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Candidate for the post of Director, Telecommunication Development Bureau
Dr. A. M. YOUSIF
Special leave without pay from the International
Telecommunication Union
| Name | Ahmed Mahmoud YOUSIF |
| Place / Date of Birth | Atbara (Sudan), 5 December 1939 |
| Marital Status | Married, two children |
| Languages | Arabic, English, French, Spanish (intermediate level) |
| Until 16 July 1998 | Senior
Radiocommunication Engineer Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) International Telecommunication Union Place des Nations CH 1211 Geneva 20 |
| Education | |
| 1971 | Ph. D. Degree in Electrial and Electronic Engineering: (thesis on Non-linear Distortion Analysis) – University of Bradford, United Kingdom |
| 1968 | M. Sc. Degree in Information System Engineering, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| 1964 | B. Sc. Eng. Degree in Telecommunication: University of Khartoum, Sudan |
| 1957 | Oxford University School Certificate |
| 1983 | French Language Diploma |
| 1965 | Training at Philips Telecom Industries, Hilversum and Eindhoven, Netherlands |
| Experience | |
| 1992 to present | Senior Radiocommunication Engineer, Telecommunication Development Bureau, ITU HQ, Geneva |
| 1990 – 1991 | Chief of the Telecommunication Development Unit Center for Telecommunication Development (CTD), ITU HQ, Geneva |
| 1988 – 1989 | Department of the Conferences, ITU HQ, Geneva |
| 1986 – 1987 | Chief of the Communications Section, UN HQ in New York, on secondment from the ITU |
| 1980 – 1985 | Project Officer in the Technical Cooperation Department, ITU HQ, Geneva |
| 1972 – 1979 | Director of the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) Technical Centre, Khartoum, Sudan |
| 1972 – 1972 | Head of the Planning and Transmission Department in the Ministry of Communication, Sudan |
| 1964 – 1972 | Telecommunication Engineer, Sudan Telecom |
| Duties and Responsibilities | |
| Telecommunication
Development Bureau (BDT) of the ITU (1992 to present)
Responsible for radiocommunications in general by giving advise to developing countries and members of the ITU; by |
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| ITU Center for Telecom Development (1990-1991) | |
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| Conducted studies and offered advise on telecom development in general through specific missions and preparation of plans for investment projects. | |
| Chief of the UN Communication Section, UN HQ, New York (1986 – 1987) | |
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duties involved the planning, designing and supervision of the
following projects:
Besides studies on the UN network, conducted a study for the improvement of the Telecommunication Services of the United Nations Disaster Relief Office (UNDRO) in Geneva in 1990. |
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| ITU HQ, Technical Cooperation Department (1980–1985) | |
| Administered
the assigned technical cooperation programmes and was responsible
for activities in the field of telecommunications in the Central and
Eastern European Administrations, Monitored and evaluated the
implementation of approved telecommunication projects. Administered
several multimillion projects, e.g. "Pilot Project for the
Development of the Telecommunication Network" - ALB/81/005, "Assistance in the Development of Broadcasting" - QAT/81/001, "Expanding the Activities of the Research Institute for Telecommunications" - BUL/81/007, "International Telecommunications Network Development"- BUL/82/002, "Assistance in Telecommunication Techniques" - CZE/82/009, "Advanced Telecommunication Techniques" - HUN/82/009, "Microwave Technologies for Communications, Remote Sensing, Navigation and Meteorology" - ROM/82/013. |
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| Co-author of two UNDP Evaluation Mission Reports (1980 and 1982) related to Telecommunication Training Institute in Saudi Arabia and Organization and Administration of Telecommunication in the Republic of Yemen. | |
| Director of Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) Technical Centre (1972 – 1979) | |
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Director of ASBU Technical Centre, responsible for the
implementation of the decisions of ASBU Administrative Council and
ASBU General Assembly, which are of a technical nature.
Co-author of UNESCO Mission Study on Gulfvision for Gulf Arab States (Report 1975). Founder and editor of ASBU Technical Review until 1979. Planned, designed and executed a Radiomonitoring Centre in Khartoum in 1978. |
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| ITU Conferences | |
| Participated in all ITU meetings, conferences and world administrative Radio Conferences and ITU-related seminars since 1973 and contributed to these activities through reports, papers and studies. Coordinated and acted as technical secretary to several seminars. Participated in the preparation of ITU-Handbooks on Radiomonitoring and Spectrum Management and Mobile Communication and in the Study Groups’ work. Represented ITU in several worldwide activities external to ITU until 1996, e.g. the GSM World Congress in Madrid, February 1995 | |
| International Broadcasting Unions | |
| Participated in all conferences and meetings of the Arab States Broadcasting Union’s meetings. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), African Broadcasting Union (URTNA), OIRT General Assembly, Budapest, 1972, and the International Broadcasting Conference, Rio de Janeiro, 1973. Represented the ITU in the Broadcasting Organization of Non-aligned countries (BONAC) in Freetown, September 1980. | |
| Publications and Studies | |
| Author of more than 30 scientific and engineering papers in the field of Telecommunications and Broadcasting that are published in international periodicals (IEEE, IEE, IERE, etc.) and proceedings, ITU Journal and seminars’ proceedings (see annex). | |
| Books | |
| Editor
and co-author of Manual and Mobile Communication Development,
ITU/BDT publication, 1997.
Under preparation: co-author of a book entitled ReEngineering of Spectrum Management. |
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