Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Issa

Ahmed bin Mohammad Al-Issa (born 20 December 1960) is a Saudi Arabian politician. He served as Minister of Education of Saudi Arabia from 15 December 2015 to 27 December 2018.

Biography Education Ahmed bin Mohammad Al-Issa received a Bachelor of Art degree from the History department of the King Saud University in 1983. He earned a master's degree in Education in 1989, and a Ph.D. in Education in 1993, from Pennsylvania State University. In 2009, he completed an advanced program in management and leadership at Oxford University.

In 2002, Ahmed bin Mohammad Al-Issa became a full-time advisor for the Al Yamamah University project, Dean from 2003 to 2008, and Director the following year. In 2011, Ahmed bin Mohammad Al-Issa takes up the post of Director General of the Strategic Studies Department at the Royal Court. As Minister of Education, he set a high priority on e-learning and more technology in the classroom, and initiated several programs around the kingdom to promote this issue.

In September 2017, during his official visit to Sweden, he signed a cooperation agreement with Swedish Minister of Higher Education and Research Helene Hellmark Knutsson to enhance education cooperation between Saudi Arabia and Sweden, and increase the number of Saudi scholarships to Swedish universities.

Other mandates Since July 2012: Vice chairman of the Riyadh Schools Since June 2012: Advisor and board member at MiSK Foundation Since March 2008: Member of the International Commission for Quality Assurance in Higher Education in the free zones in Dubai. 2011-2012: Director general of strategic studies at the Royal Court 2008-2009: Director of Al Yamamah University 1997-2001: Dean of Riyadh College of Technology

Publications Higher Education in Saudi Arabia: A Quest for Identity, Dar Al Saqi Publishing, Beirut, 2010 Education Reform in KSA: Lack of Political Vision, Religious Cultural Obsession, and Educational Management Failure, Dar Al Saqi Publishing, Beirut, 2009 Education in KSA: Policies, Systems and Future, Dar Ezzaytouna, Riyadh, 2005