Abdul-Razzaq Sheikh Issa

Abdul-Razzaq Sheikh Issa
عبد الرزاق شيخ عيسى
Minister of Higher Education
In office
14 April 2011 – 23 June 2012
PresidentBashar al-Assad
Prime MinisterAdel Safar
Preceded byGhiath Barakat
Personal details
Born1955 (age 68–69)
Damascus, Syria
Childrenfive
Alma materUniversity of Lyon

Abdul-Razzaq Sheikh Issa (Arabic: 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.

See also

  • Cabinet of Syria

References

  • Minister of Higher Education Abdul-Razzaq Sheikh Issa, SANA
  • Biography of the new Syrian government 2011 - the names and lives of government ministers, Syria FM, 17 April 2011

External links

  • Ministry of Higher Education official government website
  • Undergraduate Admission official government website
  • [1] "Syrian Private University Website"