Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Ismail Muharram
Name: Ismail A. Muharram
Nationality: Yemeni
Year of Birth: 1952
(Marital Status:) (Married/ 5 Children)
Address Agricultural research & Extension Authority (AREA)
P .O. BOX 87148, Dhamar, Republic of Yemen
Tel Office +967- 6 (509413) Fax. Office (+967-6-509414), Tel. Home (06-500915), mobile (73725298)
Specializations: Agricultural sciences, Plant protection (Entomology), Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Institutional Development and Participatory Research and Extension and Environmental Studies.
Key Qualifications:
· Over 21 years of experience in plant protection, management, planning, implementation and evaluation of agricultural projects with emphasis to environmental protection and sustainable agricultures.
· Working with various projects with teams of international experts in Agricultural research, and rural development programmes.
· Active participation in the development of National strategies and restructuring programmes of agricultural research and extension.
· Participation in membership and management of steering committees at national, regional, and international levels as well as supervision of PhD students in various universities in Yemen, Syria, and India.
· Published, as first and second author, over 46 publications in various fields of agriculture, agricultural Extension, plant protection, and environment conservation.
· Familiar with computer systems (Word, and internet advanced search systems).
· Acquired Al-Said Prize in Alternatives for replacing Qat in Yemen.
1. Education
Professional Experience
1998 to date: Chairman of Agricultural Research and Extension Authority
(AREA)
1997 - 1998: DG of Agricultural Research and Extension Authority (AREA)
1994 - 1997: Deputy D G of Agricultural Research and Extension Authority
(AREA)
1995 Up to date: Associate professor, University of Sana'a, Yemen.
1991- 1994: Assistant DG of AREA for Extension and training division.
1989- 1991: Head of plant Protection section, Agricultural Research and Extension
Authority (AREA)
1985- 1989:Researcher in Plant Protection Section and national Coordinator of
Plant protection Research.
1984- 1985: Plant Protection Specialist in the General Directorate of Plant
protection in the Ministry of Agriculture.
Membership in national and international organisations and affiliations
· 2000 – 2002 member of executive council of Arab Centre of study of Arid and Dry Areas (ACSAD).
· 1996-now member of executive committee of Agricultural Association of Research Institutions in the Near East and North Africa (AARINENA).
· 1995 member of agricultural sector restructuring committee.
· Member of Academic Research Centre in the Cabinet.
· Member of teachers’ forum of the Faculty of Agriculture at Sana'a University.
· National coordinator for preparation of National Research Strategy.
· National coordinator for preparation of National Extension Strategy.
· Editor-in-chief of Yemen Journal of Agricultural Research Studies.
· Supervisor of Agricultural Research and Extension Bulletin.
· Member of editorial committee of the AARINENA Newsletter.
Academic Activities
· Lecturing in storage pests, and horticultural pests in the Faculty of Agriculture in Sana'a University.
· Co-supervised a PhD student thesis on plant protection in Aleppo University, Syria.
· Co-supervised a PhD student thesis on agricultural extension in Haider Abad University, India.
· Worked as External Examiner of two MSc studies on plant protection in the Faculties of Agriculture in Sana'a and Aden Universities.
Membership in regional steering committees
· Member of steering committee of Oil Crops Project, AOAD, Khartoum.
· Member of steering committee of Nile Valley and Red Sea Region Project (Yemen, Sudan and Egypt), ICARDA.
· Member of steering committee of Arabian Peninsula Project (Yemen and Gulf Countries), ICARDA.
· Member of steering committee of Sorghum and Millet Development Project (Yemen, Syria, Sudan and Egypt), ICRISAT.
· Member of steering committee of Fertiliser and Irrigation (Fertigation) Project (Yemen, Lebanon, Syria and Iran), International Agency of Atomic Energy.
· Member of steering committee of the Project of Innovation Development in the Agricultural Sector (IDAS), Yemen, GTZ.
Published Works
· Muharram I. & Abass Abd Al-Mugny (2005) , Plant protection trend in Yemen . Scientific conference on plant protection , faculty of agriculture . Sana'a university
· Muharram I. & Al-Nossairy M . (2005) The effect of Qat washing on pesticides residual scientific conference on plant protection, Faculty of Agriculture Sana'a university
· Muharram I. (2004) , Bio safety and plant protection in Yemen , The workshop on bio safety in Yemen , The Environment Protection Authority
· Muharram I. (2004), the Status of Cereal Production in Yemen, working paper, presented in the national workshop on Bread industry in Yemen.
· Muharram I. (2003), Alternative to Qat Cultivation, prepared for Al-Saeid 2004 Award of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
· Muharram I. (2003), Prospects of the 2025 Strategic Vision of Agricultural Development and its Role in Population policies.
· Sallam A., Muharram I., and Nasiri M. (2003), Biodiversity of Diptera Insets Fauna in Souqatra and other Yemeni Islands, Aden, Dec. 14-16.
· Sailan A., Nasiri M., and Muharram I. (2003), Rapid Impact Program: a new Approach in the Development and implementation of Research on Farmers’ Fields, Yemen Journal of Agricultural Studies, Issue No. 9, pp 117-129.
· Al-Sharjabi Khalil., Muharram I., and Reddy S. (2002), Characteristics Influencing Information Seeking Behaviour (ISB) of Research and Extension Personnel in the Republic of Yemen, Yemen Journal of Agricultural studies, pp 57-71.
· Muharram I. (2002), the Status of Agriculture in Yemen and the Role of Research in its development, presented in the Annual Academic Seminar of Arab Research Institutions, Al-Shairjah, UAE.
· Muharram I. (2001), the Role of Atomic Energy in Agricultural research, Sana'a.
· Muharram I. Elena AL- Shrae, Ibrahem Al- Moqabq,&Shaef A.Abdu (2001), comparison of some Sorghum varieties on its resistance to Sorghum Midge in Tihama Region in Yemen, Yemen Journal of Agricultural Studies, Issue No. 4, pp 21-30 (in English).
· Muharram I. and Al-Sharjabi Khalil. (2001), Agricultural Extension in Yemen, facilities and possibilities of Improvement, Yemen Journal of Agricultural studies, issue No. 5, pp 53-82.
· Muharram I. (2001), Yemen agricultural Strategies in the twenty First Century, Scientific Assembly, Faculty of Agriculture, Aden university.
· Muharram I. (2000), Qat phenomena in Yemen, AREA, Dhamar, pp 34.
· Muharram I., Al-Maktari M. and Saqaff Z.(1998), the Role of Marketing Extension in Yemen, prepared for AOAAD, Khartoum.
· Muharram I. (1998), Agricultural Research and Extension in Yemen: present Status and future Prospects, 33 pp, Dhamar.
· Muharram I. and Mukred A. (1997), agricultural Extension in Yemen; present status and possible improvements, national workshop on strengthening agricultural extension in Arab world, Algeria, pp 301-333.
· Muharram I. and Hashem A. (1997), Integration of Environmental aspects in agricultural Research Curriculum, prepared for AOAAD, Sudan.
· Bamatraf A., Muharram I., Chrsje V. and Al-Shargabi K. (1997), an Overview on Scientific Research on Qat: problems and effects, Al-Afif corporation, pp 12-28, Yemen.
· Muharram I. (1997), preliminary study on research carried out on Coffee in Yemen, research review workshop, Yemen.
· Muharram I. (1997), Qat Phenomena, Al-thoubit Journal, Issue no. 8, pp 141-148, Yemen.
· Muharram I., Hindi S., Bamatraf A. and Al-bar A. (1996), Agricultural Research and Extension Systems in Yemen, review of Research in WANA Region, pp 231-238, ICARDA.
· Bamatraf A., and Muharram I. (1996), the Role of research and Extension in Water conservation in Yemen, prepared for Water Conservation project, Yemen.
· Muharram I. (1996), Review of research and Studies carried out on Qat in Yemen, workshop on Review of Agricultural research in Yemen, Dhamar.
· Muharram I. (1996), preliminary evaluation of the Research sector in AREA, workshop of agricultural research in Yemen, in coordination with ICARDA.
· Muharram I., Al-Gashm M., Al-Mizgagi M. and Murshed A. (1996), Surveying and classification of Pests and its Natural Enemies on Cereal Crops in Yemen, Arab Journal of Plant protection, Volume 14, Issue no. 1, pp 47-53, Lebanon.
· Muharram I. (1995), Insects Affecting Sorghum crop in Yemen, International Journal for Sorghum and millet, issue no. 36, pp 81-82.
· Muharram I. and Al-Sharjabi Khalil. (1995), Present status of Agricultural Extension, Training and Communication Media in Yemen, 133 pp.
· Al-Nasiri M. and Muharram I. (1994), Control of potato tuber moth on potato crop, Yemen Journal of Agricultural Research and Studies, Issue no. 1, pp 79-95, Yemen.
· Muharram I., Al-Sheraei A. and Al-mugabea I. (1994), Testing of some agricultural chemicals to control Sorghum Midge on sorghum in Tihama, Yemen Journal of Agricultural Research and Studies, Issue no. 1, pp 96-110, Yemen.
· Muharram I. and Al-Sharjabi Khalil. (1993), the importance of Agricultural extension in the development of Coffee Production, the First national Conference on Coffee, Sana'a.
· Muharram I. (1993), Factors Affecting Coffee Production in Yemen, the First national Conference on Coffee, Sana'a.
· Muharram I. (1993), the Status of agricultural training in Yemen, regional workshop on training, Damascus, Syria.
· Muharram I. (1993), agricultural Extension and Population education, national workshop on population education, Sana'a.
· Muharram I. (1992), the role of AREA on Agricultural extension in Yemen, Faculty of Agriculture, Aden University.
· Muharram I. (1991), Agricultural Extension in AREA, prepared for national Workshop on Agricultural research and Extension, Yemen.
· Muharram I. (1991), Sources of Information and Agricultural recommendations: priorities and prospects, prepared for a national workshop on research and Extension Linkages, Yemen.
· Naseh O. and Muharram I. (1990), forecasting of the spread of African Army Worm through pheromone traps in Yemen, German Plant protection Journal, Issue no. 63Volume 1, pp 93-96 (in English), Germany.
· Muharram I. (1989), Chemical Control of tobacco Trips on Onion in southern Uplands, Journal of Research and Agricultural studies, Issue no. 1, Volume 1, Yemen.
· Muharram I. (1989), African Army Worm (Godami) Spedoptera exempta : Its importance and behaviour, ARA, 33 pp, Yemen (Book).
· Muharram I. and Naseh O. (1988), Population Density and Spread of African Army Worm (in English), the Third Arab Conference of Plant Protection, Al-Ain University, UAE.
· Muharram I. (1988), Economic insects Affecting Sorghum in the Republic of Yemen ( a book).
· Muharram I. (1984), Biological Control of wire worms and Soil Insects, Journal of Cereals Crops Improvement Technology, pp 112-114 (in Russian) agricultural Sciences Academy, Ukraine.
· Muharram I. (1983), biological Enemies of Wire Insects and Soil pests in Maize Fields, (in Russian), Journal of Cereals Crops Improvement Technology, pp 78-84 (in Russian) Agricultural Sciences Academy, Ukraine.
· Muharram I. (1983), Factors affecting Population density of Wire worm Insects in Maize Fields, Journal of Integrated pests Control, pp 24-26, Agricultural Sciences Academy (in Russian).