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His Excellency Dr. Wael Arabiyat


Educational Qualifications:

  • Ph.D. in Islamic Jurisprudence and its Principles, specializing in Islamic Economics and Islamic Banking from the University of Jordan.
  • Master's degree in Islamic Jurisprudence and its Principles, specializing in Islamic Economics and Islamic Banking from the University of Jordan.
  • Bachelor's degree in Islamic Jurisprudence and its Principles from the Faculty of Sharia at the University of Jordan, with distinction and ranked first in the batch.

Key Positions Held:

  • Minister of Awqaf (Religious Endowments) and Islamic Affairs from 2016 to 2018.
  • President of the Islamic University of Sciences, Jordan, from 2019 to 2020.
  • General Director and Founder of the Hajj Fund in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Group II, from 2013 to 2016.
  • Member of the Academic Committee of the Board of Trustees at Al-Balqa' Applied University for the academic year 2021/2022.
  • Member of the Board of Directors of the Jordanian Radio and Television Corporation.
  • Member of the Securities Commission Board with the rank of Commissioner from 2012 to 2016.
  • Vice President of the Board of Trustees of the International Islamic University.
  • Member of the Legal Committee in the Council of Ministers.
  • Head and Founder of the Department of Islamic Banking at the University of Jordan for the academic years 2010/2011 and 2011/2012.
  • Professor at the Faculty of Sharia at the University of Jordan.
  • Head of the Sharia Supervisory Board of the Hajj Fund.

Media Experience:

  • Prepared and presented several Islamic programs on Jordanian television.

Grants and Awards Received:

  • Scientific Research Award at the Second Conference for Orphans in the Kingdom of Bahrain in 2007.
  • Competitions in Quran memorization, Al-Hashimiyya Competition, Jordan.