Before joining Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) in March 2008 as Commissioner for Nuclear Power Reactor, Prof. Araj served as the Government Advisor for Nuclear Energy for about a year. Before that and since 2006, Dr. Araj was the scientific advisor for King Abdullah Development Bureau (KADDB). Before returning to Jordan, Dr. Araj worked as a senior advisor at the IAEA in Vienna for 5 years.

Prior to that, Dr. Araj was an international consultant in energy and advanced technology in Washington, DC. Among his clients were the management consulting firm, RCG/Hagler, Bailly, Inc., XERAD, Inc., the BDM Corporation, Argonne National Laboratory, and the U.S. ACDA

Previously, Dr. Araj has held academic and research appointments at MIT, Harvard University, Brookhaven National Laboratory and U.S. National Academy of Sciences.