Mohammed Al-Hayaza
His excellency Prof. Mohammed bin Ali Al-Hayaza' is a Saudi chemist and politician. Who has a long experience in the field of education and has championed academic excellence and research. He is the current president of Alfaisal University since. His initiatives bolstered opportunities for experiential learning, and secured funding for research and visionary ventures. These initiatives helped Alfaisal University gain a prominent position in the global rankings of universities from one of the Top 800 to one of the Top 300 universities in the world according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. PROF. Alhayaza is also serving as the Chairman of Misk schools board, member of KAUST board of trustees, member of the first universities affair council. Prior to joining Alfaisal, Al-Hayaza served as the vice president for post Graduate Studies and Research in King Khalid University from 2002-2007 and the president of Jazan University from 2007 to 2014. At the time of his appointment, Jazan University had only three colleges and 3,000 students but under his leadership, it expanded to 40 colleges with an enrollment of 70,000 students. Later, he was appointed as health minister in 2014. In 2015, Al-Hayaza got appointed to the Shoura Council, where he served until 2016.
Education
- 1981- B.S. in Chemistry King Saud University
- 1988- M.S. in Chemistry Boston University
- 1992- Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry.
Title of Ph.D. Dissertation
- "Studies on Asymmetric Osmium Tetraoxide Hydroxylation of Olefins".
Career
- Member of the universities affair council
- Chairman of Misk schools board
- Member of KAUST board of trustees
- President of Alfaisal University
- Member of The Saudi Shura Council
- Minister of Health, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- President of Jazan University
- Vice President for Post Graduate Studies and Research King Khalid University
- Professor, Department of Chemistry King Khalid University
- Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry College of Science, King Khalid University
- Dean, College of Science King Khalid University
- Acting Dean, College of Computer Science King Khalid University
- Acting Dean, College of Engineering
- Dean, College of Education King Saud University, Abha Branch
- Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry College of Science, King Saud University, Abha Branch
- Acting Dean, College of Education King Saud University, Abha Branch
- Vice Dean, College of Education King Saud University, Abha Branch
- Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemistry King Saud University
- Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemistry Boston, MA USA
National and International Committees and Councils
- Member of the Universities Affairs Council.
- Chairman of Misk Schools Board of Directors.
- Board of Trustees member, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology.
- Board of Trustees member, Alfaisal University
- Selection committee chairman, King Faisal International Prize for Science.
- Member of the Board of Directors of Alghad Association.
- Member of the King Salman Award for Disability Research Member of civil service council.
- Member of Directors King Faisal School
- Member of higher education council
- Ministry of Health Executive Board, Chairman
- Ministry of Health International Advisory Board, Chairman
- Ministry of Health National Advisory Board, Chairman
- Health Services Council, Chairman
- National Health Insurance Council, Chairman
- National Commission on Smoking Prevention, Chairman
- King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center Board of Directors, Chairman
- Medical Cities and Specialized Centers Board of Directors, Chairman
- National Committee for the Care of the Mentally Ill and their Families, Member
- GCC Health Ministers, Member
- Civil Service Council, Member
- National Commission on Drug Control, Member
- Saudi Food and Drug Authority, Member
- Vice chairman of Jazan University
- Member of King Khalid University Council
- Member of King Saud University Council
- Chairman of scientific council KKU
Publications
- Scott C. Benson. Ping Cai, Marcelo Colon, Mohammed A. Haiza, Maritherese Tokles, John K. Snyder Use of carboxylic acids as chiral solvating agents for the determination of optical purity of chiral amines by NMR spectroscopy, J. Org. Chem. 1988, 53, 5335.
- Mohammed Haiza, Junning Lee, John K. Snyder Asymmetric syntheses of Salvia miltiorrhiza abietanoid o-quinones: methyl tanshinonate, tanshinone IIB, tanshindiol B and 3-hydroxytanshinone; J. Org. Chem. 1990, 55, 5008.
- The preparation and Spectral properties of 3.3.3.-Cr-Iamine tripropyl; Polyhedron, Fall, 1992.
- Mohammed A. Haiza, Amitav Sanyal, and John K. Snyder. O-Nitromandelic Acid: A Chiral Solvating Agent for the NMR Determination of Chiral Diamine Enantiometric Purity, Chirality 9:556-562.
- S.A. El-Assiery and M.A. Al-Haiza: Synthesis of Some New Pyrimidine and Fused Pyrimidine Derivatives, Journal of the College of Science of King Saud University, Second issue of volume 10,.
- Mohammed A. Al-Haiza: One Dimensional NMR Spectroscopy. College of Education, Abha..
- Saied A. El-Assiery and Mohammed A. Al-Haiza;: Synthesis and Reactions of 3-Arylidene-5-aryl 2 Furanones. Egyptian Journal of Chemistry. *Mohammed A. Haiza: Synthesis of Some New 3,5-Bisaryl 1-2-Pyrazoline Derivatives of Expected Antimicrobial Activities. Al-Azhar Bull. Sci. Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 445–454,.
- Mohammed A. Al Haiza, M.S. Mostafa and M.Y. El-Kady: Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Some New Coumarin Derivatives, Molecules.
- Mohammed A. Al Haiza, Reactions with 6-Phenyl-2-thiouria Preparation of substituted and fused pyrimidine derivatives, J. Saudi Chem. Soc.,; Vol. 6, No. 1; pp. 71–82.
- Mohammed A. Al Haiza, Synthesis of Some New Compounds Containing The 2-phenyl-1H-Indolyl Moiety, JKSU..
- Mohammed A. Al Haiza, Synthesis of the new dispirodiazetidine-4',2'
'-5,5' '-diacetic acid,a,a'-bis-2-oxoethyl]-4,4' 'dioxo, Revue Roumaine de Chimie, 2000, 45, 1019-102. - Mohameed A. Al Haiza, Synthesis and Spectroscopic Studies of some Triazolopyrimidines and Pyrimidotriazines, JKKU..
- Mohammed A. Al Haiza, Saied Abdullah El-Assiery, Galal Hosni Sayed, Synthesis and potential antimicrobial activity of some new compounds containing the pyrazol-3-one moiety, Acta Pharm. 51 251-261.
- Mohammed A. Al Haiza, S. A. El-Assiery, M. S. Mostafa and A. M. El-Reedy, A convenient Synthesis of Thiazolo-and Triazolo-Pyrimidines and Pyrimido Triazine Derivatives, JKAU: Sci. Vol 12, pp53–68.
- Mohamed M. Youssef and Mohammed A. Al Haiza, Synthesis of Some PyridoPyrazoloPyrimidine, -1,3,5-triazine and -1,2,4-triazine Derivatives, Egypt. J. Chem. 43, No. 2, pp. 165–175.
- Seham Y. Hassan, Hassan M. Faidallah, Abdel Moneim El-Massry, Mohammed A. Al Haiza, and Mohamed M. El-Sadek, Synthesis and reactions of 2-Methyl-3-Substituted Pyrole or -5-Thiosemicarbazone derivatives, J. Saudi Chem. Soc.; Vol. 3 No 2, pp. 171–176.
- Mohammed A. Al Haiza, S. A. El-Assiery and M. El-Kady, Reactions of 3--Benzoyl Propionic Acid with aromatic Aldehydes and some nitrogen Nucleophiles, Egypt J. chem.. 42, No. 1, pp. 83–90.
- Mohammed A. Al Haiza, M.S.Mostafa and M.Y.El.Kady, Preparation of Some New Coumarin Derivatives with Biological Activity, JKFU.
- Mohammed.A. Al-Haiza, S.A. El-Assiery, G.H. Sayed and A.Fouda, Synthesis of Some New Quinoline, Indazole, Benzisoxazole, Quinazoline and Chromene Derivatives. Al-Azhar Bull. Sci. Vol. 13, No. 1 :pp. 75–85, 2002.
- 21 M.A.Al-Haiza, M.S. Mostafa and M.Y. El-Kady: Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Some New Coumarin Derivatives. Molecules 2003, 8, 275-286.