Abdul-Razzaq Sheikh Issa

Abdul-Razzaq Sheikh Issa (عبد الرزاق شيخ عيسى) (born 1955) is the current president of Syrian Private University and a former Minister of Higher Education for Syria, serving from April 14, 2011, till June 23, 2012.

Early life, education and career
Issa was born in Damascus in 1955.


 * PhD in the Physiology of Digestion, 1988
 * Diploma in Intensive Studies of Nutrition
 * Awarded the Order of Academic Palms from France
 * Secretary of Medicine Faculty, Damascus University, 1996-200
 * Assistant Higher Education Minister, 2006-2008

Personal life
Issa is married and has five children, two daughters and three sons.