) Ministry of Industry and Trade.
• Member of the Supreme Agricultural Committee and Supervisor of the Applied Agricultural Sciences Diploma Program Project at the Faculty of Agriculture, Sana’a University (July 2018 – June 2020).

Conferences and Workshops

Published Researches:   

1. M. Shiban, M. Al-Otaibi and N. Al-zoreky, (2012). Antioxidant Activity of Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Fruit Peels, Food and Nutrition Sciences,  http://www.scirp.org/journal/fns, Vol. 3, No (7): 991-996
2. Shiban, M.S., Humaid, K.N .and Al-kawry, T.A.(2010) The Low Level Consumption of Milk in Yemen, Yemeni J. Biol. Sci., Vol. 6, No(1): 31 -42
3. Al-Kawry, T.A., Alkubaty, A.A and Shiban, M.S.(2010).The Effect of Partial and Total Substitution of Milk Fat with  some Vegetable Oils for Manufacturing of Mellorine, Yemeni J. Biol. Sci., Vol. 6, No(1): 95-105
4. Al-Kawry, T.A. and Shiban, M. (2010) Antioxidant Activity of Certain Natural Extracts of Plant Origin, Egyptian Journal of Application Science, Vol. 25, No (9): 377-390
5. Shiban, M.S. and Al-kawry, T.A.(2010) An Adequate Technology in Manufacturing Balady Cheese for Rural Producer in Yemen, Annals of Agricultural Science, Moshtohor, Vol. 48, No(2): 71-80
6. Fadhle, G. A., Shiban, M., and Al-Halim, M.(2010). Comparison of Physical, Chemical, Rheological and Baking Properties of some Local and Imported Wheat Varieties, Ass. Univ. Bull. Environ. Res., Vol. 13, No (2): 37-51
7. Mohammed, S. El-Faki , Mutahar, S. Shaiban and Abdul Rageeb, T. Abdul Rageeb geeb.(2010). Grading of Yemeni Smoked Cheese Using Non-destructive Machine Vision Techniques.( https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236630309).Yemeni J. Biol. Sci., Vol. 5, No (2): 165-175
8. Al-Makhlafi, H.K., AL-Dubai, N.S. and Shiban, M. (2009)   Crude Rock Salt Purity and its Suitability for Iodization, Yemeni. Biol. Sci., Vol. 5, No (1): 22-31
9. Shaiban, M. S.; Al-Jaly, H.S. and Ghaleb, A. D. S. (2007). Nutrient Composition of Fresh Fruits, Produced from some Mango Cultivars, Locally Cultivated in Yemen, Annals of Agricultural Science, Moshtohor, Vol 45 (2):17-32
10. Shiban, M. S.; Al-Mammary, M. A.; and Al-Habori, M. A.(2006).Total Antioxidant Activity and Total Phenolic Content in Yemeni Smoked Cheese, Mal. J. Nutr, Kuala Lumpur- UKM, Vol. 12, No (1) : 87-92
11. The Use of Taizi Cheese in Processed Cheese Spread, Egyptian Journal of Dairy Science, Vol. 31, No. 1,  2003.
12. Electrophoretic Study of Caseins of Smoked Cheese, The Iraqi Journal of Agricultural Science, Vol. 5, No. 1, 2000.
13. Improving Smoked Cheese Manufacture, The Iraqi Journal of Agricultural Science, Vol. 30, No. 1, 1999.
14. Use of Recombined Milk in Manufacture of Smoked Cheese, The Iraqi Journal of Agricultural Science, Vol. 30, No. 2, 1999.
15. Application of Ultrafiltration Milk in Manufacture of Smoked Cheese, The Iraqi Journal of Agricultural Science, Vol. 4, No. 7, 1999.
16. Chemical Properties of Tazi like-Smoked Cheese, Annals of Agricultural Science, Moshtohor, Vol. 3, No. 28,  1990.
17. Survey Study on the Original Tazi Smoked Cheese, Egyptian Journal of Application Science, Vol. 7, No. 5, 1990.
18. Technological and Microbiological Studies of Smoked Tazi Cheese, Egyptian Journal of Application Science, Vol. 7, No. 5, 1990.