Mohammed Abu-Risha

A translator, simultaneous interpreter, trainer and international consultant. He has a master’s degree in translation from the University of Jordan (1999) and has worked extensively since 2000 in translation and training translators. He has delivered dozens of courses in translation and simultaneous interpreting at universities and consulted internationally on translation programs for translators working for international agencies including the General Secretariat of the Arab States of the Gulf (Saudi Arabia), United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI), United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the Court System in the Sultanate of Oman. Mohammed is a certified legal translator and was president of the Arab Professional Translators Society, a non-profit organization duly incorporated in Switzerland. He is also the author of some research published in international journals and a book on general translation. He has completed the writing of a book on legal translation training published in March 2016.