2014-Present                          Chair of the national committee for scientific research, under theSudanese

Ministry of Higher Education.

 

2013-Present                           Member of the advisory team of the Ministry of Irrigation,WaterResources and Electricity of the Sudan on transboundary waterissues.

 

1993-Present                           Gave   professional   environmental/water/education   advises to various countries and organizations in the world in my capacity as senior UNESCO official or as an International Resource person in the area of Water Resources,Environment and higherEducation.

 

1992 -1993                              Serving on the Advisory Committee to the Arab Center for the Arid Zones

and Dry lands (ACSAD) on technical aspects related to the anticipated meeting of Arab Minister of Water and Irrigation.

 

1990 -1993                              ServedasanadvisertotheMinistryofIrrigationandWaterResources,

Sudan, on various projects (i.e. Marawe Dam, Heightening of Roseiris Dam, Rahad and Kenana projects… etc.)

1990 -1993                              Served as an advisor to UNESCO in various projects related toHydrology and waterresources.

1987 -1990                              Leading a team of about 50 professionals for studying and solvingthe

problems related to the groundwater rise in Riyadh, Capital of Saudi Arabia.

1973 -1993                              Served on several committees appointed by the Government of Sudanto evaluate the country’s technical education and water resources development programmes.

1974 -1980                              ServedasaConsultanttotheChiefEngineer,UniversityofKhartoumon problems related to irrigation, water supply, sewage disposal and environmental engineering.

1975 -1980                              As the Principal Engineer designed the Water Supply and DrainageSystem for the Hospital of the University of Khartoum at Soba (400 beds); the Faculty of Education campus (population, 2000); and re-designed similar systems in the Barracks campus (population,2000).

1976 -1980                              Served as a Consultant to Private Firms on matters related   to water resources engineering and environmental management (i.e. Tanmia Engineering, Euroconsult, Technical Consultation Services…etc.).

1980                                         Served in a multidisciplinary team which investigated thefeasibilityof Bena/Akad Agricultural Co-operative Project, NorthernSudan.

 

 

 

1980                                         Served as a member of a multi-disciplinary team which   investigatedthe new policies for improving the management of the Sudan Gezira Scheme. The scheme is over two million acres irrigationcomplex.

1976 -1980                              Served as a Consultant to Arabic Organizations (i.e. the Arab Centreforthe Study of Arid Zones and Dry Lands, the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development etc.) on projects in various Arab Countries (i.e. Sudan, Yemen, Syria…etc.).

1978                                         As the Principal Engineer designed the water supply system for ElWaha Scheme, (a Sudanese – Kuwaiti project – 12,000 cattle, 40,000 sheep with 2000workers).

1978                                         Served   as   a   Member   of   a   team   of multi-disciplinary international Consultants under the employment of Agrar-Und-Hydro Technik (a German Consulting House). The team investigated the rehabilitation of Kashm El Girba Irrigation Scheme (gross area 200,000 ha) at pre-feasibility and feasibilitylevels.

1978                                         ServedasaMemberofamulti-disciplinaryteamwhichinvestigatedthe rehabilitation of the Gash Irrigation Scheme at pre-feasibilitylevel.

1977                                         Served as a Member of a Team of Engineers who     prepared several technical reports on Jongli CanalProject.