Background
Owais, Wajih Mousa was born on November 5, 1947 in Ajloun, Irbid, Jordan. Son of Mousa and Nuha Mousa Owais.
Owais, Wajih Mousa was born on November 5, 1947 in Ajloun, Irbid, Jordan. Son of Mousa and Nuha Mousa Owais.
Bachelor of Science in Biology, American University of Beirut, Lebanon, 1972. Master of Science in Biochemistry, University Jordan, Amman, Jordan, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular Genetics, Washington State University, 1979.
Assistant professor, Yarmouk U., Irbid, Jordan, 1979-1984; associate professor, Yarmouk U., Irbid, Jordan, 1984-1993; chairman biology department, Yarmouk U., Irbid, Jordan, 1987-1989; assistant dean, Yarmouk U., Irbid, Jordan, 1991; vice dean of science, Yarmouk U., Irbid, Jordan, 1991-1993; dean of science, Yarmouk U., Irbid, Jordan, since 1993; full professor, Yarmouk U., Irbid, Jordan, since 1994. Member of advisory commission on biology teaching in Jordanian Universities, Amman, 1988, advising committee for high school books Ministry of Education, Amman, since 1993, advising committee for development of Jordanian Badia, Higher Council for Science & Technology, Amman, since 1993. Regional secretary COSTED-IBN, Arab World, since 1995.
Member Environmental Mutagen Society, Jordanian Biological Society.
Married Lulu Zeidan Haddad, May 28, 1982. Children: Rami, Sami, Hani.