Hifa Yousef Fadel Hajjar Najjar

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Personal information

Title: 
Director General of the Ahliyyah School for Girls
Birthyear: 
1959

Contact information (private)

Phone: 
00 962 (6)5925247
Mobile phone: 
00 962 (79) 5532227
Personal email address: 
h.najjar@asg.edu.jo

Contact information (work)

Postal code: 
2035 Amman 11181 Jordan
Phone: 
00 962 (6) 4649861
Fax: 
00 962 (6) 4621549
Work email address: 
asg@asg.edu.jo

Education

MPHL in Transformation Management, (Currently), Buckingham University, Postgraduate School, Department of Management
Master of Science Degree (M.Sc) in Transformation Managment, (Awarded in 2003), Buckingham University, Postgraduate School
Certificate in International School Leadership, (Awarded in 1998), Department of Management, The Principal's Training Center for International School Leadership, Massachusetts
Baccalaureate of Education as Major, Population Studies as Minor, (Awarded in 1982), University of Jordan, Undergraduate School, Department of Education and Psychology

Competences

Languages: 
Arabic
English

Jobs

Work history: 

Board Member, the Greater Municipality of Amman, 2007 - now

Board Member, Higher Council of Youth in Jordan, 2006 - now

Board Member, The Queen Rania Award for Excellence in Education, 2006 - now

The King's Academy Board of Trustees, member, (2004-207)

Educational Consultant, Several Educational Institutes, 2004 - now

Director General, The Ahliyyah School for Girls,1994-1995 - now

Development Officer, The Ahliyyah School for Girls, 1993-1994 \ 1994-1995

Executive and Financial Director, The Ahliyyah School for Girls, 1992-1993 \ 1994-1995

Kindergarten Director, The Ahliyyah School for Girls, 1981-1982 \ 1993-1994

Honarary office and memberships: 
Board of Directors in the Greater Amman Municipality, member, (2007-now)
Higher Council for Youth in Jordan, member, (2006-now)
Board Member, The Queen Rania Award for Excellence in Education, 2006-now
The King's Academy Board of Trustees, member, (2004-2007)
Business & Professional Women Association, Vice President, (2003-now)
Board Member, Samir Shamma Homes, 2002-now
Board Member, AlMada for Press and Media (Al Syjyl Weekly Newspaper), 2007-now
Ministry of Education Committee for Private Schools,member, (2002-now)
The National Committee for Human Resource Development, member,(2002)
The Jordanian Council of Education, member, (1999-2001)
The committee for Developing Quality in Education, A division of the National workforce : Education for all, member, (2001)
The Bishop's Board, member, (1999-2000) , (2007-now)
The Ahliyyah and Bishop's Kindergarten's Board, member,(2007-now)
The National Agenda in Jordan, Reporter of Education Committee, (2005)
Inner Wheel Club of Amman, member of Honour (2006-2007)
Regional Heads Representative Committee (RHRC), Chairwoman, (2006-2007)
International Heads Representative Committee (IHRC-IBO), elected member,(2006-now)
Regional AdvisoryCommittee (RAC-IBO), elected member, (2006)
Regional Heads Representative Committee (RHRC-IBO), elected member, (2004-now)
The King's Academy Board of Trustees, member, (2004-2007)
The Principal's Training Center for International School Leadership, member, (1997-now)
International Who's Who of Professionals, (1998)
A.S.G. Received Acknowledgement from The Early Childhood Education Program at the Loyalist College in Ontario, (1998)
National Staff Development Council, member, (NSDC) \ USA (1995-now)
Productions and works: 
The Challenges of the Arab Educational System \ Private Schools Cultural & Educational Council, (2003)
Reflecting upon our Current Role as Teachers and Expected Future Challenges \ Private School Cultural & Educational Council, (2008)
The Transformation of the Ahliyyah School for Girs A.S.G \ The University of Buckingham, (2003)
What are the Potentials of the Ahliyyah School for Girls to be A knowledge - creating Community \ The University of Buckingham, (2002)
Converting the Ahliyyah School for Girls into A learning Institution: Learning from the Learning. The University of Buckingham, (2002)
The Motivating School Environment \ The Higher Council for Science and Technology, (2002)
The Transformation of A.S.G into A learing Organization, (2002)
The Concept of the Learning Organization, (2002)
Delegating: The Concept of Delegation, (2001)
Bridging Between Schools and Universities \ Abdul Hamid Shouman, (1998)
The Role of the Family in Teaching Reading, (1996)
Redesigning Education in Arab Countries in the Middle East: The Example of Jordan, (2007)
Education for University, Internationalism in the IB Pogrammes, (2007)
A New Vision for School in the Arab World, (2007)
Writing Opening Articales in the School's Annual Magazine (Al-Shomou') and the School's Yearbook (Since 1994)

Awards

Distinctions: 
Selected as Board Member of Directors in the Greater Amman Municipality, (2007-now)
Selected as Board Member in the Higher Council for Youth in Jordan, member, (2006-now)
Selected as Board Member in the Queen Rania Award for Excellence in Education, (2006-now)
Selected as A Chairwoman of the Regional Heads Representative Committee (RHRC), (2006-2007)
Selected Amongst the Most Powerful 30 \ Influential 10 in Jordan, Jordan Business Magazine,(2008)
A.S.G Was Awarded Al-Hussein Humanitarian Leadership Prize, (2001)
ASG Was Awarded El-Hassan Bin Talal Award for Academic Exellence \ First Prize, (2002)
I was Awarded the European Council of International Schools (ECIS) Award for the Promotion of International Education, (2008)
Awards: 
A.s.G. Was Awarded Al-Hussein Leadership Prize, (2001)
ASG Was awarded El-Hassan Bin Talal Award for Academic Exellence \ First Prize, (2002)
Hifa Najjar Was awarded the European Council of International School (ECIS) Award for the Promotion of International Education (2008)