ليس من اليسير العثور على الشخصيات القيادية أو صناعتها، فليس بالممارسة فحسب تصنع الشخصية القيادية، وليس بالدراسة والتعليم وحدهما تتشكّل الشخصية القيادية، بل الاستعداد الفطري والتربية الاجتماعية، بجانب الممارسة والتجربة الميدانية والتعليم الجاد، على ما يبدو، هي ما تجعلنا أمام شخصية قيادية أكاديمية قليلاً ما تتكرر، إلا في ظروف استثنائية.
من عاشوا تجربة معالي الدكتور إسماعيل بن محمد البشري رئيساً لجامعة الجوف، ومن عايشوا تلك المراحل من أساتذة وإداريين وحتى طلبة يدينون لتلك المرحلة بكثير من التقدير والشغف والحنين، تلك المرحلة التي صبغت ما بعدها من مسيرة جامعة الجوف وكل من عاصروا تلك التجربة خصوصاً من لا يزال يعمل في الجامعة.
لقد نجح في تأسيسه وإدارته وتشغيله مع فريقه لجامعة الجوف؛ بسبب رؤيته الواضحة وقدرته الإنسانية العادلة على إدارة فريقه العامل معه باحترام وعدالة ومهنية دون تمييز وبثقة وإنسانية. يُذكر الدكتور البشري كثيراً بقدرته على اتخاذ القرارات دون مماطلة أو تسويف، ويتمتع بحضور مؤثر في التواصل الفعّال والمباشر، ولا يتوارى عن التواصل والرد على أي استفسارات، وكل من عمل بجانبه لمسوا مرونةً عاليةً في مواجهة التحديات والصعوبات.
سمعت كثيراً عن هذا الرجل، وجمعتني به بعض المناسبات خلال السنوات الماضية، لكن ما دفعني لتناول هذه القامة في هذا المقال هو أنني كنت في ضيافته بمنزله الكريم منذ ثلاثة أيام مع بعض زملائه المسؤولين في جامعة الجوف، ومنهم الدكتور بندر الشمري، والدكتور جميل اليوسف، والمهندس عثمان السبيلة، حيث يلفت انتباهك أمران اثنان: كمية ونوعية الجوائز والشهادات والتكريمات والميداليات التي تغص بها الأرفف، كما يلفت انتباهك حجم البساطة والتقدير المتبادل والأريحية المتناهية التي تسود العلاقة بين الدكتور البشري وزملائه في الجامعة عند الحديث عن ذكريات مرحلة تأسيس وإقامة مباني الجامعة حينذاك وبشيء من الفكاهة والتندّر أحياناً على بعض المواقف والقصص الكثيرة والكبيرة والصعبة أحياناً.
يمكن ملاحظة حجم تحفيزه لأعضاء فريقه من مديري الإدارات من خلال طبيعة العلاقة بينهم إلى الآن، خاصة أن الفترة التي رأس فيها جامعة الجوف هي فترة تأسيس الجامعة مع عدد من الجامعات الفتية الناشئة في المملكة وما تطلبه ذلك من عمل ميداني وتنقلات إلى ما هنالك من صعوبات.
تُعد جامعة الجوف بالنسبة لتجربة الدكتور البشري ومسيرته العملية محطة ضمن سلسلة طويلة من المحطات التي سبقتها والتي لحقت بها والتي يصعب استعراضها هنا، وقد تكون رئاسته لجامعة الشارقة تستحق التوقف عندها، لكن ما يهمني هنا هو الحديث عن المواصفات القيادية التي يتمتع بها سابقاً وحالياً، ما يجعلني أشير لبعض إنجازاته في جامعة الجوف ولأهل المنطقة وخلال رئاسته لجامعة الجوف التي منها: تأسيس معهد البحوث والدراسات الاستشارية، ومركز النشر العلمي، ومركز الابتكار وريادة الأعمال، ومركز تنمية المهارات، ومركز أبحاث الزيتون، ومركز الطاقة المستدامة بجانب إنشاء المكتبة المركزية.
من هنا، أتساءل: كيف لا يكون لهذا الرجل القيادي الأكاديمي المخضرم حضور في مجلس حكماء أو مجلس أمناء جامعة الجوف مع غيره من القيادات الوطنية ذوي الفكر الإستراتيجي؟ لماذا لا تستفيد جامعة الجوف من هذه العقلية وهذه التجربة العريقة والراسخة التي نجد بصماتها إلى الآن في جامعة الجوف ومراكزها البحثية وكلياتها ومنشآتها؟
إنني بقدر ما أستغرب، أنادي بضرورة ألا نزهد وألا نفرط بخبرات الأكاديميين ممن لديهم الكثير من الرصيد الفكري والأكاديمي والإداري والتنموي والقدرات الهائلة على استمرار التطوير وتوجيه التغيير وضبط بوصلة المستقبل لجامعة الجوف وكافة الجامعات وكل مؤسسات التطوير والتغيير.
عبداللطيف الضويحي
البشري وحتمية مجلس حكماء الجامعة
9 سبتمبر 2025 - 00:01
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It is not easy to find or create leadership personalities; a leadership character is not formed solely through practice, nor is it shaped only by study and education. Rather, innate readiness and social upbringing, alongside practice, field experience, and serious education, seem to be what bring us to a leadership personality that is rarely repeated, except in exceptional circumstances.
Those who experienced the tenure of His Excellency Dr. Ismail bin Mohammed Al-Bashri as President of Al-Jouf University, and those who lived through those stages—professors, administrators, and even students—owe a great deal of appreciation, passion, and nostalgia to that period, which has colored the subsequent journey of Al-Jouf University and all who experienced that experience, especially those who still work at the university.
He succeeded in establishing, managing, and operating Al-Jouf University with his team due to his clear vision and his fair human ability to manage his team with respect, justice, and professionalism without discrimination, instilling confidence and humanity. Dr. Al-Bashri is often remembered for his ability to make decisions without procrastination or delay, and he enjoys a significant presence in effective and direct communication. He does not shy away from communicating and responding to any inquiries, and everyone who has worked alongside him has felt a high degree of flexibility in facing challenges and difficulties.
I have heard a lot about this man, and I have had some occasions with him over the past years. However, what prompted me to discuss this prominent figure in this article is that I was his guest at his gracious home three days ago, along with some of his colleagues at Al-Jouf University, including Dr. Bandar Al-Shammari, Dr. Jamil Al-Yousef, and Engineer Othman Al-Sabeela. Two things catch your attention: the quantity and quality of the awards, certificates, honors, and medals that fill the shelves, as well as the simplicity, mutual appreciation, and extreme comfort that prevail in the relationship between Dr. Al-Bashri and his colleagues at the university when discussing memories of the establishment phase and the construction of the university buildings at that time, sometimes with humor and jest about some of the many and significant challenges and stories.
You can observe the extent of his motivation for his team members, the department directors, through the nature of their relationship even now, especially since the period during which he headed Al-Jouf University was a time of establishing the university alongside several emerging universities in the Kingdom, which required fieldwork and various challenges.
Al-Jouf University, for Dr. Al-Bashri's experience and career, is a station in a long series of stations that preceded and followed it, which is difficult to outline here. His presidency at Sharjah University may deserve a pause, but what interests me here is to talk about the leadership qualities he possesses both previously and currently, which leads me to mention some of his achievements at Al-Jouf University and for the people of the region during his presidency, including: the establishment of the Institute for Research and Consulting Studies, the Scientific Publishing Center, the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center, the Skills Development Center, the Olive Research Center, the Sustainable Energy Center, alongside the creation of the central library.
From here, I wonder: how can this seasoned academic leadership figure not have a presence in the Council of Elders or the Board of Trustees of Al-Jouf University alongside other national leaders with strategic thinking? Why doesn’t Al-Jouf University benefit from this mindset and this rich and solid experience, whose fingerprints we still find in Al-Jouf University and its research centers, colleges, and facilities?
As much as I am surprised, I call for the necessity of not undervaluing or squandering the expertise of academics who possess a wealth of intellectual, academic, administrative, and developmental experience, along with immense capabilities for ongoing development, guiding change, and steering the future direction of Al-Jouf University and all universities and institutions of development and change.
Those who experienced the tenure of His Excellency Dr. Ismail bin Mohammed Al-Bashri as President of Al-Jouf University, and those who lived through those stages—professors, administrators, and even students—owe a great deal of appreciation, passion, and nostalgia to that period, which has colored the subsequent journey of Al-Jouf University and all who experienced that experience, especially those who still work at the university.
He succeeded in establishing, managing, and operating Al-Jouf University with his team due to his clear vision and his fair human ability to manage his team with respect, justice, and professionalism without discrimination, instilling confidence and humanity. Dr. Al-Bashri is often remembered for his ability to make decisions without procrastination or delay, and he enjoys a significant presence in effective and direct communication. He does not shy away from communicating and responding to any inquiries, and everyone who has worked alongside him has felt a high degree of flexibility in facing challenges and difficulties.
I have heard a lot about this man, and I have had some occasions with him over the past years. However, what prompted me to discuss this prominent figure in this article is that I was his guest at his gracious home three days ago, along with some of his colleagues at Al-Jouf University, including Dr. Bandar Al-Shammari, Dr. Jamil Al-Yousef, and Engineer Othman Al-Sabeela. Two things catch your attention: the quantity and quality of the awards, certificates, honors, and medals that fill the shelves, as well as the simplicity, mutual appreciation, and extreme comfort that prevail in the relationship between Dr. Al-Bashri and his colleagues at the university when discussing memories of the establishment phase and the construction of the university buildings at that time, sometimes with humor and jest about some of the many and significant challenges and stories.
You can observe the extent of his motivation for his team members, the department directors, through the nature of their relationship even now, especially since the period during which he headed Al-Jouf University was a time of establishing the university alongside several emerging universities in the Kingdom, which required fieldwork and various challenges.
Al-Jouf University, for Dr. Al-Bashri's experience and career, is a station in a long series of stations that preceded and followed it, which is difficult to outline here. His presidency at Sharjah University may deserve a pause, but what interests me here is to talk about the leadership qualities he possesses both previously and currently, which leads me to mention some of his achievements at Al-Jouf University and for the people of the region during his presidency, including: the establishment of the Institute for Research and Consulting Studies, the Scientific Publishing Center, the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center, the Skills Development Center, the Olive Research Center, the Sustainable Energy Center, alongside the creation of the central library.
From here, I wonder: how can this seasoned academic leadership figure not have a presence in the Council of Elders or the Board of Trustees of Al-Jouf University alongside other national leaders with strategic thinking? Why doesn’t Al-Jouf University benefit from this mindset and this rich and solid experience, whose fingerprints we still find in Al-Jouf University and its research centers, colleges, and facilities?
As much as I am surprised, I call for the necessity of not undervaluing or squandering the expertise of academics who possess a wealth of intellectual, academic, administrative, and developmental experience, along with immense capabilities for ongoing development, guiding change, and steering the future direction of Al-Jouf University and all universities and institutions of development and change.


