Ahmed bin Mohammad Al-Issa (born 20 December 1960) is a Saudi Arabian politician. He served as Minister of Education of Saudi Arabia from 15 December 2015 to 27 December 2018.Ahmed Al-Issa new education minister
''Arabnews.com'', 12 December 2015

Biography

Education

Ahmed bin Mohammad Al-Issa received a Bachelor of Art degree from the History department of the

King Saud University King Saud University (KSU, ar, جامعة الملك سعود) is a public university in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Established in 1957 by King Saud bin Abdulaziz to address the country's skilled worker shortage, it is the first university in the K ...

in 1983. He earned a master's degree in Education in 1989, and a Ph.D. in Education in 1993, from the Pennsylvania State University.The Minister of Education Dr. Ahmed Bin Mohammed Al-Issa
''Moe.gov.sa'' In 2009, he completed an advanced program in management and leadership at

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.H.E. DR. AHMED BIN MOHAMAD AL-ISSA, MINISTER, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
''C4iconf.com'' In 2002, Ahmed bin Mohammad Al-Issa became a full-time advisor for the Al Yamamah University project, Dean from 2003 to 2008, and Director the following year. In 2011, Ahmed bin Mohammad Al-Issa takes up the post of Director General of the Strategic Studies Department at the Royal Court.

Career

Al-Issa began his career in 1990 as associate Dean of Educational Affairs at the

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. From 1996 to 1997, he became the supervisor of the Curriculum Development Unit in the Technical Affairs Department of Universities. He then returned to Riyadh University of Technology as assistant Dean, then Dean from 1998 to 2001.

Minister of Education

Ahmed bin Mohammad Al-Issa was announced as the new Minister of Education of Saudi Arabia on 11 December 2015, succeeding to Azzam Al-Dakhil.Work to expand
''Thebusinessyear.com'', 2016 As Minister of Education, he set a high priority on

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and more technology in the classroom, and initiated several programs around the kingdom to promote this issue. In August 2016, Al-Issa and Irina Bokova signed two agreements to expand the number of

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in Saudi universities, and the establishment of the UNESCO Junior Professional Officer Program. In September 2017, during his official visit to Sweden, he signed a cooperation agreement with Swedish Minister of Higher Education and Research

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to enhance education cooperation between Saudi Arabia and Sweden, and increase the number of Saudi scholarships to Swedish universities.Saudi education minister signs cooperation agreement with Swedish counterpart
''Arabnews.com'', 17 September 2017

Other mandates

*Since July 2012: Vice chairman of the Riyadh Schools *Since June 2012: Advisor and board member at MiSK Foundation *Since March 2008: Member of the International Commission for Quality Assurance in Higher Education in the free zones in Dubai. *2011-2012: Director general of strategic studies at the Royal Court *2008-2009: Director of Al Yamamah University *1997-2001: Dean of

Publications

*''Higher Education in Saudi Arabia: A Quest for Identity'', Dar Al Saqi Publishing, Beirut, 2010 *''Education Reform in KSA: Lack of Political Vision, Religious Cultural Obsession, and Educational Management Failure'', Dar Al Saqi Publishing, Beirut, 2009 *''Education in KSA: Policies, Systems and Future'', Dar Ezzaytouna, Riyadh, 2005

References

External links

Official biography
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