Rawya Saud Al Busaidi

Rawya Saud Al Busaidi
Rawya Saud Al Busaidi
Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation
	In office; 8 March 2004 – 18 August 2020
Monarchs	Qaboos bin Said; Haitham bin Tariq
Prime Minister	Qaboos bin Said; Haitham bin Tariq
Succeeded by	Rahma bint Ibrahim Al Mahrouqi
Personal details
Education	Oxford University (PhD)

Rawya Saud Al Busaidi (Arabic: راوية بنت سعود البوسعيدية) is the first Omani woman to be appointed to a ministerial portfolio.^[1]^[2] Al Busaidi was Oman's Minister of Higher Education^[3] from 8 March 2004 until 18 August 2020,^[4] and she is the president of the council of Sultan Qaboos University.^[5]^[6]

She obtained a PhD from Oxford University. Before her appointment as Higher Education Minister, she held the position of higher education undersecretary. She won the Arab Woman Award three times and also received an honorary doctorate from the University of Glasgow.^[7]^[8]

References

↑ Rola George Habr (December 2004). "Gulf Women and Political Rights". Gulf Research Center. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
↑ "Future Ready". No. 2019. The Business Year.
↑ Ravindra Nath (5 May 2008). "SRF will fund five water projects study in Oman". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
↑ "Here is the list of new ministers of Oman". Times of Oman. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
↑ "Sultan Qaboos University Council". Sultan Qaboos University.
↑ "Study Hour". No. 2016. The Business Year.
↑ "After nearly 17 years, Oman's first woman minister Dr Rawya Al Busaidi steps down". The Arabian Stories. 2020-08-25. Retrieved 2026-09-12.
↑ "HE Dr. Rawya Saud AlBusaidi honoured for education development". Glasgow Caledonian University.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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[1] Rola George Habr (December 2004). "Gulf Women and Political Rights". Gulf Research Center. Retrieved 16 December 2010.

[2] "Future Ready". No. 2019. The Business Year.

[3] Ravindra Nath (5 May 2008). "SRF will fund five water projects study in Oman". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 16 December 2010.

[4] "Here is the list of new ministers of Oman". Times of Oman. Retrieved 2024-04-24.

[5] "Sultan Qaboos University Council". Sultan Qaboos University.

[6] "Study Hour". No. 2016. The Business Year.

[7] "After nearly 17 years, Oman's first woman minister Dr Rawya Al Busaidi steps down". The Arabian Stories. 2020-08-25. Retrieved 2026-09-12.

[8] "HE Dr. Rawya Saud AlBusaidi honoured for education development". Glasgow Caledonian University.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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