Dr. Abdulmohsen Al-Medej

:Personal Information

Name: Dr. Abdulmohsen Medej Al-Mudaj

Year of Birth: 1949 – State of Kuwait

Marital Status: Married with five children

:Educational Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in History – Kuwait University, 1975

PhD in Philosophy (PhD) in History – Durham University, England, 1983

:Professional Experience

History Teacher – Ministry of Education (1975-1978)

Professor of Islamic History – Kuwait University (since 1983 – present)

Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Arts (1985-1987)

Editor-in-Chief of Annals of the College of Arts – Kuwait University (1986-1992)

Consultant at the Arab Institute of Manuscripts (1984-1985)

Member of the National Assembly (1992-2003)

Minister of Oil (1994-1996)

Deputy Chairman of the General Investment Authority (1994-1996)

Member of the Kuwaiti Parliamentary Friendship Committees with East Asian countries, Australia, and New Zealand (1996-2000)

Chairman of the Kuwaiti Parliamentary Friendship Committee with East Asian countries, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa (2000-2003)

Founding Member and Vice President of the History and Archaeology Association of the GCC Countries

Board Member of the Australian College – Kuwait (2004-2014)

Board Member of the Kuwait Investment Authority (2006-August 2014)

Member of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development (2008-September 2014)

Board Member of Bahrain and Kuwait Bank (2009-2014)

Board Member of Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (2011-February 2014)

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education and Higher Education (June-November 2014)

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce and Industry (January 2015-2014)

:Publications

Dr. Al-Mudaj has published numerous works in Islamic history in both Arabic and English

:English Publications

1.⁠ ⁠The Yemen in Early Islam – Ithaca Press, London (1998)

2.⁠ ⁠The Old Mosque of Samal – Al-Jamie Al-Kabeer – Arabian Studies, Cambridge

:Arabic Publications

1.⁠ ⁠Kitab Kanz Al-Akhyar Fi Ma’rifat Al-Siyar wal Akhbar – Study and Verification

2.⁠ ⁠The Persian Community in Yemen and Their Social and Economic Role – Damascus University

3.⁠ ⁠The Movement of Ali bin Al-Fadl: A Political Study – Al-Usur Journal, Riyadh

4.⁠ ⁠Bandar Jeddah: Study and Verification – Journal of Arabic Manuscripts, Kuwait