Experiences

Postdoctoral Fellow Stellenbosch University

July 2019 – June 2021
Key responsibilities include research, publications and conference participation, as well as contributing to the university's vision and internationalization.


English-Arabic Simultaneous Interpreter for the conference organised by the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in South Africa on “Safeguarding Electoral Integrity in the Digital Age: Strategies for Combatting Digital Disinformation, an African Conference” in Cape Town, South Africa.


02-05 March 2020
English-Arabic Simultaneous Interpreter for the second joint international conference on “Corporate Governance of Islamic Financial Institutions: Overcoming Challenges and Implementing Best Practices” organized by the General Council for Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions (CIBAFI) and the World Bank in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.


02 October 2018
English Language Teacher, Translator and Curriculum Development Committee Member, the Saudi Schools in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.


18 September 2017 - 17 September 2018
English-Arabic Simultaneous Interpreter for the Monspace 3rd Anniversary celebration organized by the Monspace Multinational Corp in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.


30 September 2017 –
1 October 2017
Lecturer of English, Translation Studies and Linguistics, the Scientific Institute Advanced Training and Studies, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.


1 February 2016 –
15 September 2017
Research Analyst, Thomson Reuters, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
23 March 2015 –
13 January 2016


Research Assistant for a project titled “Translator’s Ideology and Superstructure in English-Arabic News Articles”, the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.


5 January 2015 –
15 October 2015
Research Assistant for a project titled “Ethnographic Study of Shared Traditional Food Heritage of Coastal Communities of South China Sea”, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.


4 August –
31 December 2014
Volunteer Teacher at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.


7 July 2014 –
18 November 2014
English-Arabic translator and interpreter, the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.


5 February 2014 –
30 May 2014
Research Assistant for a project titled “Case Study of Ten Experienced Translators”, the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.


15 June 2013 –
30 March 2014
English-Arabic Freelance Translator associated with Ringo Language & Translation Service, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.


November 2013 - present
English-Arabic Associate Interpreter, Petronas Leadership Centre (PLC), Bangi, Malaysia.


November 2013 – December 2016
English-Arabic Freelance Translator associated with B-Lingo Communications for Translation and Interpretation, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
April 2011 –
November 2016

English-Arabic Simultaneous Interpreting for the UN Conference - Dialogue on Tax for SDGs

This past week, I had the privilege to serve as an English-Arabic simultaneous interpreter alongside my colleague Sharaf Alhourani for the ...