Mohammed Al-Hayaza

His excellency Prof. Mohammed bin Ali Al-Hayaza'(Arabic: محمد بن علي آل هيازع ‎) is a Saudi chemist and politician. Who has a long experience in the field of education and has championed academic excellence and research. He is the current president of Alfaisal University since (March 1, 2015). His initiatives bolstered opportunities for experiential learning, and secured funding for research and visionary ventures. These initiatives helped Alfaisal University gain a prominent position in the global rankings of universities from one of the Top 800 (2017) to one of the Top 300 (2020) universities in the world according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. PROF. Alhayaza is also serving as the Chairman of Misk schools board, member of KAUST board of trustees, member of the first universities affair council. Prior to joining Alfaisal, Al-Hayaza served as the vice president for post Graduate Studies and Research in King Khalid University from 2002-2007 and the president of Jazan University from 2007 to 2014. At the time of his appointment, Jazan University had only three colleges and 3,000 students but under his leadership, it expanded to 40 colleges with an enrollment of 70,000 students. Later, he was appointed as health minister in 2014. In 2015, Al-Hayaza got appointed to the Shoura Council, where he served until 2016.

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