Complex sentence: Samy A. Mahmoud is the 5th and current chancellor of University of Sharjah, Dr. Samy formally took office August 1,2008, he was acting president of Carleton University, appointed in November, 2006, after the sudden resignation of David W. Atkinson.
Split into simpler sentences: Samy A. Mahmoud is the 5th and current chancellor of University of Sharjah, Dr. Mahmoud formally took office August 1,2008. Previously, he was the acting president of Carleton University, appointed in November, 2006, after the sudden resignation of David W. Atkinson.