"MIDDLE EAST PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE STUDY OF THE

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 AMMAN 002193 SIPDIS ECA/A/E/USS (PBENDA); NEA/PPD (DBENZE); NEA/ARN; NEA/PI (CBOURGEOIS) E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: OEXC SCUL JO SUBJECT: "MIDDLE EAST PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE STUDY OF THE UNITED STATES PROGRAMS FOR STUDENT LEADERS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA" REF: SECSTATE 24912 ¶1. THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION NOMINATES THREE PRINCIPAL NOMINEES: MS. YASMEEN ABDEL-WAHAB HASAN ABU-TALEB, MR. LUKMAN FAROUQ ARSALAN, MR. KHALED WAIL FARID ALALI AND MS. DALIA H. AHMED AS AN ALTERNATE NOMINEE. ¶2. THE FOUR CANDIDATES ARE MEMBERS OF THE YOUTH EXCELLENCE COUNCIL OF THE KING ABDULLAH II FUND FOR DEVELOPMENT (KAFD). A 100 UNIVERSITY STUDENTS WERE CHOSEN FROM ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES IN JORDAN. THE SELECTION WAS BASED ON STUDENTS' EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS AND WELL AS EXTRA CURRICULA ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. THE COUNCIL INITIATED BY HIS MAJESTY KING ABDULLAH, AIMS TO COME UP WITH A MECHANISM ON HOW TO ENHANCE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' ROLE IN THE KINGDOM'S POLITICAL, AND ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL LIFE. IT IS A SERIOUS ATTEMPT TO HEAR STUDENTS' VIEWS ON ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE AND TO GIVE THEM A CHANCE TO SPEAK THEIR MINDS ABOUT THEIR OWN CONCERNS AND SUGGESTIONS TO UPGRADE EDUCATIONAL, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL LIFE. KAFD WAS ESTABLISHED BY A ROYAL DECREE IN 2001 AS A NON- GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION SEEKING TO PROVIDE ALL SEGMENTS OF THE JORDANIAN COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY THE LESS DEVELOPED AND PRIVILEGED, WITH NEW AND INNOVATIVE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AIMED AT ALLEVIATING THEIR SOCIO-ECONOMIC BURDENS. HIS MAJESTY'S RECOGNITION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF ESTABLISHING A NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION THAT MAY ADEQUATELY ASSUME A COMPREHENSIVE AND TARGETED ROLE IN SUPPORTING DEVELOPMENTAL AND PRODUCTIVE PROJECTS ACROSS THE KINGDOM WAS THE MAIN DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE PROMPT ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FUND. ¶3. THE FOLLOWING IS NOMINEES' BIODATA IN PRIORITY ORDER: FIRST NOMINEE: PERSONAL INFORMATION: ¶A. NAME: YASMEEN ABDEL- WAHAB HASAN ABU- TALEB ¶B. DATE OF BIRTH (MONTH/DAY/YEAR): 10/17/1982 ¶C. CITY OF BIRTH: AMMAN ¶D. COUNTRY OF BIRTH: JORDAN ¶E. COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: JORDAN F COUNTRY (S) OF CITIZENSHIP: JORDAN ¶G. NOMINEE'S FULL ADDRESS: TLA' AL-ALI, AMMAN JORDAN ¶H. GENDER: FEMALE ¶I. MEDICAL, PHYSICAL, DIETARY OR OTHER PERSONAL CONSIDERATIONS: NO PORK, NO ALCOHOL ¶J. NAME OF NOMINEE'S COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY: MU'TAH UNIVERSITY ¶K. NOMINEE'S FIELD OF STUDY: SHARI'A ISLAMIC STUDIES, SECOND YEAR ¶L. WORK EXPERIENCE: COMPUTER TEACHER FOR FOUR MONTHS AT THE HAYA CULTURAL, 1998-1999 EDUCATION: SECOND YEAR STUDENT, FACULTY OF SHARI'A AND ISLAMIC STUDIES, MU'TAH UNIVERSITY, JORDAN; TOOK COURSES IN "FOOD AND NUTRITION" FOR ONE YEAR AT CAPE TECHNIKON, CAPE TOWN- SOUTH AFRICA, 2001; FINISHED SECONDARY SCHOOL FROM JUBILEE SCHOOL IN JORDAN "SCHOOL FOR GIFTED STUDENTS", 2000 ACTIVE MEMBERSHIPS: VICE-CHAIRPERSON OF THE LANGUAGES CLUB AT MU'TAH UNIVERSITY; STUDENT LEADERSHIP TEAM AT MU'TAH UNIVERSITY; MEMBER OF "THE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR CONSERVATION NATURE" RSCN; MEMBER OF "THE JORDANIAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY" JAS; MEMBER OF "THE JORDANIAN ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY" JES; MEMBER OF "THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE" IYS SPECIAL INTERESTS: TRAVELING, ASTRONOMY AND HOROSCOPES, ENVIRONMENT, SQUASH, SWIMMING, BADMINTON, CAMPING, READING NEWSPAPERS AND SCIENTIFIC MAGAZINES, POLITICS, CLAY-WORK, AND PLAYING XYLOPHONE EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: CARS MECHANIC; FIRST AID COURSE; XHOSA COURSE; LEADERSHIP COURSE; COMMUNICATION SKILLS; DRAMA; COMPUTER COURSES "DOS", WINDOWS 98, FRONTPAGE, VISUAL BASIC, ADOBE PHOTOSHOP; ARABIC HANDWRITING BEATY; ASTRONOMY; FRENCH COURSE; AND WEATHER FORECAST SHORT LIST OF PUBLICATIONS: PRESENTATION BOUT "CHILD ABUSE" 1999; COMPUTER PROJECT ABOUT "JORDAN"1999; A BOOK ABOUT "HIS LATE MAJESTY KING HUSSEIN'S LIFE" 1997-2000 PREVIOUS TRAVEL AND STUDY OR RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IN THE U.S.: NONE S.ENGLISH PROFICIENCY: FLUENT ¶T. FUTURE STUDY OR CAREER PLANS: YASMEEN WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE HER STUDIES IN YOUTH, WOMEN RIGHTS, AND ISLAMIC STUDIES ¶U. POST JUSTIFICATION: MS. ABU TALEB IS A SECOND YEAR STUDENT OF SHARIA AND ISLAMIC STUDIES AT MU'TAH UNIVERSITY, KARAK. MU'TAH IS THE THIRD LARGEST PUBLIC UNIVERSITY IN JORDAN ESTABLISHED IN 1981, AS A NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MILITARY EDUCATION. A CIVILIAN CAMPUS WING WAS ADDED IN ¶1986. ENROLLMENT IS 20,000 STUDENTS. MS. ABU TALEB HAS AN IMPRESSIVE RECORD OF EXTRA-CURRICULA ACTIVITIES AT THE CAMPUS AND AS MEMBERS IN SEVERAL NGOS JORDAN. SHE IS ALSO ACTIVE IN ORGANIZING SEVERAL SESSIONS ON YOUTH ACTIVITIES SUCH AS YOUTH PROBLEMS AND CHILD ABUSE ISSUES. SECOND NOMINEE: PERSONAL INFORMATION: ¶A. NAME: LUKMAN FAROUQ ALA'EDDIN ARSALAN ¶B. DATE OF BIRTH (MONTH/DAY/YEAR): 10/30/1985 ¶C. CITY OF BIRTH: AL AQABA ¶D. COUNTRY OF BIRTH: JORDAN ¶E. COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: JORDAN ¶F. COUNTRY (S) OF CITIZENSHIP: JORDAN ¶G. NOMINEE'S FULL ADDRESS: P.O.BOX 13, SWEILEH 11910,JORDAN TELFAX: 00962-6-5332739 ¶H. GENDER: MALE ¶I. MEDICAL, PHYSICAL, DIETARY OR OTHER PERSONAL CONSIDERATIONS: NONE ¶J. NAME OF NOMINEE'S COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY: UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN ¶K. NOMINEE'S FIELD OF STUDY: COMPUTER ENGINEERING ¶L. WORK EXPERIENCE: VOLUNTEER WORK: ADMINISTRATIVE WORK, THE SOCIETY OF THE FRIENDS OF THE CHECHEN-INGUSH REPUBLIC; TEACHING ENGLISH LANGUAGE FOR STUDENTS IN SECOND TO FORTH GRADE MASHREK INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS ¶M. EDUCATION: SECOND YEAR STUDENT OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN, AMMAN JORDAN, JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 2003, IRBID, JORDAN, COMPUTER ENGINEERING FOR ONE YEAR THEN TRANSFERRED TO UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN; LONDON EXAMINATION BOARD- UK- GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION (GCE),MASHREK INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS, 2002,AMMAN- JORDAN; UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE- UK- INTERNATIONAL GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION (IGCSE) MASHREK INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS, 2001,AMMAN-JORDAN ¶N. ACTIVE MEMBERSHIPS: THE CHARTERED ENGINEERING INSTITUTION FOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, THE BRITISH COMPUTER SOCIETY-UK; THE SOCIETY OF THE FRIENDS OF THE CHECHEN INGUSH REPUBLIC- JORDAN, 2002; YOUNG LEADERSHIP PROGRAM; LEADERSHIP PROGRAM IN UNITED NATION UNIVERSITY ¶O. SPECIAL INTERESTS: SCOBA DIVING, SNORKING, AND SWIMMING ¶P. EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: 2003- PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR DIVING INSTRUCTORS (PADI)-UK; 2002- PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR DIVING INSTRUCTORS ¶Q. SHORT LIST OF PUBLICATIONS: ¶R. PREVIOUS TRAVEL AND STUDY OR RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IN THE U.S.: NONE ¶S. ENGLISH PROFICIENCY: VERY GOOD ¶T. FUTURE STUDY OR CAREER PLANS: LUKMAN WOULD LIKE TO ESTABLISH HIS OWN BUSINESS FOR YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS ¶U. POST JUSTIFICATION: MR. ARSALAN IS A SECOND YEAR STUDENT OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN. HE IS A MEMBER OF SEVERAL COMMITTEES: THE CHARTERED ENGINEERING INSTITUTION FOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, THE BRITISH COMPUTER SOCIETY-UK; THE SOCIETY OF THE FRIENDS OF THE CHECHEN INGUSH REPUBLIC- JORDAN, 2002; YOUNG LEADERSHIP PROGRAM; LEADERSHIP PROGRAM IN UNITED NATION UNIVERSITY. THIRD NOMINEE: PERSONAL INFORMATION: ¶A. NAME: KHALED WAIL FARID ALALI ¶B. DATE OF BIRTH (MONTH/DAY/YEAR): 01/19/1984 ¶C. CITY OF BIRTH: UNITED KINGDOM ¶D. COUNTRY OF BIRTH: UNITED KINGDOM ¶E. COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: JORDAN ¶F. COUNTRY (S) OF CITIZENSHIP: JORDAN ¶G. NOMINEE'S FULL ADDRESS: P.O.BOX 866,AMMAN 11953,JORDAN TEL:079-6808270 ¶H. GENDER: MALE ¶I. MEDICAL, PHYSICAL, DIETARY OR OTHER PERSONAL CONSIDERATIONS: NO PORK, NO ALCOHOL ¶J. NAME OF NOMINEE'S COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY: PRINCESS SUMAYA UNIVERSITY TO TECHNOLOGY ¶K. NOMINEE'S FIELD OF STUDY: SECOND YEAR COMPUTER ENGINEERING ¶L. WORK EXPERIENCE: 2002-PRESENT FREE LANSING WEB DESIGN; WORKED AS A NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR FOR ICI, DULUX COLORING CENTER FOR TWO MONTHS IN 2003; WORKED AS ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR AT BAZIAN COMPUTER CORPORATION; FOR TWO MONTHS IN 1998, CASHIER AT BAHA GROCERY ¶M. EDUCATION: SECOND YEAR COMPUTER ENGINEERING AT PRINCESS SUMAYA UNIVERSITY FOR TECHNOLOGY; TAWJIHI CERTIFICATE SCIENTIFIC BRANCH ¶N. ACTIVE MEMBERSHIPS: MEMBER AT KING ABDULLAH II DEVELOPMENT FUND ¶O. SPECIAL INTERESTS: BASKETBALL; SWIMMING; TRAVELING; WATCHING MOVIES ¶P. EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: FRENCH LANGUAGE ¶Q. SHORT LIST OF PUBLICATIONS: NONE ¶R. PREVIOUS TRAVEL AND STUDY OR RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IN THE U.S.: NONE ¶S. ENGLISH PROFICIENCY: FLUENT ¶T. FUTURE STUDY OR CAREER PLANS: KHALED WOULD LIKE TO PERSU HER EDUCATION THEN OPEN HIS OWN COMPANY ¶U. MR. ALALI IS A SECOND YEAR STUDENT OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING. HE WORKED AT COMPUTER COMPANIES TO INCREASE HIS KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE IN HIS FIELD. HE IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF KING ABDULLAH FUND. HE HAS AN IMPRESSIVE LEADERSHIP POTENTIALS TRHOUGH HIS ACTIVE PARTICIPATIONS IN YOUTH ACTIVITIES AND CONFERENCE HELD IN JORDAN. ALTERNATE: PERSONAL INFORMATION: ¶A. NAME: DALIA H. S. AHMED ¶B. DATE OF BIRTH (MONTH/DAY/YEAR): 03/03/1983 ¶C. CITY OF BIRTH: ADEN ¶D. COUNTRY OF BIRTH: ADEN ¶E. COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: JORDAN ¶F. COUNTRY (S) OF CITIZENSHIP: JORDAN ¶G. NOMINEE'S FULL ADDRESS: AL-NUZHA ST. APT 14, TEL: 5659754 CELL:079-5654689 ¶H. GENDER: FEMALE ¶I. MEDICAL, PHYSICAL, DIETARY OR OTHER PERSONAL CONSIDERATIONS: NO PORK, NO ALCOHOL ¶J. NAME OF NOMINEE'S COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY: AMMAN- NATIONAL UNIVERSITY ¶K. NOMINEE'S FIELD OF STUDY: COMMUNICATION-ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING ¶L. WORK EXPERIENCE: NONE ¶M. EDUCATION: AMMAN-NATIONAL UNIVERSITY- COMMUNICATION- ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING, 3RD YEAR; HIGH SCHOOL YAMAN MODERN SCHOOL ¶N. ACTIVE MEMBERSHIPS: MEMBER AT KING ABDULLAH II DEVELOPMENT FUND ¶O. SPECIAL INTERESTS: READING, INTERNET SURFING ¶P. EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: NONE ¶Q. SHORT LIST OF PUBLICATIONS: NONE ¶R. PREVIOUS TRAVEL AND STUDY OR RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IN THE U.S.: NONE ¶S. ENGLISH PROFICIENCY: FLUENT ¶T. FUTURE STUDY OR CAREER PLANS: DALIA WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE HER EDUCATION. --ACTION OFFICER: CAO, DONNA WINTON, PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION, AMERICAN EMBASSY; E-MAIL: TEL: (962-6) 590-6620; FAX; (962- 6) 592-0121 ¶4. PLEASE ADVISE ACCEPTANCE. GNEHM