Ahmed bin Mohammad Al-Issa

Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammad Al-Issa
احمد بن محمد العيسى
Minister for Education
Assumed office
15 December 2015
Preceded by Dr. Azzam Mohammed Al-Dakhil
Dean of Riyadh College of Technology
In office
19 February 1998 – 31 October 2001
Director of Al Yamamah University
In office
08 February 2008 – 31 December 2009
Director General of Strategic Studies at the Royal Court
In office
21 October 2011 – 04 June 2012
Deputy Chairman of the Riyadh Schools
Assumed office
20 July 2012
Advisor and Board Member at MiSK Foundation
Assumed office
21 June 2012
Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the First Saudi Technical Conference
In office
18 November 2000 – 22 November 2000
Personal details
Born (1960-12-19) 19 December 1960
Al-Ghat, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia
Nationality Saudi Arabian
Alma mater

King Saud University

Oxford University

Pennsylvania State University

Ahmed bin Mohammad Al-Issa (born 19 December 1960) is a Saudi Arabian politician, Minister of Education of Saudi Arabia since 15 December 2015.[1]

Biography

Education

Ahmed bin Mohammad Al-Issa received a Bachelor of Art degree from the History department of the King Saud University 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.[2] In 2009, he completed an advanced program in management and leadership at Oxford University.[3]

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.[2]

Career

AAl-Issa began his career in 1990 as associate Dean of Educational Affairs at the Riyadh College of Technology. 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.[3]

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.[1][4] As Minister of Education, he set a high priority on e-learning and more technology in the classroom, and initiated several programs around the Kingdom to promote this issue.[4]

In August 2016, Al-Issa and Irina Bokova signed two agreements to expand the number of UNESCO Chairs in Saudi universities, and the establishment of the UNESCO Junior Professional Officer Program.[5]

In September 2017, during his official visit to Sweden, he signed a cooperation agreement with Swedish Minister of Higher Education and Research Helene Hellmark Knutsson to enhance education cooperation between Saudi Arabia and Sweden, and increase the number of Saudi scholarships to Swedish universities.[6]

Other mandates

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

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