US embassy cable - 05AMMAN1709

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 AMMAN 001709 
 
SIPDIS 
 
ECA/A/E/USS (PBENDA); NEA/PPD (DBENZE); NEA/ARN 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OEXC SCUL JO 
SUBJECT: FY-05 FULBRIGHT AMERICAN STUDIES INSTITUTE ON "U.S. 
POLITICAL ECONOMY AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC SYSTEM" 
 
REF: SECSTATE 236918 
 
1.  THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION NOMINATES DR. SOHAIL 
MAGABLEH, HEAD, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS, HASHEMITE 
UNIVERSITY. DR. MAGABLEH'S BIODDATE FOLLOWS: 
 
PERSONAL INFORMATION: 
 
A.  NAME: SOHAIL ISSA MAGABLEH 
FIRST NAME: SOHAIL 
MIDDLE NAME: ISSA 
LAST NAME: MAGABLEH 
B.  DATE OF BIRTH (MONTH/DAY/YEAR): APRIL 1, 1970 
C.  CITY OF BIRTH: BALILA/JERASH 
D.  COUNTRY OF BIRTH: JORDAN 
E. COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: JORDAN 
F COUNTRY(S) OF CITIZENSHIP: JORDAN 
G. HOME ADDRESS, TELEPHONE AND E-MAIL: P .O. BOX 150459, 
13115, ZARQA - JORDAN; TEL: (962-5) 3826600; (962) 77718132 
H. GENDER: MALE 
I. MEDICAL, PHYSICAL, DIETARY OR OTHER PERSONAL 
CONSIDERATIONS: NONE 
 
PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION: 
 
J. PRESENT POSITION AND TITLE: HEAD OF ECONOMIC DEPARTMENT, 
HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY 
K.  CURRENT INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATION AND COMPLETE ADDRESS: 
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS, HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY, ZARQA-JORDAN, 
TEL: (962-5) 3826600 EXT. 4180; E-MAIL: SMAGABLEH@HU.EDU.JO 
L.  WORK EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING PREVIOUS POSITIONS AND 
TITLES: 
2000-2001, TUTOR, UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY, SYDNEY, 
AUSTRALIA; 
1996-1998, ECONOMIC RESEARCHER, UNITED NATIONS OF 
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, MINISTRY OF PLANNING, AMMAN, JORDAN 
1997-1998, PART-TIME LECTURER, YARMOUK UNIVERSITY, IRBID, 
JORDAN; 
1995-1996, PART-TIME LECTURER, YARMOUK UNIVERSITY, IRBID, 
JORDAN; 
1992-1995, RESEARCH AND TEACHING ASSISTANT, YARMOUK 
UNIVERSITY, IRBID, JORDAN 
 
M. EDUCATION, ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING: 
 
PH.D IN ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS, UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN 
SYDNEY, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, 2002: MAJOR: ENVIRONMENTAL 
ECONOMICS - THESIS TOPIC: THE ECONOMICS OF WATER RESOURCES: 
THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS WITH REFERENCE TO JORDAN; 
MASTER OF ECONOMICS, INSTITUTION: YARMOUK UNIVERSITY, IRBID, 
JORDAN, 1995; BACHELOR OF ECONOMICS, YARMOUK UNIVERSITY, 
IRBID, JORDAN, 1992 
 
N.  ACTIVE PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: 
1999-CURRENT: MEMBER, ECONOMIC SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA 
1996-1999: MEMBER, ASSOCIATION OF MINISTRY OF PLANNING 
2003- CURRENT: MEMBER, SYLLABUS COMMITTEE - THE HASHEMITE 
UNIVERSITY 
2002- CURRENT: MEMBER, SOCIAL COMMITTEE - THE HASHEMITE 
UNIVERSITY 
2002- CURRENT: MEMBER, SEMINARS AND PUBLIC LECTURES 
COMMITTEE - THE HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY 
2003 - CURRENT: ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE       IN 
THE FACULTY COUNCIL 
 
O.  SHORT LIST OF RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS: 
--THE PROTECTION OF WATER QUALITY USING THE WTP METHOD: AN 
APPLICATION OF CENSORED REGRESSION MODEL TO THE WATER SECTOR 
IN AMMAN/JORDAN. THE MIDDLE EAST BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC 
REVIEW. VOL.14 NO. 2 DECEMBER 2002. 
--THE PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND FOR WATER IN JORDAN. 
FORTHCOMING. 
--THE ROLE OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AND URBAN REGENERATION IN 
IMPROVING THE ECONOMIC LIFE IN MADABA, FORTHCOMING. 
--A CHAPTER IN A BOOK REGARDING ECONOMIC CULTURE IN JORDAN. 
THE HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY. 
 
P. PREVIOUS TRAVEL AND STUDY OR RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IN THE 
U.S.: NONE 
 
Q.ENGLISH PROFICIENCY: FLUENT 
 
R.JUSTIFICATION FOR NOMINATION: 
 
DR. MAGHABLEH IS THE HEAD OF ECONOMIC DEPARTMENT AT 
HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY. HE HAS AN IMPRESSIVE TECHNICAL 
EXPERIENCES IN SMALL AND MICRO ENTERPRISES (SMES) 
DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT; 
PRIVATIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES; AND TOURISM ECONOMICS. 
HE ACTIVELY AND PRESENTED RESEARCH PAPERS IN SEVERAL 
SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS SUCH AS: 
TRAINING COURSE ON E- LEARNING TO DESIGN A MICROECONOMICS 
COURSE, TRAINING COURSE ON ECONOMETRICS PACKAGES AT 
UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY, TRAINING COURSE IN FEASIBILITY 
STUDIES FOR INVESTING PROJECTS AT JORDAN UNIVERSITY FOR 
THREE WEEKS, 1998, SEMINAR ON PRIVATIZATION AT INSTITUTE OF 
BANKING STUDIES, 1996, SEMINAR ON GLOBALISATION AT YARMOUK 
UNIVERSITY, IRBID, TRAINING COURSE ON E-LEARNING AT THE 
HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY, 2003, SIGMA - CONSULTING ENGINEERS: 
PARTICIPANT IN A PROJECT TITLED "PREPARATION ON URBAN 
REGENERATION AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT PLANS, PROGRAMS AND 
ACTION PROJECTS FOR THE CITY OF MADABA, 2003, WORKSHOP ON 
"ENVIRONMENTAL IDENTIFICATIONS FOR LAND RESOURCES 
DEGRADATION, SEMINAR ON "WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO AND 
ENVIRONMENT", THE CULTURAL SOCIETY FOR YOUTH AND CHILDHOOD, 
UNDP, 2002; WORKSHOP: ENHANCING JORDAN'S EXPORT 
COMPETITIVENESS - STRENGTHENING TRADE AND TRANSPORT 
FACILITATION WORKSHOP. MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND 
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; WORKSHOP: SOCIO-ECONOMIC 
DETERMINANTS OF POVERTY IN THE SOUTH OF JORDAN, 2004 - THE 
HIGHER COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. 
 
DR. MAQABLEH HAS NEVER BEEN EXPOSED TO THE AMERICAN 
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM, SOCIETY AND ECONOMIC SYSTEM.  THE 
PROGRAM WILL FAMILIARIZE HIM WITH THE PROCESSES OF ECONOMIC 
POLICY-MAKING IN THE U.S.  DR. MAGABLEH'S PARTICIPATION WILL 
SUPPORT MPP OBJECTIVES ON "U.S. SOCIETY AND VALUES," AND 
"PROMOTING AMERICAN STUDIES." 
 
S.  PUBLICATIONS: 
--THE PROTECTION OF WATER QUALITY USING THE WTP METHOD: AN 
APPLICATION OF CENSORED REGRESSION MODEL TO THE WATER SECTOR 
IN AMMAN/JORDAN. THE MIDDLE EAST BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC 
REVIEW. VOL.14 NO. 2 DECEMBER 2002. 
--THE PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND FOR WATER IN JORDAN. 
FORTHCOMING. 
--THE ROLE OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AND URBAN REGENERATION IN 
IMPROVING THE ECONOMIC LIFE IN MADABA, FORTHCOMING. 
--A CHAPTER IN A BOOK REGARDING ECONOMIC CULTURE IN JORDAN. 
THE HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY. 
 
--ACTION OFFICER: CAO, DONNA WINTON, PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION, 
AMERICAN EMBASSY; TEL: (962-6) 590-6620; FAX; (962-6) 592- 
0121 
 
2.  PLEASE ADVISE ACCEPTANCE. 
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