Ilham Al-Qaradawi

Ilham Al-Qaradawi is a Qatari professor of positron and radiation physics at Qatar University and adjunct professor of physics at Texas A&M University at Qatar. She was born on September 19, 1959, and is the daughter of the Egyptian Muslim scholar, Yusuf Al-Qaradawi.

She is known for her work in positron physics, establishing the first slow positron beam facilities in the Middle East region. She has appeared on Al-Jazeera news network to address several nuclear energy problems in the world.

Education and early career Al-Qaradawi received her Bachelor of Science degree in physics in 1981 from Qatar University in Doha, Qatar. She then attended Bedford College, University of London for her Master of Science degree in nuclear physics in 1984.

Awards and honors

Recipient of the GR8! Women Magazine Award in 2013. Named top 500 most influential Arabs by Arabian Business magazine in 2012 and 2013. Named top 50 most influential Arabian women by Arabian Business magazine in 2012. Fellow of the Institute of Physics (IoP) in the UK. Qatar University Award for excellence in research, 2009.

Publications

Al-Qaradawi, I. Y., et al. “A Magnetic Transport Middle Eastern Positron Beam.” Applied Surface Science, vol. 255, no. 1, 15 May 2008, pp. 125–127., doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2008.05.194.