Ahmed Ghandour was a Jordanian scientist, solar energy expert and a professor of industrial engineering at the Hashemite University. The

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has rated it as the Energy Manager of the Year for the Middle East. Dr. Ghandour was honored by King Abdullah II Bin Al Hussein among the Jordanian Stars of Science for his contributions to his field of specialization during the

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2017. He died after a sinking in Saudi Arabia in March 2018.

Qualifications

* Bachelor of

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from the

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in 1999. * MA in his specialty from the

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, UK in 2000.hashemite university official website, al-Ghandour page
* He received his Ph.D. in energy engineering from the

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in 2005.

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