# Hamid M.K. Al-Naimiy

Professor Hamid M. K. Al- Naimiy is Chancellor at the University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates as well as Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics.

## Educational Profile

* Post doctorates, University of Arizona, 1978.
* PhD Astrophysics, University of Manchester, England 1977.
* MSc Astronomy, University of Manchester, England 1975.
* B.Sc. Physics, University of Baghdad, Iraq 1970 / 1971.

## Awards

* World Education Congress /Asia Award for Outstanding Contribution to Education, 25 September 2011, Dubai, UAE.
* Khalifa Award for Education 2009/2010 (In the Field of Higher Education). United Arab Emirates.
* The Certificate of Appreciation from International Astronomical Union & UNESCO for the Outstanding Contribution to the success of the International Year of Astronomy 2009.
* Korea Astronomy & Space Science Institute Plaque, in recognition of his contribution to the 2009 UN/NASA/ESA/JAXA workshop on Basic Space Sciences and the International Heliophysical Year 2007, 22 September 2009. Daejeon/Korea.
* NASA Plaque in Recognition of his contributions as the Coordinator for the Asian & Pacific region on IHY2007, for the period 2005 – 2009.
* UN appreciation letter for the best scientists who contributed excellently in organizing the UN/ESA/NASA workshops. The third UN/ESA/NASA workshop, Tokyo/Japan, 18th – 22nd, May, 2007.
* Personality of the Week. The International Heliophysical Year IHY2007. On the occasion of the 50 year anniversary for IGY, launching the first world space rocket Sputnik. IHY International Committee, 8 June 2007: http://ihy2007.org/newsroom/weekly_070612.shtml
* The Award for the best department chair, teacher and researcher for the year 2006 from UAE University.
* Included in International Marquis Who's Who for the 21st century, 19th Edition, 2002 and 2004
* The best scientific public media Publication Prize. The Iraqi Scientific Research Council 1987, Baghdad, Iraq.
* The best Scientific Researcher Prize. The Iraqi Scientific Research Council 1984, Baghdad, Iraq.

## Publications
### Books

* Space Physics, University of Baghdad, Two Volumes.
** Astronomy 1981
** Meteorology 1981
* Space Colonies, Cultural & Media Ministry publications, Baghdad – Iraq 1986.
* The International Radio Telescopes, Scientific Research Council publications, Baghdad, Iraq 1987.
* Calculations of the beginning of the lunar months (during the Period 1987 – 2000) Ministry of Awqaf Publications, Baghdad, Iraq, 1988.
* Intelligent life in the Universe. Cultural & Media Ministry publications, Baghdad, Iraq, 1989.
* Exploration of Giant Planets, Cultural & Media Ministry publications, Baghdad, Iraq, 1994.
* The Arab Scientists Achievements in Physics and Astronomy, Cultural & Media Ministry publications, Baghdad, Iraq 1993.
* The Secret of the Universe in the Verses of the Holly Qur'an, Arab Scientific Publishers, Beirut, Lebanon, 2001.
* Proceedings /the 1st International Conference on Astronomy and Space Sciences (4–6 May 1998). The Editor / Publications of Al al-Bayt University, 2000.
* Proceedings /the 9th United Nations/European Space Agency workshops in Basic space Science, (13–17 March 1999). Co-Editor / Publications of Astrophysics of Space science 273/1-4, 2001.
* Priorities of the Iraqi Science and Technology Community, May 2004, in co-operation with ASTF team.
* Editing the Proceedings of the Crescent Visibility problems between Astronomy and Shareah Symposium, Sharjah University Publications, 2006.
* Editing the Special Issue if the International Journal of Scientific Research volume 16. Proceedings of the 1st UAE International Conference on Biological & Medical Physics (27–30 March 2006). The Editor in Chief / Publications of UAE University, 2007.
* Introduction to Astronomy, University Book Shop/Sharjah, UAE and Ithraa Publishing and Distribution / Jordan, 1st Edition 2010.
* The Astronomical calculations and applications in the services of the Islamic Sharea’ah, Brighter Horizon Group/Sharjah, UAE, 1st Edition 2011 .
* The Verses of the Holy Qur'an on the Universe,2016, the Qur’an Dubai awards.