A recipient of “The Order of King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein for Excellence of the Second Class” for his Outstanding Academic Contributions in Scientific Research. Prof. Shaher Momani received his B.Sc. in Mathematics from Yarmouk University in 1984, and his PhD Degree in Mathematics from the University of Wales Aberystwyth in 1991, under the supervision of Professor Ken Walters, FRS. 

Momani is a leading scientific researcher at The University of Jordan and he has been at the forefront of research in the field of Fractional Calculus in two decades and   is classified as one of the top ten  Scientists in the World in  this field for the period 2009-present according to Thomson Reuters  (Web of Knowledge).  He has authored or co-authored more than 250 peer-reviewed papers in ISI international journals of high quality.  

Momani has been selected by Thomson Reuters in its prestigious list of Highly Cited Researchers in 2014, 2015 and 2016.  He is the only scientist in the Arab World who has been chosen for this prestigious honor for the third consecutive year. Also, he has been selected by Thomson Reuters in its prestigious list of The World's Most Influential Scientific Minds in 2014, 2015 and 2016.

Finally, Momani has been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2016 by many scholars and institutions throughout the Arab world.