Rawya Saud Al Busaidi () is the first Omani woman to be appointed to a ministerial portfolio. Al Busaidi was Oman's Minister of Higher Education from 8 March 2004 until 18 August 2020, and she is the president of the council of Sultan Qaboos University.
She obtained a PhD from Oxford University. Before her appointment as Higher Education Minister, she held the position of higher education undersecretary. She won the Arab Woman Award three times and also received an honorary doctorate from the University of Glasgow.
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