Rahma bint Ibrahim Al Mahrouqi

Rahma bint Ibrahim Al Mahrouqi is the Omani Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation. She was appointed as minister on 18 August 2020.

Education
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.

Career
Al Mahrouqi was Director of the Language Center at Sultan Qaboos University from 2006 until 2010.

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.

On 18 August 2020, Al Mahrouqi was appointed Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation.