Azzam Sleit (born 1966) is a Jordanian academic and politician. He was minister of information and communication technology of Jordan between 21 August 2013 and 2 March 2015.

Early life and education

Sleit was born on 9 June 1966. He received bachelor's degree and master's degree in computer science and engineering both from

King Fahd University King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) ( ar, جامعة الملك فهد للبترول و المعادن, – short: ar, جامعة البترول ), after 1975 as the University of Petroleum and Minerals and initially as the ...

. He also holds a PhD in computer science from

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, which he obtained in February 1995.

Career

Sleit worked as the vice president of Strategic Group and Director of professional services of Triada, United States. He also assumed IT-related senior management positions in various US firms including Information Builders, MetLife, and Electronic Data Systems (EDS). He was the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Hamad Medical Organization which is affiliated body of Qatari Ministry of Public Health until 2005. In 2005, he joined Jordan University and worked as a professor of computer science. His main study fields are imaging databases,

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, health information systems and

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. From 2007 to 2009 he was also Jordan University's vice chairman and director of the Computer Center. In a cabinet reshuffle on 21 August 2013 he was appointed to the

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led by

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as Minister of Information and Communications Technology. He was replaced in a cabinet reshuffle on 2 March 2015 by Majd Shweikeh. Sleit is the dean of Information Technology College at Jordan University.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sleit, Azzam 1966 births Computer engineers Information ministers of Jordan Living people King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals alumni Jordanian engineers University of Jordan faculty Wayne State University alumni