The University of Jordan

Alumni of The Month

Qamar Talaat Al-Nabulsi, Elected Member of the Greater Amman Municipality Council

April, 2025

About Alumni

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1.    Introduce yourself?

Elected Member of the Greater Amman Municipality Council, representing the Al-Abdali area. Life and administrative skills trainer.

Opinion writer for several Jordanian news platforms.

Trainer at the Institute of Public Administration.

Recipient of the King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein Award for the city's role in supporting childhood development (behavioral development through cultural products).

Featured in numerous radio and television interviews on Jordan TV, Roya TV, Iraq's Al Sharqiya TV, and Yemen's Shabab TV, discussing the importance of life and administrative skills.

Active in the cultural field and a member of various cultural forums.

Social activist and member of several charitable organizations.

Member of the Arab Human Resources Professionals Association and participant in the “Training is a Right for All" initiative, through which we have trained thousands of youth, women, and girls in various life and administrative skills free of charge since 2014.

Participated in training employees of the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones in Muscat, Oman, as part of a professional diploma in leadership (Global Leadership and Cross-Cultural Management).

2.    Share your fondest memory from your time at Jordan University?

Finishing the semester we spent at the University of Jordan's farm.

3.    In one word, how would you describe Jordan University?

The beginning of knowledge.

4.    Explain how your experiences at UJ shaped you?

It helped me discover myself—my strengths, which I enhanced, and my weaknesses, which I worked to improve (self-discovery).

5.    Discuss what fascinated you about your chosen course of study?

What I loved about my major, Agricultural Engineering, was working with plants and trees—as if I were painting with nature, creating a natural masterpiece by choosing types and colors.

6.    Offer advice to graduating students preparing to enter the workforce?

Equip yourselves with life and administrative skills. Don't wait for opportunities—create them. Participate in any activity or training available and expand your network the right way. You may find success in a field different from your major, or your interests may branch out into areas where you discover your true self. Never stop reading and learning.

7.    Reflect on what you wish you had known during your time as a student?

Life, administrative, and social skills that would've helped me enter the job market, market myself professionally, and communicate positively and effectively while building a useful network.

8.    Identify the person who has had the greatest impact on your career?​

Two managers I worked with at the Greater Amman Municipality. Their leadership styles played a significant role in helping me discover my hidden potential, which gave me the strong will to develop my personality, deepen my knowledge, and never stop learning or training.