Dr. Awni Abu Halimeh is a consultant in psychiatry and addiction. He graduated from Ain Shams University – Cairo in 1978, obtaining a degree in General Medicine and Surgery. He then joined the Ministry of Health in 1980 and obtained the Jordanian board certification in psychiatric diseases in 1994.
Dr. Awni worked as a consultant at Prince Faisal bin Fahed Hospital in Riyadh. During that period, he attended numerous courses in several European and American countries. He also worked as a technical and academic director at the National Center for Mental Health, and as a medical director at Al-Amal Hospital (Al-Qurayyat, Saudi Arabia).