Dr. Munir bin Mahmoud El-Desouki was appointed president of King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) by royal decree on April 19.
El-Desouki has been assistant minister at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT). He also worked as deputy minister for development and planning at the MCIT and senior adviser to the minister of MCIT.
El-Desouki has served on and chaired several national committees, held a number of positions in KACST and won numerous awards and prizes, including the 2014 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Prize for inventors and the talented (Takreem) for his invention in electrical engineering called “Development through Time Integration.”
He gained his B.Sc. in electrical engineering from the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in 2002. He also received an M.A.Sc. in electrical and computer engineering from McMaster University, Ontario, Canada, in 2005.
El-Desouki attained his M.Eng. degree in engineering entrepreneurship and innovation from McMaster University in 2007.
He obtained his Ph.D. from the same university in electrical and computer engineering in 2010, specializing in CMOS imagers for low-level light biomedical applications, in addition to CMOS imagers for high-speed non-invasive fluorescence lifetime imaging systems.
El-Desouki has also published more than 85 scientific papers and articles in scientific journals and world conferences and has received more than 20 patents.
Who’s Who: Dr. Munir bin Mahmoud El-Desouki, president of King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology
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Who’s Who: Dr. Munir bin Mahmoud El-Desouki, president of King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology
MWL chief attends graduation of 70,000 Qur’an memorizers in Rwanda
- Mohammed Al-Issa highlights education projects
- Official lauds Muslim World League for global work
RIYADH: Muslim World League Secretary-General Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa attended the graduation of 70,000 male and female Qur’an memorizers in Kigali, Rwanda, recently.
Ministers, officials, scholars, and students also attended the event that is a part of the MWL’s work in Africa and across the globe, according to a press release.
In his opening remarks, Al-Issa highlighted the MWL’s efforts to propagate the message of the Qur’an through such projects. He added that the organization wants to protect Muslims from falling prey to extremist organizations.
He said the MWL focuses on both memorization and education, and that all its activities are coordinated with and directly supervised by the governments in the countries in which it operates.
“We are pleased to invite everyone to observe the outcomes of these Qur’anic institutes and centers and benefit from this distinguished model in Qur’an memorization, teaching, and student development,” he said.
Speaking on behalf of the Qur’an memorizers, Dr. Abkar Waler Madou commended the MWL for its efforts to educate Muslims and spread the principles of moderation across the world.
He said those who memorize the Qur’an are “the people of God and His chosen ones.” And he commended them for strengthening their religious awareness through the teachings of the Qur’an and Sunnah.
The ceremony included a visual presentation of the MWL’s institutes and centers.
During the ceremony, a group of distinguished memorizers and teachers were honored, and their Qur’anic and educational journeys were highlighted.
