Ibrahim Abu Ayyash (1936–2013)
Structural engineer · former President of the Jordanian Engineers' Association · member of the Palestinian National Council
“He was always to others what they wanted him to be for them”
From the testimonies of colleagues in the memorial record
Sections of the collection
An index of the holdings available to researchers and readers
The biography
A detailed account written by Abdel Rahman Al-Bitar, tracing a life from Beit Ummar to Beirut and Georgia Tech, then Palestinian national work and syndicate building in Jordan.
Photographic archive
A chronologically ordered gallery across five albums: Beit Ummar, the American University of Beirut, Georgia Tech, work and politics, and family.
Memorial & documents
The ten eulogies delivered on 17 August 2013, the full recording of the service, the biographical film with English subtitles, and the printed programme.
Obituaries & articles
What the Jordanian and Arab press published after his death, reproduced from the original sources with a link to each article.
Historical timeline (1936 — 2013)
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Birth
22 October — Beit Ummar, north of Hebron.
Matriculation
First in the kingdom · scholarship to the American University of Beirut.
Georgia Tech
Graduated with honours · MSc in structural engineering.
Mukheiba Dam
Development Board — on the Yarmouk, against Israeli diversion.
Arab Engineering Bureau
Partner in the Arab Bureau for Engineering and Development.
Vice-president
Vice-president of the Jordanian Engineers' Association.
September
Detained in Tabarbour · his car was blown up.
National Council
Eighth session of the PNC · Central Committee, 1973.
Presidency and arrest
President of the association · 34 days detained — the manuscript stops here.
Death
3 June.