Dr. Ala’din Alwan, Minister of Education

Biography Dr. Ala’din Alwan, Minister of Education A native of Baghdad, Dr. Alwan received his medical degree from the Alexandria Medical College in Egypt and post graduate degrees from the United Kingdom. He served as Dean of and Professor at the Medical College at al-Mustansiriyh University, Baghdad. He left Iraq in January 1992; his experience includes having been WHO representative and Head of Mission in Jordan and Oman, as well as serving as head of the department of chronic and non-contagious diseases at WHO in Geneva. He has held several positions in the Iraqi Ministry of Health and the Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education. Dr. Alwan and his wife have three daughters. Minister Alwan has established four priorities for the Ministry of Education, in a newly-published situation analysis of the education sector: 1. Reorganize and re-staff the Ministry of Education; 2. Rehabilitate school buildings and build new schools; 3. Continue and expand teacher training; 4. Advance national dialogue on curriculum reform. To view a copy of this report, go to the CPA website: http://iraqcoalition.org/ES/ed.html or visit the soon to be launched Ministry of Education website: www.moeiraq.info