Dr. Mohammad Mousa Thiab Al-Nuaimat
Dr. Mohammad Mousa Thiab Al-Nuaimat is an Associate Professor of Arabic Language and Literature, specializing in Literature and Criticism, in the Department of Arabic Language and Literature, Faculty of Arts, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Ma'an, Jordan. He has served as Dean of Student Affairs at the University since 27 September 2026.
He received his B.A. in Arabic Language and Literature from Al-Hussein Bin Talal University in 2002. He then earned his M.A. from the University of Jordan in 2006 with a thesis entitled Ibn al-ayraf as a Writer (Ibn al-ayraf Ktiban). He obtained his Ph.D. in Arabic Language and Literature from the University of Jordan in 2014 with a dissertation entitled Artistic Epistles in Egypt during the Fatimid Era (al-Rasil al-Fanniyya f Mir f al-Ar al-Fim). These two studies laid the foundation for his sustained scholarly interest in Fatimid artistic prose and the secretaries of the Chancery (Dwn al-Insh).
He began his teaching career as a teacher of Arabic at the Islamic Scientific College, and then in the schools of the Directorate of Education and Military Culture between 2002 and 2008. He also worked as a lecturer at the Language Center of the University of Jordan, where he taught Arabic to speakers of other languages. He joined Al-Hussein Bin Talal University in 2009, serving first as a part-time lecturer, then as a full-time researcher at the Princess Basma bint Talal Center for Intangible Cultural Heritage, and later as a full-time lecturer. He was appointed Assistant Professor in 2019 and promoted to Associate Professor in 2025.
He has held a number of administrative and academic positions, most notably:
Chair of the Department of Arabic Language and Literature (20212023).
Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Arts for Academic Affairs, and subsequently for Development and Quality Affairs.
Vice Dean of Student Affairs for two terms.
Acting Dean of Student Affairs, and subsequently Dean of Student Affairs.
He has chaired the Student Disciplinary Council and served as a member of the University Council and the Council of the Faculty of Arts. He has also taken part in numerous university committees covering student affairs, graduation, student elections, investigations, quality assurance, and strategic planning.
His research interests center on classical Arabic literature and its criticism, particularly:
Artistic prose and chancery epistles in the Fatimid era.
Esoteric (bin) interpretation and the influence of doctrine on chancery discourse.
Religious intertextuality.
In academic supervision, he has supervised a number of master's theses as principal supervisor and co-supervisor, served on dozens of thesis examination committees, and reviewed dozens of scholarly papers. He also has experience in community and university media. He directed the Development Communication Department (Sawt Al-Janoub Radio), prepared and presented a series of cultural television programs, worked as a language editor, and contributed to an investigative report produced in cooperation with Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ).