Saleh al-Rashed is the current Minister of Education

Ministry of Education (Syria)

The Ministry of Education is a government ministry office of the Syrian Arab Republic, responsible for education in Syria. However, the ministry's is only responsible for the lower levels of education, while the Ministry of Higher Education is responsible for higher levels.-Ministers of...

 for Syria

Syria

Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....

, serving since 2011.

Early life, education and career

Al-Rashed was born in the Aleppo Governorate

Aleppo Governorate

Aleppo Governorate is one of the fourteen governorates of Syria. It is the most populous governorate in Syria with a population of more than 4,744,000 , almost 23% of the total population of Syria. The governorate is the fifth in area with an area of 18,482 km², about 10% of the total area of...

 in 1964. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science

Political science

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, economics

Economics

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 and management

Management

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, and a postgraduate diploma in international relations from the University of Aleppo

University of Aleppo

University of Aleppo is a public university located in Aleppo, Syria. It is the second largest university in Syria after the University of Damascus....

. He then earned a master's degree in international relations (thesis: Relations between Syria and the European Union) and a Ph.D. in political science on partnership agreements between the European Union and the Arab countries after the Barcelona Declaration.

During his time at the University of Aleppo:

• • 1995-2005: lecturer in multiple colleges and institutes: Faculty of History, Education, Civil Engineering and the Institute of Mechanical and medium business, engineering and secretarial
  • 2000: President of the Office of Information and Central Direction
  • 2001-2003: President of the Office of External Relations
  • 2003-2005: President of the Office of the setup and qualification frameworks
  • 2005-2007: Head of Educational activities

In 2007 he was appointed Director of Education in Aleppo.

In related experience, he was appointed National Coordinator of the Syria Euro-Mediterranean Youth Project in 2000. He has also been a member of the Technical Committee and a member of the youth auxiliary of the Council of Ministers of Youth and Sports in the Arab League

Arab League

The Arab League , officially called the League of Arab States , is a regional organisation of Arab states in North and Northeast Africa, and Southwest Asia . It was formed in Cairo on 22 March 1945 with six members: Egypt, Iraq, Transjordan , Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Syria. Yemen joined as a...

. He has had a number of papers published in periodicals and newspapers, and in 2005 wrote a book about Syria and the European Union and the Mediterranean area.

External links

• Ministry of Education official government website