Dr. Mahir Khaleel

Name: Mahir Khaleel Address1: Sudan University of Science and Technology,College of Forests and Range Science.Post code:11113 P.O. Box: 6146 Address2: Arab Forests & Range Institute,Lattakia-Syria. P.O. Box: 142 Telephone: +963-41-422000 Fax: +963-41-418459 Mobile: +963-94-438958 E-Mail: mahir@arabscientist.org

• Education:
  
  1. B.Sc. (Hon.) Forestry, 1983, University of Khartoum - Sudan.
  2. M.Sc. Forestry, 1988, University of Khartoum - Sudan.
  3. M.Sc. (with distinction) Management of Agricultural Knowledge Systems, 1992, Wageningen Agricultural University, the Netherlands. Thesis title: "The case of forestry extension in Sudan, implications for training".
  4. PhD. Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, 1996, Wageningen Agricultural. University, the Netherlands. Thesis title: "Changing forest management strategies in Sudan, a challenge for forestry educational systems".
  
  
• Employment Record:
  1. Joined Sudan National Forests Administration in 1985 and seconded to the FAO project as an extension officer.
  2. In 1987 selected as regional coordinator for forestry extension in the Central Region-Sudan (now four states).
  3. In 1989 joined the Forestry Division of the Khartoum Polytechnics (now the Sudan University of Science and Technology) as a teaching assistant
  4. In 1993 promoted to a lecturer for forestry extension.
  5. In 1996 promoted to assistant professor in the Faculty of Forestry Sciences of the Sudan University.
  6. Jan. 1997 appointed as the dean of the College of Forestry and Range Science of SUST.
  7. Nov. 2000, seconded to the Arab Forests & Range Institute (Lattakia-Syria), of the Arab Organisation for Agricultural Development of the League of Arab States.
  
  
• Additional Experiences:
  1. Research and extension assistant with the Finnish (FINNIDA) project in Tendulti-Sudan (two months), 1983.
  2. Participated in the workshop on methodologies and techniques in conducting forestry extension programme in Sudan, sponsored by FAO jointly with the CFA- Sudan, 1985.
  3. Participated in the applied communication development course in the Philippines (six weeks), 1986.
  4. Study tour to community forestry projects in the Philippines and Thailand (two weeks), 1986.
  5. Participated in the planning and management of participatory forestry projects course, organised by the Finnish FTP. Khartoum - Sudan (four weeks), 1987.
  6. Attended a course on introduction to electronic data processing and operation (two weeks) Khartoum, 1989.
  7. Participated in the regional workshop on identification and formulation of participatory forestry projects (three weeks) Khartoum - Sudan, 1990.
  8. Participated in a workshop on curriculum development, organised by the Finnish FTP (two weeks) Khartoum, 1990.
  9. Attended a course on teaching methodologies, organised by Walverhamphton Polytechnics (two weeks) Khartoum, 1990.
  10. Participated in the European Conference on higher education, IAC, Wageningen - the Netherlands, 1992.
  11. Prepared and presented a number of papers and lectures at national seminars in topics related to extension, forestry and rural development.
  12. Evaluation of the phase 111 of the Forestry Development Project in Sudan (FAO/FDS), Nov. 1993.
  13. Evaluation of the Arid Land Forestry Project (CONCERN) in the White Nile area, Jan. 1994.
  14. Consultancy for preparation and conducting a course on the use of extension methods for the staff of the DANIDA funded Tree Seeds Project, Soba-Khartoum 1994.
  15. Consultancy on marketing and use of non-wood forest products in Sudan. FAO/FDS projects. Khartoum, 1994.
  16. Team leader for development of the Diploma curriculum for the Department Forestry of the Sudan University, 94-1995.
  17. Part-time lecturer at the Faculty of Agricultural Studies of the Sudan University to teach the following subjects: "Theories of social change and rural development", "Social Organisations", "Training in extension" and "Research Methods in the Field of Social Science".
  18. Co-supervisor and external examiner for the University of Khartoum postgraduate study programme in the area of rural development, extension and social forestry.
  19. Consultancy for reviewing the Sudan-Ireland social forestry project. The Butana and Singa Provinces of Sudan, October-November 1996.
  20. Member of the International Foresters Association since 1996.
  21. Member of the Social Forestry Network of the ODI since 1990.
  22. Member of the Sudanese Social Forestry Network since 1996. Elected as a member of the executive board of the network in 1997. Elected as the head of the Network in the period 1998-2000.
  23. Supervisor for a number of postgraduate (M.Sc. & Ph.D.) students in the areas of agricultural and forestry extension.
  24. Head of the examinations' committee of the college of Forestry Sciences for the 1996/1997 academic year.
  25. Member of the academic and examinations committee of the Sudan University of Science and Technology since 1996.
  26. Member of the Board of Deans of the Sudan University of Science and Technology since January 1997.
  27. Member of the Senate of the Sudan University of Science and Technology since March 1997.
  28. Member of the Managerial Board of the Arab Institute of Forestry and Range, of the AOAD - Latakia, Syria for the years: 1997-98 and 1999-2000.
  29. Participated in the XI World Forestry Congress in Antalya, Turkey 13-22 October 1997.
  30. Member of the Board of Directors of the FNC, 1999-2000.
  31. Member of UFRO Group concerned with forestry education.
  32. Participated and presented a paper in the FAO workshop in the area of pluralism and sustainable forest management, Rome 9 - 12 December 1997.
  33. Participated in the International experts meeting on the role of plantation forests on sustainable development, Santiago, Chile, 6-11 April 1999.
  34. Consultancy for conducting baseline surveys for environmental approaches project (Mafaza and Shagarab II). UNHCR, June 1999.
  35. Consultancy study to develop a participatory management plan for Umsunta natural forest-white Nile-Sudan, 1999, for the NGO: PLAN SUDAN.
  36. Consultancy to facilitate the state workshops on biodiversity conservation organised by the UNDP in the period between 8 - 23 November 1999.
  37. Consultancy study to on participatory approaches to natural resource management in former refugee hosting areas, Eastern Sudan. UNHCR, 2000.
  38. Teaching the following subjects: "forestry extension and rural development", "range extension", "environmental extension", "range protection", "range economics", "forest economics", "sustainable natural resource management", "man and biodiversity". In addition to supervising students' graduation projects in the Environment & Biodiversity Department of AFRI.
  39. Team leader for organising and conducting a regional workshop on: "good seeds for better forests", jointly organised by AFRI and IPGRI, Lattakia-Syria, September 2002.
  40. Participated in the regional expert meeting on policies and laws related to forests and ranges in the Arab states, organised by AOAD, Lattakia-Syria, November 2002.
  
  
• Areas of Interest:
  Forests and natural resources for rural development, environment and biodiversity conservation, gender aspects, education and training relevant to forests and natural resources, knowledge and information systems in the area of forest resources management, participatory technology development, and participatory management of forests and natural resources.