Rahma bint Ibrahim Al Mahrouqi | |
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Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation | |
Assumed office 18 August 2020 | |
Monarch | Haitham bin Tariq |
Prime Minister | Haitham bin Tariq |
Preceded by | Rawya Saud Al Busaidi |
Personal details | |
Alma mater | University of Pittsburgh (PhD) |
Rahma bint Ibrahim Al Mahrouqi is the Omani Minister of Higher Education,Research and Innovation. She was appointed as minister on 18 August 2020. [1] [2] [3]
Al Mahrouqi holds a Bachelor and Master in Education from the Sultan Qaboos University and received her PhD in English and Communications Education from the University of Pittsburgh in 2003. [4] [5]
Al Mahrouqi was Director of the Language Center at Sultan Qaboos University from 2006 until 2010. [4]
In 2010,Al Mahrouqi became assistant professor and in 2013 associate professor at the university. Additionally,she was Director at SQU's Humanities Research Center from 2014 until 2016. In 2016,she was appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Postgraduate Studies and Research. [4] [5]
On 18 August 2020,Al Mahrouqi was appointed Minister of Higher Education,Scientific Research and Innovation. [1] [2] [3]
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