Eqbal Dauqan

Eqbal Mohammed Abdu Dauqan (born 1980) is a Yemeni biochemist known for her studies of Biochemistry, nutrition, advocacy for refugees, and support of women scientists in her home country of Yemen and adopted country of Malaysia.

She became a professor and Head of the Department of Medical Laboratories Sciences at Al Saeed University in Taiz, Yemen. She is now activity mentoring junior scholars who work in critical environments.

Dauqan was appointed as an associate professor at University of Agder, Norway through the Scholar at Risk Network, In September 2018, she had been selected as TWAS Young Affiliate for 2018-2022. In May 2019 she was selected as a member of Global Young Academy (GYA) for 5 Years. In November 2019, she won the UiA bridge cultural builder award for 2019 as a great ambassador for UiA. Currently, she is working in University of Oslo (UiO), Norway through SAR as well.