Hisham Ghassib

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Hisham Ghassib
Born1950
NationalityJordanian
EducationPhD in Theoretical Physics, University of Leeds, 1976

Hisham B. Ghassib is a Jordanian theoretical physicist and Marxist intellectual. He is professor of physics at the Princess Sumaya University for Technology (PSUT), where he was formerly Dean.

Ghassib gained his PhD from the University of Manchester in 1974. In 1975 he became an assistant professor in physics at the University of Jordan in Amman. [1] He served as the first President of PSUT from 1999 to 2010, when he was succeeded by Dr Issa Batarseh. [2] He is President of the Socialist Thought Forum. He is known for his strong anti Zionist views [3] He is author of several books on different fields. [4]

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  2. 'PSUT president', The Star , 20 September 2010.
  3. "Jordanian Physics Professor Hisham Ghassib: Judaism is a Despicable Religion That Should Not be Respected; I Would Fight Alongside Hizbullah Against Israel, America, 'Petro-Reactionaries'".
  4. "هشام غصيب يصدر "العقل والمنهج في الثورة العلمية الكبرى"". جريدة الدستور الاردنية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-03-28.