SALEH HABAL, Diplomat, Official. Director, United Nations Information Center, Khartoum. Historical Society of Columbia University, New York; Near Eastern Students Society, University of Pennsylvania; Secondary Education Union of Syria.; University Alumni League, Damascus.
Education
American University, Beirut, 1938-1942, Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts History. British Council Institution for Teachers of English, Beirut, 1943, Diploma. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1948-1950, Doctor of Philosophy History.
Spoken languages: Arabic, English, French, Turkish.
Career
Director, United Nations Information Center, Khartoum since 1968. Translator, Arabic Translation Section(s), Department of Conference Services, United Nations, New York, 1963-1968. Deputy Civilian Officer, United Nations Operation in the Congo, Kinshasha, 1961-1963.
United Nations Observer, Department of Political and Security Council Affairs, Rwanda, 1961. Translator, Arabic Translation Section(s), Department of Conference Services, United Nations, New York, 1958-1961. Professor of History, Teachers’ College & Secondary School, Damascus, 5158.
Secondary Education Inspector, Ministry of Education, 5051. History Teacher, Damascus, 1942-1948.
Membership
Historical Society of Columbia University, New York. Near Eastern Students Society, University of Pennsylvania. Secondary Education Union of Syria.
University Alumni League, Damascus.