Abdel Halim Rahama Ahmed Gubara

Strategist and lecturer with extensive experience at Ahfad University for Women, specializing in curriculum development and project management. Demonstrated success in quality control and regulatory compliance, leading to enhanced operational efficiency and substantial cost savings. Skilled in data analysis and creating collaborative environments that drive successful outcomes.

• Head, Quality Control Section, Food Research Centre, 1980 – 1993
• Head, Food Chemistry and Edible Oils, Food Research Centre, 1993-2002
• Director, Food Research Centre (FRC), Ministry of Science & Technology, 2003-2008

• Food Composition Tables for Sudan, National Nutrition Program, Federal Ministry of Health, Sudan, 2023, Advisor to the committee that prepared the documents
• Evaluation of the existing food safety management system (FSMS) implemented in Sudanese sugar industries, Intern.J.Agric.Sci.& Food Technol., 2022, 8, 1, 021-027
• The evaluation of Sudanese cottonseed oil quality with reference to future standard specifications, Sudan J. Food Sci. Technol., 1975, 7, 80
• Utilization of deproteinized juice from the leaf protein process, Sci. Technol., 1981, 1, 99
• Concentration of orange juice by reverse osmosis, Sudan J. Food Sci. Technol., 1981, 13, 43
• Physico-chemical composition of Sudanese common date cultivars and their suitability for jam making, The date Palm J. (Iraq), 1981, 1, 99
• Effect of variety, picking time, and location on cottonseed oil and protein content, Sudan J. Food Sci. Technol., 1982, 14, 18
• Post-harvest qualities of potato as affected by herbicides in the field, Acta Hortic. (Tropical Hortic), 1982, 158
• Factors affecting extractability of Roselle calyces (H.sabdriffa) in the Sudan, J. Plant Foods, 1985
• A chemical study of B. aegyptiaca (Lalob) fruits grown in Sudan, J.Sc. Food and Agric., 1985, 6, 4
• The protein quality of sorghum bread 'Kisra' enriched with edible defatted groundnut flour, Nutr. Rep. Inter., 1987, 36, 1, 205
• Essential amino acid composition and in vitro digestibility of proteins of sorghum bread 'Kisra' enriched with edible defatted groundnut flour, Nutr. Rep. Inter., 1987, 27, 4
• A chemical study of Zizyphus spina Christi (Nabag) fruits grown in Sudan, Trop.Sci., 1987, 40, 271
• Quality of Sudan's major edible oils as affected by deep-frying, Sudan. J. Food Sci. Technol., 1987, 18, 14
• Effect of natural fermentation on the functional properties of protein enriched composite flour, J. Food Sci., 1988, 23, 1, 218
• Effect of auto-fermentation on the physico-chemical properties of proteins of sorghum groundnut composite flour, J. Agric Food Chem., 1988, 36, 44, 690
• Effect of time of harvest and cooking on the in vitro digestibility of faba bean proteins, FABIS Newsletters, 1989, 23, 38
• Protein quality of common Sudanese Leguminous seeds, Lebens-Wiss. U. Technol., 1990, 23, 3, 301
• Some physico-chemical and nutritional characteristics of the oil and proteins of Sudanese H. subdariffa seeds, Univ. Khartoum J. Agric. Sci., 1993, 1, 1, 74
• Simple technologies used in the rural Sudanese food industry, Proceeding of a Seminar on 'Technologies used in rural food industry in the Arab world', 1995, Damascus, Syria, pp 150-153
• Functional properties of watermelon seed protein isolate, Univ. Khartoum J. Agric. Sci., 1999, 7, 2, 116-131
• Future of edible oils industry in Sudan, Proceedings of a seminar on 'Future Outlook for Food Quality Control in Sudan', 2000, Khartoum, Sudan, pp76-84
• Biochemical and sensory evaluation of carotene and protein enriched biscuits, Univ. Of Khartoum J. Agric. Sci., 2001, 90, 1, 104-113
• Evaluation of policies and programmes affecting food consumption and nutrition in the Arab rural areas (An Expert Committee Study), Arab Organization for Agricultural Development, 2001, Khartoum
• Improvement and unification of standard of specifications of agricultural commodities for the Greater Arab Free Trade Zone (A Committee study), Arab Organization for Agricultural Development, 2001, Khartoum
• Ripening behaviour of Sudanese braided cheese 'Muddaffara', Proceedings of the 1st Inter. Conf. On Biotech. Kisra, 2002, Kuwait, PP409-421
• Biochemical and sensory evaluation of wheat bran supplemented sorghum bread, Plant Food for Human Nutrition, 2002, 57, 63-71
• Harmonizing Food and Regulation to Facilitate International Trade of Food products, Project TCP/SUD/0172(A), FAO, 2002, Rome
• Sudan accession to WTO; SPS/TBT requirements, Project TCP/SUD/2904(A), FAO, 2003, Rome
• Characteristics of a Sudanese semi-hard braided cheese 'Mudaffara' during storage, Industrial research Journal, 2004, 2, 1, 10-23
• Acceptability of Sudanese Semi-hard braided (Mudaffara) cheeses as affected by level of salt and storage temperature, Sud. J. Vet. Anim. Husb., 2004, 43, 1, 2, 22-31
• Effect of level of salt on the chemical quality of Sudanese Mudaffara cheese during storage, FRC/J.Fd.Sci. and Technol., 2006, 1, 44-5
• Stability and frying quality of groundnut oil as affected by blending with palm olein, FRC/J.Fd.Sci.Technol., 2007/2008, (2/3), In Press
• Changes in molecular weight of Sudanese braided 'Mudaffara' cheese proteins during storage as affected by salt concentration, FRC/J.FD.Sci.Technol., 2007/2008, (2/3), In Press
• Physicochemical Characterization of Traditionally Extracted Pearl Millet Starch (Jir), Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 2009, 5, 11, 2016-2027
• Effect of Spearmint Oil on Sprouting and Processing Quality of Diamant and Sinora Potato Varieties, Res.J.Biol.Sci, 2011, 3, 5, 530-534
• Improvement of the Frying Quality and Storage Stability of the Sudanese Groundnut Oil, Pak.J.Nutr, 2011, 10, 2, 159-161
• Effect of Type of Milk and Storage Period on the Quality of Hard Cheese, U.of K.J.Agric.Sci., 2012, 20, 3, 362-373
• Microbiological Quality of Sudanese White Cheese During Storage Using Different Packaging Materials, Annals.Food Sci.Technol., 2012, 13, 1, 53-59
• Effect of Incorporation of Decorticated Pigeon Pea (Cajanus cajan) Protein Isolate on Functional, Baking, and Sensory Characteristics of Wheat Biscuit, Adv.J.Food Sci.Technol., 2013, 5, 8, 976-981
• Physicochemical and Nutritional Value of Red and White Guava Cultivars Grown in Sudan, J.Agri-Food&Appl.Sci., 2014, 2, 2, 27-30
• Effect of Gamma Radiation on Tomato Quality during Storage and Processing, Curr.Res.J.Biol.Sci., 2014, 6, 1, 20-25
• Efficacy of Different Applications of Spearmint Oil on Storability and Processing Quality of Two Potato Varieties, J.Agri-Food&Appl.Sci., 2014, 2, 5, 124-133
• Effect of Storage Period and Packaging Type on Ripening Indices of Sudanese White Cheese, FFST., 2014, 1, 1, 1-6
• Effect of Production Location and Addition of Guar Gum on the Quality of a Sudanese Wheat Cultivar for Bread Making, I.J.Innov. &Appi.Studies, 2014, 7, 1, 317-328
• Stability of Some Edible Oil Blends Based on Palm Olein, SJAVS., 2015, 16, 1, 93-103
• Frying Quality of Some Edible Oil Blends Based on Palm Olein, J.Biol.Sci., 2016, 2, 4, 20-29
• Some Quality Parameters of Kordofan Groundnuts Oil in Relation to Sudanese Standards, Int.J.Biosci., 2016, 9, 4, 229-235
• Rheological Properties of Wheat Flour (Triticum aestivum L.) Dough as Affected by Inclusion of Decorticated Pigeon Pea (Cajanus cajan L.) Flour and Protein Isolate, IJRDO(J. of Agric. & Res. Etc.), 2017, 3, 6, 1-24
• Organoleptic Quality of Sudanese White Soft Cheese (Gibna bayda) as Affected by Packaging Technique, Amer.J.Res.Communication., 2017, 5, 7, 74-82
• Effect of Gamma Radiation on Chemical Constituents of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) During Storage, Amer.J.Res.Communication., 2018, 6, 11, 1-10
• Good Manufacturing Practices Application for Some Groundnut Oil Expellers in Kordofan Region, Sudan, IOSR. JESTFT., 2019, 13, 3, 36-41
• Acceptability and Satiety Evaluation of a Developed Nutritionally Balanced School Meal, Food Sci.& Nutrn.Studies., 2020, 4, 1, 1-12
• Evaluation of the quality parameters of sugar cane and raw sugar samples at season 2017 with reference to SASTRA(2009), and ICUMSA(1994) standards, EJFST., 2020, 8, 1, 55-71
• Effect of Using Gamma Radiation on Storability and Sensory Acceptability of Sudanese Sorghum, Intern.J.for Res. In Appl. Sci.& Biotech, 2020, 7, 4, 5-11
• Effects of Storage on the Quality Characteristics of Guava (Psidium guajava L.) Fruit Concentrates, Pakistan J. Nutrn., 2021, 20, 2, 70-75
• One book on 'Post-harvest handling of potatoes'; and a manual on 'Chemical composition of Sudanese foods', yet to be available for readers

More than 1000 technical reports on chemical quality and standard specifications of food products (weaning foods, emergency foods, school snacks, dairy products, edible oils, fermented foods, chocolate, tea, coffee, food coloring matters, additives, contaminants, legumes, diabetic foods, soft drinks, abattoir by products, meat trade, palm oil trade, chick stocks, iodized salt, double fortified salt, aflatoxin in groundnut, germinated legumes..etc)

• Sudanese Soft Drink Industry, 1
• Sudanese Milling and Baking Industry, 2
• Arab Organization for Agricultural Development, 5
• World Food Program (School Feeding Projects), 1
• Sudanese Standard and Metrology Organization, 4, Consultant to the DG
• Sudanese Food Industries Chamber, 2
• Sudanese Consumer Protection Society, 2
• Peoples Armed Forces-Emergency Foods, 1
• Food and Agriculture Organization, 2
• DAL Group for Food Industries, 2
• Premier Food Products, 10, continuing business
• Ministry of Health, Sudan, Consultant to the Minister for food fortification with micro-nutrients (Iodine, vitamin A & iron)
• Consultancy Board of the Minister of Agriculture & Irrigation

• 1999, Palm oil trade in Sudan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• 2000, Future of edible oil industry in Sudan, Khartoum
• 2002, Ripening behaviour of Sudanese braided cheese, Kuwait
• 2002, Aflatoxin in Sudanese groundnuts, Abu Dhabi
• 2003, Sorghum research in Sudan, Nairobi, Kenya
• 2004, Future of the Sudanese Food Industry, Khartoum
• 2007, Guidelines to assessment and risks management system in academic laboratories, Omdurman (Ahfad Univ. for Women)
• 2008, Implementation of good manufacturing practices (GMP) in Sudanese Food Industry, Khartoum
• 2009, HACCP system and its future impact on Food safety in Sudanese Food Industry, Khartoum

• Ex. consultant to the State Minister, Ministry of Industry, on quality assurance issues, and Member of the Committee for Industrial Control.
• Ex. member of the resumption (appeal) Committee for release of packed foods, Ministry of Health.
• Ex. member of the Food Registration committee, Ministry of Health.
• Ex. member of the Examination Board, Sudan Academy for Sciences.
• Ex. member of ad-hoc committees (S.S.M.O., Khartoum State Legislative Council, University syllabus Com.).
• About 38 years Lecturing food chemistry; food analysis, and food quality control at Khartoum University; Sudan University for Science and Technology, Islamic University of Omdurman, and Juba University.
• Member of a technical committee responsible for preparing undergraduate syllabus on quality assurance & food safety; Bahri University.

Nutrition Center for Training and Research, Ahfad University for Women, P.O.Box 167, Omdurman, Sudan

• Date of Birth: 12/04/48
• Nationality: Sudanese
• Marital Status: Married 4 sons and 3 daughters

• 1977, Scientist
• 1983, Senior Scientist
• 1987, Associate Professor
• 1990, Professor

• Research programs on School meals, functionality of food pigments, animal products, and food fortification with micro and macronutrients e.g. iron, iodine, vitamin A, proteins, etc.
• Formulation and approval of food standard specifications of some food items.
• Postgraduate supervision on food chemistry, nutrition and dietetics.
• Lecturing topics related to health sciences at Ahfad University for Women (e.g. food analysis, food safety, and food chain).
• Translation of text books to Arabic (Food Chemistry, Laboratory Techniques in Food Analysis by D. Pearson; Food and Nutrition by M. Swaminathan).
• External and Internal examiner of M.Sc. and PhD students at University of Khartoum (Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Animal production, Faculty of Education), Ahfad University for Women, El Azahri University, and Sudan University for Science and Technology.
• Refugee in Egypt since February 2024, engaged in some technical and academic tasks.