Roles

Staff member at Sebha University, Faculty of Science, Department of Botany (2001 to November 2024)

Academic Rank: Associate Professor

Courses Taught:

1. General Botany
2. General Ecology
3. Plant Ecology
4. Plant Evolution
5. Economic Plants
6. Vegetation Analysis
7. Biodiversity
8. Flora (Department of Zoology, University of Tripoli)
9. Advanced Plant Ecology (Graduate Studies)

Careers

1985–1992: Bacteriologist in the Drinking Water Analysis Laboratory at the Health Laboratory, Murzuq.

1992–1994: Researcher at the Arab Center for Desert Research and Development of Desert Communities, Murzuq.

1995–1998: Master's student in the Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Garyounis University, Benghazi, Libya.

1998–2001: Researcher at the Arab Center for Desert Research and Development of Desert Communities, Murzuq.

2001–2006: Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Sebha University, Sebha, Libya.

2006–2010: Ph.D. student in the Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.

2013–2016: Lecturer in the Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Sebha University, Sebha, Libya.

2016–2023: Assistant Professor in the Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Sebha University, Sebha, Libya.

2023–2024: Associate Professor in the Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Sebha University, Sebha, Libya.

November 2024–Present: Associate Professor in the Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya.

Research Interests

Focusing on research and studies in the field of plant ecology:

• Emphasizing the study of native plants, particularly desert species, with significant environmental and pastoral importance in arid ecosystems.

• Conducting research on native plants with a vital role in stabilizing sand dunes.

External Activities

- A Consultant at the Office of the Deputy Minister for Scientific Research Affairs at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research from 2022 until July 2024 - A member of the supreme committee for inventorying the properties of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research