Dr. Siddiq Balal

I bring over two decades of experience in academia, consultancy, and administration. I began my career as an Accountant at the Ministry of Finance, Gazera State (1997-2000). I later served as the Head of Feasibility Studies at the Poor Localities Supports Fund, Khartoum State (2000-2001). In academia, I have held several key positions, including Lecturer and Head of the General Department at the College of Business Studies, Sudan University of Science and Technology (2001-2005), where I also coordinated postgraduate programs, including a Diploma in Business Administration and an MBA. From 2007 to 2009, I served as a Research Assistant in a Fundamental Research Grant on Societal Marketing from an Islamic Perspective at the Universiti Sains Malaysia. My industry engagements include roles as a Marketing Consultant for the Arab Sudanese Vegetable Oil Company (2012-2014) and Stars Company (2006-2007). I further contributed to the Sudan University of Science and Technology in several leadership roles, including Director of Parallel Admission (2012-2016), Head of the Investment and Financial Departments (2012-2016), and Dean of the College of Business Studies (2016-2019). Internationally, I served as Associate Dean of the College of Administrative and Financial Sciences at Gulf University, Bahrain (2019), and as Chair of the Scientific Research Council at the Arab Open University, Bahrain (2019-2021, 2023-2024). Currently, I lead initiatives at Gulf University as the Chair of the Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Committee (2024-2025) and serve as Vice Chair of the University Ranking Committee (2024-2025).