Background
Yousef, Tawfig Ibrahim was born on August 17, 1943 in Nablus, Jordan. Son of Ibrahim Mohammad and Wsila Hamed (Asiri) Yousef.
Yousef, Tawfig Ibrahim was born on August 17, 1943 in Nablus, Jordan. Son of Ibrahim Mohammad and Wsila Hamed (Asiri) Yousef.
Bachelor, University Damascus, Syria, 1966. Master of Arts, University Newcastle, England, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy, University Glasgow, 1976.
School teacher, Ministry of Education, Jordan, 1966-1969; language instructor, U. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1975-1976; assistant professor, U. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1976-1979; assistant professor, U. Jordan, Amman, 1979-1983; associate professor, U. Jordan, Amman, 1983-1991; professor, U. Jordan, Amman, 1991-1993. Visiting professor, head department Aplied Science U., Amman, 1993-1994, acting dean Faculty of Arts, since 1994.
Member Modern Language Association, Jordan Writers Society, Jordanian Translators Association, American Studies International.
Married Amal Taleb Al-Masri, August 18, 1976. Children: Firas, Fida, Nida, Ra'd, Nasreen, Ghadir.