| Technical Advisory Committee |
During the planning and establishment of ICBA, the center recruited a broadly based panel of experts to guide the development of its facilities and programs. This committee, established by the Islamic Development Bank, had a fivefold remit.
Follow up the implementation of technical aspects of the project.
Evaluate the master plan for the center, including its operational plan, organizational structure, technical programs and site development.
Evaluate detailed engineering designs for the center and its facilities.
Contribute to the development of networking at the center.
Provide scientific advice to guide the technical implementation of the project.
The 11 members of the committee were selected from Australia, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, the UK and the USA.
Eng Rashid MK Al-Shariqi
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dubai, UAE
Dr Farid H Abdel-Nabi
UAE University, Al Ain, UAE
Eng Mohamed Saqer Al-Asam
Assistant Deputy Minister, Soil and Water Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dubai, UAE
Dr Mohammad H Al-Attar
Deputy Director General for Research, Life and Environmental Science,
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait (later Director General of ICBA)
Dr Ahmed Abu Zakhar
Agriculture Research Center, Tripoli, Libya
Dr Rafiq Ahmed
Head, Biosaline Research Program, Karachi University, Pakistan
Dr Ali Al-Jaloud
Institute of Natural Resources and Environment, King Abdelaziz City for Science and Technology, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Dr Redwan Chukrallah
Head, Salinity and Plant Nutrition Laboratory, Agadir, Morocco
Mr Clive Malcolm
Land Rehabilitation Consultant, Australia
Mr Peter Mather
Chartered Architect and Development Consultant, UK
Dr MS Shannon
Director, US Salinity Laboratory, Riverside, California, USA
TAC’s work was concluded with the establishment of ICBA in 1999.