List of National Programs
  AFGHANISTAN
  ALGERIA
  BAHRAIN
  CYPRUS
  EGYPT
  KAZAKHSTAN
  KYRGYZSTAN
  QATAR
  TAJIKISTAN
  IRAN
  LEBANON
  LIBYA
  MOROCCO
  SAUDI ARABIA
  TUNISIA
  TURKEY
  TURKMENISTAN
  UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
  IRAQ
  JORDAN
  KUWAIT
  OMAN
  PAKISTAN
  PALESTINE AUTHORITY
  SYRIA
  UZBEKISTAN

  YEMEN

AFGHANISTAN

ALGERIA

Eng. Mohammad Sharif 
Focal Point
The Deputy Minister of Agriculture for Afghanistan
Ministry of Agriculture
Kabul, Afghanistan
Tel: 46730044589/00873763090175
Fax: 00873763090594

Dr. Chouaki Salah 
Chief, Plant Genetic Resources Dept. 
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique d'Algerie (INRAA)
02 Avenue des Freres Ouaddak- Hassan-Badi, BP 200 
El Harrach, Alger
Tel: (+213-2) 521281
Fax: (+213-2) 521283
Telex: 64165 INRAA DZ
Email: inraa@wissal.dz

Dr. Kamal Feliachi
Policy Maker
Director General
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique d'Algerie (INRAA)
02 Avenue des Freres Ouaddak- Hassan-Badi, BP 200 
El Harrach, Alger 
Tel: (+213-2) 521281
Fax: (+213-2) 521283
Telex: 64165 INRAA DZ
Email: inraa@wissal.dz

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BAHRAIN

CYPRUS

Sheikh Mohamed Abdul Wahab Al-Khalifa
Focal Point
Director of Agricultural Research
Ministry of Works & Agriculture
P.O. Box 22314
Manama
Tel: (+973) 691251
Fax: (+973) 695527

Ms. Athena Della
National Coordinator
Head CYPARI Genebank and National Herbarium
Plant Genetic Resources Coordinator
Agricultural Research Institute (ARI)
Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Research
P.O. Box: 22016
Nicosia 1516
Cyprus
Tel: (+357-2) 403100/403124
Fax: (+357-2) 316770
E-mail: athena@arinet.ari.gov.cy

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EGYPT

IRAN

Prof. Mohamed Khalifa

National Coordinator

Head/National GeneBank of Egypt

The Agricultural Research Center (ARC)

The Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation

9 Gama'a street

12619 Giza

Egypt

Email: elhawary_mohamed@yahoo.com

Dr. Ismail Abdelgelil Hussein 

Director General

The Desert Research Centre (DRC)

Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation

P.O. Box 11753

El Matariya

Cairo

Egypt

Tel. (+2-02) 6734800

Fax: (+2-02) 6357858

E-mail: ismaill@brainy1.ie-eg.com

Prof. Dr. Magdy Madkour

Policy Maker

President/The Agriculture Research Center

9 Gama'a street

12619 Giza

Egypt

Dr. Javad Mozafari
National Plant GeneBank of Iran
Seed and Plant Improvement Institute
Mahdasht RD,
Karaj, Iran
Tel: (+98-261) 2701260
Fax: (+98-261) 2709405
E-mail: genebank@abdnet.com

Dr. Ali Ahoonmanesh

Policy Maker

Deputy Minister and Head of Agricultural Research
and Education Organization (AREO) of Iran

P.O. Box 111, Evin,

19835 Tehran

Iran

Tel: (98-21) 2402987

Fax: (+98-21) 2400568

E-mail: areeo@dpimail.net

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IRAQ

JORDAN

Dr. Naqid Aboul-Rudah Khamis 
Director General 
State Board for Seed Testing and Certification 
Ministry of Agriculture 
Baghdad 
c/o: FAO Representative in Iraq 
Fax: (+964-1) 7768126 
or via ICARDA Jordana Office

Dr. Sabah Saifan
National Coordinator
Head of Plant Genetic Resources Unit
NCARTT
PO Box: 639 
19381 Baqa’, Jordan
Tel: (+962-6) 4725071 Fax: (+962-6) 4726099
Email: Saifan_Sabah@yahoo.com

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KUWAIT

KAZAKHSTAN

Dr. Afaf Al-Nasser 
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research 
Manager, Aridland Agriculture Dept. 
Food Resources Division 
P.O. Box 24885 
13109 Safat, Kuwait 
Tel: (+965) 4836100/5705-5706-5313 
Dir: (+965) 4834891 
Fax: (+965) 4815194 
E-mail: anasser@safat.kisr.edu.kw

KYRGYZSTAN

LEBANON

Dr. Jamin Akimaliev
National Coordinator
Director General
Kyrgyz Agriculture Reasearch Institute

73/1, Timur Frunze street

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Tel/Fax: (+996-312) 251934
Fax: (+996-312)540545
E-mail: krif@mail.kg
kaa@imfico.bishkek.su

Dr. Michel Abi-Antoun 
National Coordinator 
ARI 
PO Box: 13-5368 
Beirut, Lebanon 
Tel: (+961-1) 522222 
Fax: (+961-1) 418910 
E-mail: biodiversity@moe.gov.lb

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LIBYA

MOROCCO

Dr. Mohammed Idrisi
National Coordinator
Range & Forage Department
Agricultural Research Centre (ARC)
P.O.Box 2480, Sid Mesri
Tripoli, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Tel: (+218-21) 3616866
Fax: (+218-21)3614993
E-mail: arcenter@lycos.com

Dr. Ahmed Birouk 
National Coordinator 
Professor 
IAV Hassan II 
BP. 6202, Rabat Instituts, Rabat 
Morocco 
Tel: (+212-7) 776788 
Fax: (+212-7) 775838 
E-mail: a.birouk@fusion.net.ma

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PAKISTAN

PALESTINE AUTHORITY

Dr. Rashid Anwar 
CSO/Dirtector
Plant Genetic Resources Institute,
National Agricultural Research Center,
Park Road, Islamabad 
Pakistan 
Tel: (+92-51) 9255203
Fax: (+92-51) 9255201 
E-mail: rashid1946@yahoo.com

Dr. Shaker Joudeh
Director General
Extension & Applied Research (EAR)
Ministry of Agriculture
P.O. Box 51359
4A Ya’aquobi Street
Jerudalem
Tel: (+972-2) 2961085
Fax: (+972-2) 296212
Email: research@planet.edu

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QATAR

SAUDI ARABIA

Dr. Hamad Saad Al Saad 
Focal Point
Dir. Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory 
P. O. Box 1967 
Doha 
Tel: (+974) 834117 
Fax: (+974) 834148 
E-mail: APRP-Qatar@CGIAR.org

Mr. Abdul Rahman Al-Mahmoudi
Policy Maker
Director General
Agriculture & Water Research Dept.
P.O. Box 1967
Doha 
Tel: (+974) 413598
Fax: (+974) 410526

Mr. Abdul Aziz Al-Jowaid 
National Agricultural and Water Research Center 
PO Box 17285 
Riyadh 114 84 
Tel: (+966-1) 4576780 
Fax: (+966-1) 4584979 
E-mail: nrrc@agrwat.gov.sa

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SULTANATE OF OMAN

SYRIA

Mr. Saif Ali Alkhamisi
National Coordinator
Head of Field Crops lab.
Plant Production  Research Center
Agric. Directorate General
Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries
P.O. Box 50
121 Seeb
Sultanate of Oman
Tel: (+968) 893917/89313
Fax: (+968) 893097
E-mail: Saifalkhamisi@hotmail.com / research@omantel.net.om

Dr. Majed Jamal
National Coordinator
Director General
General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research (GCSAR)
P.O.Box 113, Douma
Damascus, Syria
Tel: (+963-11) 5743054
Fax: (+963-11) 5757992
E-mail: majedjamal@scs-net.org

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Tajikistan

TUNISIA

Acad. Bobo Sanginov
National Coordinator
Tajik Agricultural Academy
President
25, Rudaki pr. Dushanbe
Tajikistan
Tel/Fax: (3772) 23-18-32

Mme Zeineb Belkhir
National Coordinator
Directeur
Ministere de l' Environnment et de l'Amenagement du Territoire
Centre Urbain Nord
1080 Tunis
Tunisia
Tel: (+216-1) 703394
Fax: (+216-1) 704340

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TURKEY

Turkmenistan

Dr. Ayfer Tan 
National Coordinator 
Head, Plant Genetic Resources Department 
Aegean Agricultural Research Institute (AARI) 
P.O. Box: 9 
35661 Menemen, Izmir 
Turkey 
Tel: (+90-232) 8461331 
Fax: (+90-232) 8461107 
E-mail: AARI@service.raksnet.com.tr

Dr. Ashirmukhammed Saparmuradov
National Coordinator
Research center of Plant Genetic Resources in Garigalla
Director
47, Drujba Narodov Str.
745160, Garrigalla
Garrigala etrap
Balkanskiy viloyat
Turkmenistan
Tel.: (43248) 31799

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

UZBEKISTAN

Mr. Ali Salem Al-Mutawa
National Coordinator
Director of Information & Public Relation
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
P.O. Box 1509
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Tel: (+971-9)2958161/ 2958822 ext.740
Fax: (+971-9)2957766

Dr. Abdullah H. Abboudi

Policy Maker

Director In-charge of Research and Plant Production Dept.

Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries

P.O. Box 1509

Dubai, U.A.E.

Tel: (+971‑4) 2958161

Fax: (+971‑4) 2957766

Email: ahussain45@hotmail.com

Prof. Abdusattar Abdukarimov
National Coordinator
Institute of Genetics and Experimental Biology
Director General
702151, P.O. Yukori-Yuz, Kibray District
Tashkent Region
Uzbekistan
Tel: (99871) 642223/647708
Fax: (99871) 642230
E-mail: inst@gen.org.uz

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YEMEN

Dr. Hassan Amer 
National Coordinator for Plant Genetic Resources 
Head, Genetic Resources Unit 
Agricultural Research and Extension Authority (AREA) 
PO Box 87148 
Dhamar 
Tel: (+967-6) 509411 
Fax: (+967-6) 509414 
E-mail: pgru@y.net.ye

Dr. Ismail Muharram
Policy Maker
Director General
Agricultural Research and Extension Authority (AREA)
P.O. Box 87148
Dhamar
Yemen
Mobile: +967-73-725298
Tel: +967-6-509413
Fax: +967-6-509414