1. Chosen by the Scientific Board of King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia, as a referee to examine and report on the scientific work submitted for promotion to the status of an associate professor.

12. Administrative ability: Chair holding (headship)

a) Headship (Supervision) of the Dept. of Soil & Water, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, King Saud University Branch, El-Gassim, Buraydah from 19/02/1411 H (8/09/1990) to 13/03/1412 (21/09/1991).

b) Associate coordinator of administrative and research work, as well as running the daily affairs in the Department since the end of the second semester 1414/1415 (1994/1995) to 1423-1424 H (2002 /2003 ) .

c) Member of College Council from 19/02/1411 to 13/03/1412 H (1990/1991).

d) Appointed as a co-ordinator for the rural education training course for teachers: Extra- mural programme. University of Khartoum 1985-1986.

e) Appointed by the Faculty Board as a convenor for the Environment & Community Committee Sept. 2002 (Rajab, 1423 H).

f) Plus Administrative assignments listed under “Membership of Committees and Councils” hereunder:

13. Membership of Committees and Councils:

A- Membership of Committees:

a- University of Khartoum, Sudan:

1. Membership of the examination committee: Faculty of Agriculture: 1980-1982.

2. Member of the Drought and Desertification Committee of the University (this Committee was initiated during the drought spell that struck Sudan in the year 1985 to suggest guidelines for the role of the University in manipulating the after effects of drought and desertification (the committee was headed by the Vice Chancellor).

3. Head of the Self-Evaluation unit in the Faculty of Agriculture since Nov. 17 , 2005 .

b- King Saud University, Saudi Arabia: