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1- PERSONAL:
Name: Salah A. Al-Khirbash
Place & date of birth: Yemen, Dec. 25, 1955
Status: Married with three kids
Current Address: Earth Sc. Dept, Collage of Sc., SQU
P.O. Box 36, Code 123, Al-Khod, Muscat, OMAN
E-mail: khirbash@squ.edu.om
Tel: 968-515214
968-513614 (H)
968-9256449 (GSM)
Fax 967-515405
Permanent Address: P. O. Box 19074 – Sana’a – YEMEN
E-Mail: salalkhirbash@y.net.ye
Tel 967-1- 442987/447158
967- 73216856 (mobile)
2- EDUCATION:
Ph.D. (1987): University of Nebraska-Lincoln, U.S.A.
Diss. title: Geology, Geochemistry & Copper occurrences of the Gateway Fm.,
SE Alberta and SW British, Canada.
M.S. (1982): University of Montana-Missoula, U.S.A.
Thesis title: Geology & Geochemistry of the Emery mining district, Montana,
USA.
B.Sc. (Honors, 1978): Sana'a University Geology/Chemistry
Visiting Researcher at the Dept. of Geology, RHBNC, University of London
(March – Aug. 1992).
3- CURRENT POSITION:
Assoc. Prof. of Geology
Earth Science Dept., SQU, OMAN
4- WORK EXPERIENCE:
 Prof of Geology Sana’a Univ. (2001- ).
 Dean Faculty of Science and Member of Sana'a University Council (Aug. 1991 to
Aug. 1993 and from Nov. 1998 to Sept. 2001). Additional duties include:
- Faculty of Science Bulletin, Chairman,
- Member of the University Scientific Council,
- Member of Azal’s Modern Schools Board,
- Member of the University Libraries’ Committee,
- Member of the Scientific Consultant Committee, Water & Environment Center,
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 Dean of Faculty of Computer & Information/University of Applied Sc. (Private
Univ.) (Oct. 1995- Oct. 1996)
 Head of Geology Department (1993/1994 and 1996/1997).
 Vice-Dean of Graduate studies & Scientific Research, for one year (1990-1991).
Participated in establishing the Science and Technology Center (STC), Sana’a
Univ. (1990-1991).
 Head of Scientific Committee of Yemen Geological Society (YGS- Newsletter)
(1997-2002).
 Member of the Authority’s Administrative Council, Authority of Geol. Surv. & Ml.
Res., Ministry of Oil & Mineral Resources (2000-2002).
 Chairman of Technical Committee for the International Symposium on Red SeaGulf of Aden Tectonics & Sedimentation (Sana’a, Oct. 1995).
 Participated in establishing Taiz University in Yemen (requirement & curriculum).
 Participated in establishing Faculty of Computer & Information, Univ. of Applied
Sciences (requirement & curriculum).
 Assoc. Prof., Geology Dept., Sana’a Univ. (1993- Dec. 2001). Committee
Member for preparing curriculum & syllabus for Teachers’ Diploma Program.
 Assistant Professor, Geology Dept., Sana’a Univ. (1987- 1993). Chairman of the
University registration- Computer committee. Undergraduate Students Advisor &
Computer system Manager, Faculty of Sc., Sana’a University.
 IBM-Training Manager - ALKHIRBASH Co. (May 1994 - May 1996).
 Served as a teaching assistant for 2 years (1978-1980) at Geology Dept., Sana'a
University.
 Work with the USAID office (Sana'a), Geology section for the summers of 1977
&1978.
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5- TEACHING RESPONSIPLITIES:
Teaching graduate and undergraduate levels for 15 years
Undergraduate Level: Mineralogy & Crystalography (for Sc. & Educ. students)Physical Geology (for Sc., Educ. & Geog.) students- Optical
Mineralogy- Geochemistry, Principles of Economic GeologyEconomic Geology- Geology of Yemen (1)- Ore PetrographyMineral Resources of Yemen- Computer Application in
Geoscience- Graduation Projects.
Graduate Level: Metallic Mineral Deposit- Seminar in Geology of Yemen- Ore
Microscopy- Special Topics in Economic Geology & GeochemistryInterpretation of Geological Data (XRF, AAS, EM,....), Computer
Application in Geosciences.
6- SUPERVISIONS:

Undergraduate Level:
Supervised B. Sc. Graduation Projects for a number of students.

Graduate Level: Co-supervise number of M.S. & Ph. D.
students.
a- Structural Studies on the Precambrian Basement Complex, Abas area,
Southeast, Yemen. (Ahmed Al-Kotba, MS, 1992)
b- Geology and Evolution of the Migmatites and Related Rocks, Precambrian
Basement Complex, Al-Baydah area, Yemen. (Sh. Sakran, Ph.D.,
1993, Cairo University)
c- Geology and Geochemistry of Wadi Makseb Marble and associated rocks,
Taiz, Yemen. (Khaled Al-Shaibani, MS, 1995)
d- Geology, Geochemistry, and Mineralization of the Precambrian Basic Rocks,
Southeast Taiz, Yemen. (Khaled Al-Selwi, MS, 1998)
e- The Precambrian Pegmatitic Rocks and their associated radioactive
elements, Southeast Taiz, Yemen (Tareq Al-Hibshi, MS, 1998)
f- Geology, Mineralogy, and Origin of Zeolite Deposit, AL-Adanah Area, East
Taiz, Yemen (A. Al-Sabri, MS 2003).

Current Supervising:
a- Geology & geochemistry of Tertiary Volcanics, Bani Omar Area, Yemen (R.
Awn).
b- Geology, Petrology and Characteristics of Perlite Rocks, Anes Area, DhamarRada Volcanic Field, Yemen (L. Al-Atab).
c- Geology, Mineralogy and Characteristics of Pumice Deposits, Dhamar-Rada
Volcanic Field, Yemen (J. Ismail).
d- Geology of Gypsum Deposits in Bab Al-Lazek Area, Taiz, Yemen (A. Salman)
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Current Co-advising:
a- Geology and Geochemistry of salt deposits, Al-Salif Area, Yemen. (Khaled AlShaibani, Ph. D., Puna University, India).
b- Geology, Petrogenesis, and Mineralization of Post-tectonic granites, Yemen.
(Khaled Al-Selwi, Ph. D., Cairo University, Egypt).
c- Geology & Economic Potentiality of Felesdpars in Precambrian Pegmatite
Veins, NW Al-Hodida, Yemen (Yahia Al-Ajam, Ph. D., Puna
University, India).
7-CONSULTANCY & EVALUATION COMMIITITES:

Environmental Assessment of Block S1, Shabwa area, (Part I), Al-Hariri
& Associates (H&A) (1998).

Participated in writing curriculum for High School & Teatcher’s Institutes
(Science/Geology) Section.

Supervise authors for writing General Geology for Teacher’s Institutes
(Two Years after High School-Science & Math section).

Environmental Assessment of Block S1, Shabwa area (Part II), Al-Hariri
& Associates (H&A) (1999).

Scientific consultant for Education Res. & Develop. Center: Teaching
Computer in High Schools: Feasibility Study.

Member in Evaluation committee for Hail Said Prize for Sciences & ArtsEnvironmental & Agri. Field, (2001).

Participated in a number of committees (staffs promotion, Examiner for
Ms sts, ..)

Supervised the revising committee for evaluating Biology books for 1 st
secondary students, Aug 2002.

Participated in making Science & Technology policy, Ministry of Higher
Education, Yemen
8- FIELD TRIPS & CONFERENCES:

Organize & led a number of Geology Field Trips across the country
(since 1987-Now).

First Saudi Symposium on Earth Sciences, S.A., Jan. 28-30, 1989.

Geology & Mineralization of the Arabian Shield, S. A., Jan. 24-26, 1989.

Global Positioning System (GPS) experiment, the Yemeni side, with the
CNRS lab geologists, Nov 11-28, 1991.

Geology & Tectonics of Gulf of Aden- Gulf of Tajoura: TADJOUR- ADEN
- 95 Scientific Cruise, 1995.

International Symposium on Red Sea- Gulf of Aden Tectonics &
Sedimentation, Sana’a, Oct. 1995.

Fourth Saudi Symposium on Earth Sciences, Jeddah, S.A., Dec. 1997.

Importance of Research in Economic Development Workshop, Sana’a,
Aug. 18-19, 1998.

High Level Expert Science & Technology Policies & Strategies for the
21st Century, hold in ESCWA Headquarter, UN House, Beirut, Lebanon, March
10th -12, 1999.

Water & Environment Center (WEC) Business Plan Discussion, Delft,
Netheland, Jun 4th–13, 1999.
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Establishment the Society of the Faculties of Sciences in the Arab
Universities, University of Bahrain, Nov. 29-30, 1999.

Fifth International Conference on the Geology of the Arab Word, Cairo
University, Feb 21-24, 2000.

The First Scientific Conference on Environment & Natural Resources,
Taiz, April 15-22, 2000.

Geology & Tectonics of Gulf of Aden: Gulf of Aden New Century Cruise
(ANCC), Scientific Cruise, Gulf Aden, Nov. 29 – 21, 2000.

International Conference on the Oman Ophiolites, Sultan Quabos Univ.
(SQU), Muscat, Oman, Jan. 12 – 16th, 2001.
9- GRANTS:
SIDA/MENA Swedin 2003-2005
Evolution of the Arabian Shield/ YEMEN
10- OTHER SKILLS:

Ms-Windows, Word, Excel, Power Point, Internet ……,...etc)

Knowledge in Basic and Fortran programming & Dbase, & FoxPro,
programs.

Some knowledge on several applied computers programs, such as
SPSS, GIS/Arcview/Mapinfo, & other Geology/science programs.
11- REFERENCES:


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Prof. Philippe Huchon (France)
Dr. Issa El-Hussain (USA/SQU)
Prof. AbdulLatif Haider,
UAE
Dr. Martin Whitehouse (Sweden)
Prof. Abdulla Gonaid (Yemen)
E-mail: huchon@obs-vlfr.fr
E-Mail: elhussain@squ.edu.om
E-Mail: a.haidar@uaeu.ac.ae
E-Mail: martin.whitehouse@nrm.se
E-Mail: succ@y.net.ye
12- PUBLICATIONS:
see he attached list
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LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
** (Before Ph.D.)
1- El- Shatoury, H., Al-Khirbash, Salah, and Othman, Saif, 1979, Analysis
of Lineaments in Landsat-1 Photographs of Yemen Arab Republic &
Their Geological Significance, Drasat Yamania, Jour. of Yemen Center
for Stud. & Res., No. 3, 3-14.
2- Al-Khirbash, S., 1980, The Geology and mineralization of Yemen Arab
Republic (in Arabic) Al-Eklil journal, Center for Yemeni Studies, Sana’a
Ye.
** (After Ph.D.)
1- Menzies, M., Bosence, D., El Nakhal, H., Al-Khirbash, _S., Al Kadasi,
M., and Al Subbary, A., 1990, Lithosphric extension & the opening of the
Red Sea: Sediment-basalt relationships in Yemen, Terra Nova, 2,
340-350.
2- Al-Khirbash, S., and Al-Ahdal, A., 1991, The geological & geophysical
understanding of the earthquakes & their prediction (in Arabic),
presented in the National Conference on Earthquakes, Dec. 9-11, 1991,
Sana'a Univ.
3- Huchon, P., Jestin, F., Cantagrel, J.M, Gaulier, J.M., Al-Khirbash, S.,
and Gafaneh, A., 1991, Extensional deformations in Yemen since
Oligocene and the Africa-Arabia-Somalia triple junction, Annales
Tectonicae, no.2, p. 141-163.
4- Al-Khirbash, S., and Hibshi, T., 1992, Petrology, geochemistry, and
copper mineraliztion of the lower part of the Tertiary of Yemen
volcanics, Utma area, Y.R., Fac. of Earth Sc. Bull., No. 5, (King
Abdulaziz Univ.),
5- Bosence, D., Davison, I., Al-Khirbash, S., Al-Kadasi, M., Nichols, G.,
Menzies, G., McClay, K., and Al-Subbary, A.,1990, Timing the onset of
extension, sedimentation and volcanism in the southern Red Sea:
studies Yemen Republic, Accepted to the 1St Internat. Red Sea & Gulf
of Aden meeting Feb. 1990, Cairo.
6- Huchon, P., Jestin, F., Al-Khirbash, S., Gaulier, J-M., Cantagrel, J-M.,
Vidal, G., and Thoue, F., 1992, Extensional deformations & kinematics
of the AFAR-ARA-SOM triple junction: a field & satellite images analysis
in Yemen, accepted to the 29th Intern. Geol. Congress, 24 Aug. to 3
Sept., 1992, Kyoto-Japan.
7- Huchon, P., Jestin, F., Pozzi, J.P., Al-Khirbash, S., Cantagrel, J-M.,
Bertrand, H., Chazot, G., Thoue, F., and Vidal, G., 1992, Approche
pluridisciplinaire des relations extension intra-continental-point chaud: le
Yemen, bilan et perspectives, accepted to the 24th Ann. Meeting Earth
Sc., Toulouse, France.
8- Jestin, F., Huchon, P., Al-Khirbash, S., Gaulier, J-M., Thoue, F., Vidal,
G., and Cantagrel, J-M., 1992, Deformations extensive au Yemen:
Geometry et calendrier tectonique de rifting de la junction triple
AFR-ARA-SOM ,et causes geodynamiques, accepted to the 24th Ann.
Meeting Earth Sc., Toulouse, France.
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9- Ruegg, J.C., et al., 1993, First epoch Geodetic measurements across
the Afar plate boundary zone: Geophys. Res. Lett., v. 20, No. 18,
1899-1902.
10- Davison, I., Al'Kadasi, M., Al-Khirbash, S., Al-Subbary, A., Baker, J.,
Bosence, D., Dart, C., Menzies, M., McClay, K., Nichols, G., and
Yelland, A., 1994, Geological evolution of the Southern Red Sea
rift-margin, Republic of Yemen, GSA Bull., v. 106, 1474-1493.
11- Menzies, M. et al., 1994, Geology of Yemen: In D.A. McCombe, G.L.
Fernett, & A.S. Alawi (compilers) The Geology & Mineral Resources of
Yemen: Yemen Ml. Sector, Geol. Survey & Ml. Expl. Board Technical
Rep., Ministry of Oil & Mineral Res., 21-65 pp.
12- Al-Khirbash, S., Soliman, M., and Ba-Issa, A.O., 1995, Petrogenesis of
the Precambrian Migmatites, Al-Zurbi Range, Republic of Yemen, J
KAU: Earth Sci., v. 8, p. 1-21.
13- Abdulwahed, M.S., Al-Khirbash, S., Takla, M., and Sakran, S., 1996,
Tectonic Evolution of the Precambrian Rocks, Al-Sawadia Area, Yemen.
Presented in the Geology of the Arab World, 3rd. International Conf.,
Cairo, 27 Feb.– 1 March, 1996.
14- Rushdi, A., Ba-Issa, A., Ba-Baqui, A., Al-Khirbash, S., & Al-Shuaibi, Y.,
1997, Oil-related pollution along the Red Sea coast of Yemen. Accepted
for Publ. in the Egyptian J. of Analy. Chem.
15- Huchon, P. et al., 1997, Propagation of the Arabia-Somalia Plate
Boundary in the Western Gulf of Aden: New Results of the 1995
Tadjouraden Cruise, presented in the International Symp. Flood Basalts,
Rifting and Paleoclimates in the Ethiopian Rift and Afar Depression,
Adis Ababa, Ethiopia, Feb. 3-14, 1997.
16- Al-Khirbash, S., Sakran, Sh., Takla, M., and Abdulwahed, M.S.,
Geology of the Precambrian basement complex, Al-Baydah
Governorate, Republic of Yemen. Presented in the 4th meeting of Saudi
Geol. Society, Jedah, Dec. 1997.
17- Al- Khirbash, S., 1998, Earth Sciences and Public Policy, presented in
the Importance of Research in Economic Development Workshop, held
in Sana’a Aug. 18-19, 1998.
18- Walpersdorf, A., et al., 1999, Five Years of GPS Observations on the
Afar Triple Junction Area, Geodynamics, 28, 225-236.
19- Sakr, K., Khalil, H., Mahmoud, S., Mohamed, A.S., Tealeb, A., AlKhirbash, S., Al-Kotbah, A., Sofyan, A., Al-Aydrus, A., El-Ganad, E., ElAydaros, A., Himami, Z., and Sharaf, M., 2000, Monitoring of crustal
deformations along the Red Sea region using GPS networks in Egypt &
Yemen (Abstract). Presented in the 3rd Science Conference, Al-Mukala,
Yemen, Oct. 10-13, 2000.
20- Al-Khirbash, S., Sakran, Sh., Takla, M., and Abdulwahed, M.S., 2000,
Geology of the Precambrian basement complex, Al-Baydah
Governorate, Yemen, Fac. Sc. Bull. (FSB) - Sana’a University, v. 13, p.
43-72.
21- Al-Khirbash, S., Sakran, Sh., & Al-Ganad, I., Geology and
Geochemistry of the Al-Bayda Supracrustal Belt: Evidence for an
Ophiolitic Island Arc Setting. Presented in the International Conference
on the Oman Ophiolites, Sultan Quabos Univ (SQU), Muscat, Oman,
Jan. 12 – 16th, 2001.
22- Whitehouse, M., Windley, B., Stoeser, D., Al-Khirbash, S., Ba-Battat,
M., & Haidr, A., 2001, Precambrian Basement Character of Yemen &
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Correlation with Saudi Arabia & Somalia. Precambrian Research, 105,
357-369.
23- AlSanawi, S., Aydrus, A., and Al-Khirbash, S., Seismicity of Yemen,
Accepted for Publication in 3RD VOL (Jan-June 2001) of Tihama J. Sc.,
Al-Hodida Univ.
24- Al-Kotba, A., Hamimi, Z., Al-Subbary, A., & Al-Khirbash, S., 2001,
Tectonostratigraphy of Lawder-Mukayras Area, Al-Bayda Province, Yemen,
Accepted for Publication in the Proceedings of the 5 th Intern. Conf. On the
Geology of the Arab World.
25- Al-Khirbash, S., Takla, M., Abdulwahed, M.S., and Sakran, Sh., 2001,
Tectonic Evolution of the Southeast Precambrian Basement Complex,
Yemen. FSB, v. 14, Fac. Sc., Sana’a Univ., p. 67-83.
26- Whitehouse, M.J., Ba-Bttat, M., Flowerdew, M.J., Al-Khirbash, S.,
Stacey, J.S., Stoeser, D.B. & Windley, B.F. 2003. Isotopic constraints on
the deep crustal structure of Gondwana: case studies from Yemen and
Saudi Arabia. EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly, Nice, France (abstract).
27- Orihashi, Y., Haraguchi, S., Ishii, T., Tamaki, K., & Al-Khirbash, S.,
2003, Petrogenesis of E-type Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalts near Longitude
46oE, the Gulf of Aden (in Japanese). Journal of Geography, 112(5), p.
732-749.
REPORTS:
1. Nasher, A., Al-Khirbash, S., Saeed, M., Al-Gaberi, A., Ibrahim, H., &
Aqlan, E., Environmental Impact Assessment for Blook S1- Shabwa
(Part I), Hariri & Assoc., Sept. 1998, 48 P.
2. Harirri, K., Al-Khirbash, S., Awon, Y., Al-Gaberi, A., & Aqlan, E.,
Environmental Impact Assessment for Blook S1- Shabwa (Part II),
Hariri & Assoc., ……. 1999.
3. Ishii, T., Haraguchi, S., Orihashi, Y., Al-Khirbash, S., Yamaguchi, M., &
Tamaki, K., Description of Dredged Samples from the Gulf of Aden
during the Second & Third Legs (Penang-Aden-Chennai) of KH00-5
Cruise, 29/11-2000 to 21/12/2001.
4. Orihashi, Y., Ishii, T., Haraguchi, S., Al-Khirbash, S., & Tamaki, K.,
Petrochemical Study of Dredged E-type Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalt at the
Gulf of Aden (45.3 to 49.5? E), 29/11-2000 to 21/12/2001.
Current & Future Research Work:

Evolution of the Precambrian Basemen in Yemen (Whitehouse &
Al-Khirbash). MENA- Sweden Grant

Nature of the sub-continent beneath the SE Precambrian basement:
Geochemical & REE studies of the Precambrian Mafic Dikes, SE Taiz,
Yemen (Al-Khirbash, Al-Selwi, & Soliman).
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Investigation on the evolution of the oceanic crust in the Gulf of Aden
related with onland ophiolites of Yemen (Al-Khirbash, Ishii, Orihash, &
Haraguchi).
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‫‪Research on the magmatic interaction between the Afar mantle plume‬‬
‫‪system and the MOR system in the Gulf of Aden (Orihashi, Ishii, Al-Khirbash‬‬
‫)‪& Tamaki‬‬
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‫الكتب )‪:(Arabic Books‬‬
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‫‪-3‬صـالح الخـربـاش واخرون (‪ )2000‬الجيولوجيــا العامة – مستوى دبلوم سنتين بعد الثانوية العامة‪ ،‬مشروع‬
‫تدريب معلمي المرحلة الثانوية‪ -‬قطاع المناهج والتوجيه‪ ،‬وزارة التربية والتعليم‪.‬‬
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