Ibrahim Ghareeb obtained the B.Sc. (85), M.Sc. (88) and PhD (95) in electrical engineering from Yarmouk University, Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), and the University of Ottawa, Canada, respectively. Between 1988 and 1991 he was a lecturer and system engineer at the ministry of higher education in Jordan. Since 1995 till now he is an associate professor at JUST. He was a vice dean of graduate studies at JUST (2006-2009).
His area of research is digital communications with emphasis on digital modulation techniques, error control coding, wideband mobile and indoor wireless communications, multiple access for wireless high speed communications, spread spectrum and MIMO communication systems. He is a member of IEEE and JEA.