Personal Information

 Associate Professor

Department of  Biology- Botany Division

Faculty of Sciences

Contact Information

Phone: 6400000 Ext. 27287

Email: ffilimban@kau.edu.sa

Faten Zubair Bahnan Bakri Filimban

 Associate Professor

Profile

Faten Zubair Bahnan Bakri Filimban
 

PhD in Plant Systematics and Biogeography
MSc in Plant Taxonomy and Anatomy

MSc in Biodiversity and Taxonomy of Plants
BSc in Biological Sciences (Botany) 

My main interest focus on flora of the Arabian Peninsula and more specifically 'Flora of Saudi Arabia'. Systematics, phylogenetics and conservation are the keys for my current research. Conservation assessments of Arabian plants are also a priority. These will investigate the evolution, genetic diversity and conservation of important plant groups.

Education

  • 2007

    Master degree from Biology, BotanySciences, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2010

    Master degree from Plant SciencesSciences, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, أدنبرة, بريطانيا

  • 2013

    Doctorate degree from Biology, Institute of Molecular and Plant SciencesSciences and Engineering, University of Edinburgh, أدنبرة, بريطانيا

  • 2013

    Doctorate degree from Plant SciencesSciences Depratment, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, أدنبرة, بريطانيا

Employment

  • 2004-2013

    Assistant Teacher, King Abdulaziz University Biology Department-Plant Sciences, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2006-2007

    Assistant the head of plant sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Biology Department, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2007-2008

    Biology Department Exams Supervisor , King Abdulaziz University, Biology Department, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2014-2017

    Supervisor for botany portfolios and academic accreditation, King Abdulaziz University, Biology Department-Botany, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2014-2023

    Assistant Professor, King Abdulaziz University, Biology Department, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2014-حاليا

    General Botany Coordinator, King Abdulaziz University, Sciences Building, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2015-2019

    Career adviser unit member , King Abdulaziz University, Biology Department, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2015-حاليا

    A research member in research and creativity committee , King Abdulaziz University, Sciences building, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2016-حاليا

    Curriculum development committee member , King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2017-2019

    Member of Quality and Development Committee of the Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Sciences, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2018-2019

    Head of Initiatives Unit, Department of Biological Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Sciences building, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2018-حاليا

    Educational Leadership Coach, Leadership Management International (LMI), Waco,Texas, USA, تكساس, امــريــكـا

  • 2019-2022

    Postdoctoral Researcher , Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, أدنبرة, بريطانيا

  • 2019-حاليا

    Founder and a member of the Leadership Development Association, Leadership Development Association, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2020-2022

    Consultant at Jeddah Municipality, Maintenance, operation and parks management, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2021-حاليا

    Establisher and director of Centre for Medicinal, Aromatic and Toxic Plants , Centre for Medicinal, Aromatic and Toxic Plants at King Abdulaziz University , جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2022-حاليا

    Founder and Chairperson of the Botanical Specimens and Names Documentation Committee, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2023-حاليا

    Associate Professor , King Abdulaziz University , جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2024-حاليا

    Part-Time Consultant, Deanship of Scientific Research, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2024-حاليا

    Chairperson of the Initiative Team for the Protection of Vegetation Cover and Trees in Clearance Areas of Informal Settlements in Jeddah Governorate., Emirate of Makkah Province, Jeddah Province, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2025-حاليا

    Part-Time Consultant, The University Vice Presidency for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

Research Interests

    My research interests mainly focus on the flora of the Arabian Peninsula and different parts of the Indian subcontinent and the African continent; but particularly about the flora of  Arabia. These interests include various plant classification systems, as well as phylogenetic relationships, in addition to the conservation and protection of plants, especially those important groups of them.

Scientific interests

    • Plant Taxonomy
    • Plant Biogeography
    • Plant Anatomy
    • Plant Morphology
    • Plant Phylogenetics
    • Plant Conservation
    • Flora of the Arabian Peninsula
    • Medicinal Plants
    • Plant Phytochemistry
    • Plant Embryology

       

     

     

    Courses

    General Botany (BSc) 241 Bio
    Plant Anatomy (BSc) 341 Bio
    Field Training (BSc) 390 Bio
    Taxonomy of Flowering Plants (1) (BSc) 343 Bio
    Plant Embryology (MSc) 620 Bio
    Variation and Evolution in the Plant Kingdom (MSc) 621 Bio
    Advanced Taxonomy of Flowering Plants (MSc) 616 Bio
    Advanced Plant Anatomy (PhD) 714 Bio
    Modern Concepts in Plant Taxonomy (PhD) 716 Bio
    Advanced Plant Embryology (PhD) 718 Bio
    Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology (PhD) 719 Bio
    Plant Communities and Families (PhD) 720 Bio
    Plant Geography and Environmental Systems (PhD) 721 Bio
    Plant Taxonomy (2) (BSc) 344 Bio
    Plant Tissue Analysis (BSc) 447 Bio
    Medical Plants in Saudi Arabia (BSc) 348 Bio
    Economic Botany (BSc) 440 Bio
    Flora of Saudi Arabia (BSc) 448 Bio
    Archigones (BSc) 446 Bio
    Graduation Project 491 Bio

    Areas of expertise

    Plant Taxonomist