Professor Muhammad Adnan Bakhit Al-Sheyyab was born on January 15, 1941 in Mahis, Jordan. He obtained a Diploma in Education and a BA in History in 1963, and an MA in Islamic History in 1965 from the American University in Beirut (AUB), and Ph.D. in Islamic History from School of Oriental and African Studies at London University in 1965. His academic career spans nearly half a century. Between 1963-1966,he was a research assistant at AUB. In 1966, he joined the Jordanian University Faculty of Arts, becoming full professor of history since 1983. He also spent an academic semester as Visiting Researcher at Princeton University (1977-1978). During his tenure at the Jordanian University, Professor Bakhit Al-Sheyyab has also held several academic and administrative positions. He was Dean for Scientific Research (1984-1989), Chairman of the Translation Committee (1984-1989), Acting Director of the Center for Strategic Studies (1985-1989), Vice-Rector for Planning and Community Service (1989-1990), Vice-Rector for Faculties of Humanities (1990-1991) and Rector of Mo’ta University (1991-1993). Between 1993-2001, he founded the Al-Albait University and served as its Rector. He also founded and Chaired the Documents and Manuscripts Center and the Bilad al-Sham Conference at the Jordanian University.