Mr. Iyad Kamal
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Iyad Kamal up to June 2020 was the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Aramex, one of the leading logistics and transportation companies in the Middle East and South Asia, and the first company from the Arab world to go public on the NASDAQ stock exchange. The company now trades on the Dubai Financial Market.
Mr. Iyad Kamal
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Iyad Kamal up to June 2020 was the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Aramex, one of the leading logistics and transportation companies in the Middle East and South Asia, and the first company from the Arab world to go public on the NASDAQ stock exchange. The company now trades on the Dubai Financial Market.
Mr. Kamal obtained his first degree, a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, from the University of Jordan in 1989. In 1991 he received his Masters of Arts Degree in Economics from Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio. Since he joined Aramex in 1991 as OEC Coordinator, Mr. Kamal has worked in several capacities including Vice President - Logistics and Ground Services, General Manager Logistics, and Express Product and Quality Manager; reaching the position of Chief Logistics Officer in 2007 and global COO in 2010 until he left the company in June 2020.
Currently Mr. Kamal sits on multiple boards and is a senior advisor to regional and global logistics companies retailers. Mr. Kamal has joined the board of directors of the IAA since 2013.
Dr. Hana Kanan/ IAA Board member
Dr. Hana Kanan graduated from a local public school in Nablus, Palestine. She earned her BA degree in English Literature and Education from the Jordan University in Amman, a Master’s Degree from Birzeit University in Curriculum and Instruction and an M.Ed. & Ed.D from Teachers College, Columbia University in Educational Leadership.
Throughout her career, Dr. Hana worked as a Teacher, Teachers' Trainer, College Instructor, Director, and managing Director in different educational institutions in varying geographical locations, such as: Palestine, USA, Qatar, Indonesia, UAE, and Jordan. Her experience ranges from working in some of the most prominent and resourceful international programs and schools, to inner-city disadvantaged public schools and refugee camps. Dr. Kanan's research focuses on motivation, mentoring, educational training and international schooling.
Dr. Kanan is currently the Director of The International Academy-Amman a pre-k-12 International school, serves as a member of the Board of trustees of the Alliance of International Education (AIE), a member of the Board of Queen Rania Foundation, and a member of the Board of the Nadia and Ghyath Sukhtian Foundation.
Previously, Dr. Kanan served as MEIBA (The Middle East IB Association) president for two rounds; a member of the Board of the Albanian Colleges; the Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of Council of International Schools (CIS); a member of the Board for the accreditation and classification of private schools in Jordan; and a member of the executive committee for the National Center for the Curriculum Development in Jordan.
His Excellency Mr. Nasser Lozi/ IAA Board member
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
University of Texas at Arlington
Practical Experience:
- Senate - Member of the Jordanian senate (2016)
- Chairman of the Board – Arab Orient Insurance Co (2013- Present)
- Chairman of the Board، Royal Jordanian Airlines (Sept 2006 – Nov 2014)
- Chief of the Royal Hashemite Court (2008 – 2011)
- Minister of Transport (1999 – 2000)
- Minister of Information & Culture (1999)
- Minister of Public Works & Housing & Transport (1998 – 1999)
- Minister of Public Works & Housing (1997 – 1998)
- Minister of Transport (1996 – 1997)
- Board of Philadelphia Bank (1984 – 1996)
- Arcon Contracting
- Siemens / Consultant
- Engineering Contracting and Consultancy
- Ministry of Public Works and Housing، Director maintenance & traffic Directorate (1983 – 1984)
- Queen Alia International Airport Road Project, Ministry of Public Works & Housing Resident Engineer
Board Memberships:
- Chairman of the Board - Royal Jordanian Airlines (Sept 2006 – Nov 2014)
- Chairman of the Board – Arab Orient Insurance Co (2013- Present)
- Board Member، King Hussein Foundation (1999 – Present)
- Vice Chairman، King Abdullah Fund for Development Bureau (2009 – 2012)
- Chairman، Royal Jordanian Executive Privatization Committee (Sept. 2006 –2009)
- Chairman of the Board، Royal Jordanian Investment Co. (Sept 2006 – 2009)
- Board Member – Jordan Steel Co. (2002 – 2008)
- Board Member – Jordan Kuwait Bank (2001 – 2008)
- Jordan New Cable Co. (2002 – 2008)
- Chairman of the Board – Arab Orient Insurance Co. (2000 – 2008)
Decorations:
- Grand Cordon of the order of Al Kawkab Al Urduni
- Grand Officer of the order of Al Kawkab Al Urduni
Mr. Majdi Yasin/ IAA Board member
Entrepreneur; holder of Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin; and a Master’s Degree in International and Public Administration from Columbia University.
Served on several boards of established companies and advisory committees; established successful businesses and experienced the complete business cycle from initial set-up and construction to efficient operations; participated as an angel investor in several IT and internet-based businesses and was intensely exposed to their operations. My experience in IT and internet-based companies has spurred a fascination in me about the knowledge economy and the vital role that education plays in developing that economy. My business experience and my passion for education have helped me in advising the Board in matters related to finance, operations and IT.
Tareq Yousef Goussous, M.D. FACC/ IAA Board member
Interventional cardiologist
Dr. Goussous is an interventional cardiologist who obtained his medical degree from the University of Jordan in 2001 and pursued his postgraduate training in the USA where he did his internal medicine residency and his cardiology and interventional cardiology fellowship. He obtained the American Board in internal medicine, nuclear cardiology, echocardiology, cardiology and then interventional cardiology. There he was involved in a number of research projects and presented at different national conferences and he is a member of the Jordanian cardiac society and is a member and a fellow of the American college of cardiology.
After that, he came back to Jordan where he joined the faculty of the school of medicine at the University of Jordan as an assistant professor. There he had his own clinic and did his cardiac procedures at the hospital and was responsible for teaching and lecturing medical students, residents and fellows. Currently he is running his own private practice with his father. Moreover, he sits on the Jordan Medical Council/cardiology committee as a board member and an examiner.
Professor Rana Imam
Dr. Rana Imam is a Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Jordan. She holds both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the American University of Beirut, and a PhD from University College London. Prof. Imam is a broad-minded transport expert with extensive working and research experience, in both Europe and Asia. She is experienced in many transportation engineering aspects, from system planning, operations, and infrastructure design to sustainable vehicle technologies, energy consumption, and emission calculations for different transport modes. She has 45 research publications and supervised more than 50 graduate students.
She worked on transport projects for a wide range of public administration, multilateral development banks, and government bodies such as: The European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), The Sustainable Infrastructure Foundation (SIF), The German Development Agency (GIZ), The World Bank (USA), Greater Amman Municipality (Jordan), Road Transport Authority (Dubai), The European Union (Brussels), London Borough of Camden & Transport for London (TfL) in the UK.
Finally, she is a workstream member in the Economic Modernisation Vision lead by the Royal Hashemite Court, a scholar of the Jordan Strategy Forum and serves on the Board of Directors of the International Academy Amman (IAA) and Board of Trustees of Al-Zaytoonah University.
