astronomy

Samih Darwazah

Samih Darwazah is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Samih Darwazah rather than just read about it. In short: Samih Darwazah (Arabic: سميح دروزة, 1930 – 15 May 2015) was a Jordanian politician, businessman, and founder of Hikma Pharmaceuticals, Jordan's largest pharmaceutical company. He served as Jordan's Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources from 1995 to 1996 and later as a senator in the Jordanian parliament.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Samih Darwazah (Arabic: سميح دروزة, 1930 – 15 May 2015) was a Jordanian politician, businessman, and founder of Hikma Pharmaceuticals, Jordan's largest pharmaceutical company. He served as Jordan's Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources from 1995 to 1996 and later as a senator in the Jordanian parliament.

Early life Samih Darwazah was born in Nablus. His father was a tea merchant. At the age of 10, he became the youngest child to attend the Arab College of Jerusalem. He studied for a master's degree at the American University of Beirut, Darwazah received a master's degree from the St. Louis College of Pharmacy, Missouri, which he attended on a Fulbright scholarship. In 2010, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the college.

Career Darwazah worked for Eli Lilly from 1964 to 1976, before establishing Hikma Pharmaceuticals in 1978. Between 1995 and 1996, he served as Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources to the Government of Jordan. He also founded the Jordan Trade Association and was a member of the Advisory Economic Council to the King of Jordan. In 2007, Darwazah was named the Ernst & Young Middle East Entrepreneur of the Year. He was named chairman of Capital Bank in Jordan in 2009. He founded Hikma in 1978 in Amman, Jordan. His children joined the business in its early days. The company expanded outside the MENA region, establishing operations in Europe and the US, and was the first Arab company to export pharmaceutical products to the U.S. in 1996. In March 2015, it entered the FTSE 100 index.

Publications In 2004, Darwazah published his business memoir, Building a Global Success.

Personal life He was married to Samira Fadli and they had four children, sons Said and Mazen, and daughters May and Hana, all of whom survived him. His son, Said Darwazah, succeeded him as CEO in 2007. The Darwazah family founded the Samih Darwazah Center for Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship at the Suliman S. Olayan School of Business at American University of Beirut in 2011.

References

External links Prime Ministry of Jordan website Westerndailypress.co.uk Hikma.com

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Samih Darwazah

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Samih Darwazah claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Samih Darwazah before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Samih Darwazah ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Samih Darwazah

In research: Samih Darwazah appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Samih Darwazah in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Samih Darwazah is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1930 births, 2015 deaths, American University of Beirut people, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Samih Darwazah outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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