Alkhattab Alhinai
Deputy Chairman of Oman State Council
Assumed office
November 2015
PresidentYahya Almantheri
Oman State Council Member
In office
2011–2015
Personal details
Born1953
Nizwa, Oman
Residence(s)Muscat, Oman
EducationAUB (BS, MS)
USIU (MS)
Imperial College London (PhD)
Alma materImperial College London
American University of Beirut

Alkhattab bin Ghalib Alhinai (Arabic: الخطاب بن غالب الهنائي) (born 1953) is the Deputy Chairman of Oman State Council serving since November 2015.[1][2] Alkhattab Alhinai served as a member of Oman State Council and as Chairman of the State Council Education committee on the fifth term (2011-2015) of the Council.[2][3]

Early life and education

Alkhattab was born in Nizwa, Oman in 1953. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in geology from the American University of Beirut (AUB) in 1972. He later received a Master of Science degree in management science from United States International University in San Diego, California in 1977 and a Master of Science degree in geology from the American University of Beirut (AUB) in 1979. In 1988, Alkhattab was awarded a doctorate in geology for his thesis on submerged sand dunes in the Persian Gulf from Imperial College London.[4]

Career

Alkhattab began his academic career as a graduate assistant at AUB in 1973. He later became a research assistant at the division of geology and minerals at the research institute of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM). In 1988, Alkhattab served as an assistant professor at the earth sciences department of KFUPM. Subsequently, he served as an associate professor at the earth sciences department of KFUPM. He later took on managerial positions by serving as a manager of KFUPM remote sensing center from 1991 until 1998. In 2003, he served as manager of the geology & minerals section and the research & innovation support office. He also served as the deputy project manager of nationwide college education strategic planning project in 2005. He later became the head of public relations and international affairs of KFUPM.[5]

Public life and board memberships

Alkhattab serves as the chairperson of the National Steering Committee and Oman Astronomical Society.[6] He is a member of the Board of Trustees at University of Nizwa and German University of Technology in Oman (GUTech).[7] He also serves as an academic consultant to Oman University project.[8] He previously served as the secretary general of the International Advisory Board (IAB) at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "The U.S. Embassy Celebrates our National Day". US Embassy. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "HM APPOINTS STATE COUNCIL MEMBERS". Ministry of Foreign Affairs Oman. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "'Education Law' to stress on values". Times of Oman. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Al-Hinai, Khattab G.; Moore, John Mcmahon; Bush, Peter R. (1987). "Submerged Sand Dunes in the Arabian Gulf". International Journal of Remote Sensing. 8 (2): 251–258. doi:10.1080/01431168708948639.
  5. ↑ "Education". KFUPM. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Austrian Space Forum and Sultanate of Oman sign Memorandum of Understanding for Mars-Simulation AMADEE-18". ÖSTERREICHISCHES WELTRAUM FORUM AUSTRIAN SPACE FORUM. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "Board of Trustees". University of Nizwa. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "YouthScout Oman University". Ru'ya News. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "IAB". KFUPM. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
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