Laila bint Ahmed bin Awad al Najjar | |
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| Minister of Social Development | |
| Assumed office 18 August 2020 | |
| Monarch | Haitham bin Tariq |
| Prime Minister | Haitham bin Tariq |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1971 (age 52–53) |
Laila bint Ahmed bin Awad al Najjar (born 1971) is the Omani Minister of Social Development. She was appointed as minister on 18 August 2020. [1] [2] Previously she had served as an advisor to the minister since 2014. [3]
Al Najjar holds a Master of Education. [3]
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