Dr. Samir Ahmad Jarrar is a past president of the Lebanese Association for Educational Studies, and an Editorial Board Member of the Mediterranean Journal of Educational Studies. He is also a member of the Arab League/UNICEF Task Force on Quality Education-Enhancement of Arab Teacher Professional Development and Accreditation. Dr. Jarrar is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Arab Resource Collective, Chief Executive Officer for the Educational Development Group ,and the chairman of Rawdah Educational Institute. He has been a visiting professor at many universities such as George Washington University, Georgetown University, Kuwait University, and the American University of Cairo .He has served as a senior education consultant to the World Bank, UNESCO, ALECSO, UNICEF, ISESCO, and UNDP. Dr. Jarrar has published books on education including, Education in the Arab World, Arab Education in Transition, and Core Skills for Training Teachers in Jordan. In addition to his books, he has contributed chapters and articles to various encyclopedias, books and journals.