The President’s responsibilities include but are not limited to:

1. Supervising the good management of educational, research, cultural, student, administrative, and financial affairs as well as construction and scientific service affairs. All internal and international communications of the university and the coordination of different units are held by the president responding to competent authorities.
2. Determining the executive policy of the university through scientific, educational, and research policies.
3.  Directing the cultural, educational, research, administrative, financial, and construction activities of the university.
4.  Presenting the university’s annual report to the board of trustees.
5. Monitoring the good management of the university’s current activities following up the possible problems and infractions and referring them to the competent authorities.
6. Conducting the financial and administrative affairs of the university within the limits of the approved regulations
7. Appointment and dismissal of members of the board of directors, deans of faculties, affiliated units and heads of departments
8.  Enforcing enacted regulations, by-laws, and circulars issued by the Ministry of Science Research and Technology
9. Preparing and proposing policies, goals and guidelines to the board of trustees
10. Submitting proposals for the establishment, development, dissolution and merger of units to the university council
11. Submitting proposals for scientific collaborations with other national and foreign educational or research institutions to the university council
12. Legal representation of the university before the competent authorities
13. Monitoring the disciplinary affairs of the university (faculty members – students – employees) within the framework of rules and regulations