Darem Tabbaa

Darem Tabbaa
دارم الطباع
Minister of Education
In office
30 August 2020 – 8 August 2023
PresidentBashar al-Assad
Prime MinisterHussein Arnous
Preceded byImad al-Azab
Succeeded byMuhammad Amer Mardini
Personal details
Born1958 (age 67–68)
Children5
Alma materUniversity of Leipzig
University of Göttingen
ProfessionUniversity Professor, Politician, Scientist, Civil servant

Darem Tabbaa (Arabic: دارم الطباع) (born 1958) is a Syrian veterinarian and politician. He was Education Minister from August 2020[1] until August 2023.[2]

Education

He graduated from Al Baath University as a veterinarian in 1981. He obtained a PhD in virology, epidemiology and public health in veterinary medicine from the University of Leipzig in 1988. He then earned a second PhD in tropical and subtropical animal hygiene from the University of Göttingen in 1998.

Political career

He began working as an expert at the Athens World Health Organization (WHO) Center for Health and Environmental Science Education in the 1990s. From 2015 to 2019 he was Director of the National Center for Educational Curriculum Development. He was later named Assistant Minister of Education.[3]

Academic career

He has been a college dean, and has run a number of international Syrian projects.[3] After working at the central veterinary laboratory in Damascus, he held veterinary teaching positions in the 1980s and 1990s in Syria, and also research jobs. In 1989, he became a moderator for project planning with the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GIZ). He became a member at the executive board of the international society of animal hygiene in 1990. In 1991, he joined the editing board of the scientific journal of Al Baath University. He became director of the project for animal protection in Syria with the Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad in 1993. He has been a dean of veterinary medicine in Syria from 2005 to 2007.

References

  1. ^ "السيرة الذاتية للدكتور دارم طباع وزير التربية". 2021-02-04. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  2. ^ Othman, Nisreen; Zain, Hala (2023-08-08). "Presidential decree naming Dr. Muhammad Amer Mardini as Minister of Education". Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  3. ^ a b Prime Minister's Office. "Prime Minister's Office – Syrian Arab News Agency". Sana.sy. Retrieved 2021-12-21.