Roles

Bahlul Awen is a faculty member in the Department of Medical and Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the Faculty of Pharmacy. Mr. Ashtawi has been working at the University of Tripoli as a lecturer since November 1, 2003, and has numerous scientific publications in his field of expertise. He has held various positions, including:

1. Head of the Study and Examination Department (1995-1997)

2. Member of the Supervisory Committee for Medical Preparatory Studies at the Faculty of Medical Sciences (1995-1998)

3. Head of the Department of Medical and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (1998-1999)

4. Member of the Supervisory Committee for Medical Preparatory Studies at the Faculty of Medical Sciences (1998-2001)

5. Registrar at the Faculty of Pharmacy (2001-2003)

6. Head of the Study and Examination Department (2002-2003)

7. Member of the Scientific Committee for the Fourth Pharmaceutical Sciences Conference (2003)

8. Member of the Committee for the Verification of Academic Qualifications referred by the Committee for Academic Staff Affairs (2008)

9. Head of the Scientific Affairs Department at the Ministry of Higher Education (2012-2013)

10. Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy (2014-2015)

11. Director of the Office of Graduate Studies and Training at the Faculty of Pharmacy (2016)

12. Chair of the Committee overseeing the preparation of internal regulations for graduate studies at the university's faculties (2016)

13. Chair of the Disciplinary Committee at the faculty (2015)

14. Member of the Admissions and Preference Committee for Medical Preparatory Studies (2016)

15. Chair of the Investigation Committee at the Faculty of Pharmacy (2017)

Careers

• · Professor 2003-present
• - Associate Professor 2001
• - Assistant Professor 1997
• - Lecturer 1994

Research Interests

·  Organic synthesis and separation of natural products

- Synthesis of new fluorine compounds

- Qualitative study of the chemical constituents of some medicinal plant extracts and estimation of their bioactivity

External Activities

1. Member of the committee to study the legislation in force in the field of pharmaceutical manufacturing 2000

2. Member of the Scientific Committee of the National Food Control Centre 2000

3. Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the Pharmaceutical Control Centre 2005

4. Chairman of the Technical Committee of the General Authority for the Control of Goods and Products 2006

5. Director of the Pharmaceutical Control Laboratory 2006-2007

6. Secretary of the Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Al-Zawiya University 2003-2007

7. Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy at Al-Zawiya University 2007-2012

8. Chairman of the committee to prepare the curricula of the faculties of pharmacy in Libyan universities 2009

9. Member of the Scientific Committee of the Sixth National Conference on Biotechnology 2010

10. Member of the screening and evaluation committee for the position of Dean of Medical Colleges 2017

11. Chairman of the Faculty Members Affairs Committee at Jafara University 2017