Biography of Prof. Dr. Dawood Abdulmalek Yahya AL-Hidabi
Professor of Education at the International Islamic University Malaysia
Director of the International Institute for Muslim Unity (IIMU)
Prof. AL-Hidabi got his first degree in Physics (BSc & Ed) in 1977), Sanaa University, Yemen. He studied his P.G.C.E in teaching Physics, MEd, and PhD (Education) in the UK (1980-1986). He works at Sanaa University (1987-2015). He was the founding president of the University of Science and Technology, Yemen (1994-2007). He published more than 140 papers, supervised more than 150 master and PhD theses and co-authored several textbooks. Currently, he is the Editor-in-Chief of three academic journals. Al-Hidabi is a member of the advisory boards and reviewer for several national, and international journals in education. Prof. AL-Hidabi, became a Professor of Education at IIUM, Malaysia in 2016–now. He also worked as an Assistant to the Deputy Rector of IIUM for Internationalization. He is the Director of the International Institute for Muslim Unity (IIMU), at the International Islamic University Malaysia. He is also the Chairman of the Islamic Agency for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of the Federation of Universities of the Islamic World (FUIW) which is hosted by IIUM. He engaged in consultancy and training for national, and international organizations such as ministries of education and higher education, World Bank, UNESCO, UNICEF, ISESCO, OIC, IIIT, and others. His areas of interest are Curriculum and Instruction, Quality and Governance, Integration of Knowledge, Strategic Planning, Higher Education Leadership and Universities’ Auditing and Performance Development.