Abdul-Razzaq Sheikh Issa () (born 1955) is the current president of Syrian Private University and a former
Minister of Higher Education for
Syria
Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t ...
, serving from April 14, 2011, till June 23, 2012 .
Early life, education and career
Issa was born in
Damascus
Damascus ( , ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in the Levant region by population, largest city of Syria. It is the oldest capital in the world and, according to some, the fourth Holiest sites in Islam, holiest city in Islam. Kno ...
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
Damascus University () is the largest and oldest university in Syria, located in the capital Damascus, with campuses in other Syrian cities. It was founded in 1923 as the Syrian University () through the merger of the Faculty of Medicine of Dama ...
, 1996-200
*Assistant Higher Education Minister, 2006-2008
Personal life
Issa is married and has five children, two daughters and three sons.
See also
*
Cabinet of Syria
The Council of Ministers () was first constituted in the Syrian Constitution of 1930. Following the fall of the Assad regime on 8 December 2024, Syria is currently undergoing a political transition, with Ahmed al-Sharaa leading a Syrian transiti ...
References
Minister of Higher Education Abdul-Razzaq Sheikh Issa ''
SANA
The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) () is a Syrian state-owned news agency, linked to the country's ministry of information. It was established in June 1965.
SANA publishes more than 500 news stories and 150 photos on a daily basis and operate ...
''
Biography of the new Syrian government 2011 - the names and lives of government ministers ''
Syria FM
Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east and southeast, Jordan to the sout ...
'', 17 April 2011
External links
Ministry of Higher Education''official government website''
Undergraduate Admission''official government website''
"Syrian Private University Website"
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1955 births
Living people
Politicians from Damascus
University of Lyon alumni
Academic staff of Damascus University
Ministers of higher education of Syria
Recipients of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques