Hamdan Al-Fazari

Dr. Hamdan Al-Fazari is the Vice Chancellor of Sohar University (Oman). He is an Associate Professor who holds a PhD from the National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse University, France, and an MBA Degree in Aerospace Management from the Toulouse Business School in France. He joined Sohar University in 2013 and was initially appointed as Pro-Vice Chancellor (Resources), before being promoted to Deputy Vice Chancellor (Resources) in 2018. He was appointed as the Vice Chancellor of Sohar University in January 2022. Dr. Al-Fazari was formerly a career officer at the engineering branch of the Royal Air Force of Oman, where he was acknowledged for his distinguished record of experience in engineering and leadership. He has held many senior management posts and has significant experience of successfully organizing strategic management initiatives within higher education and other sectors. In addition, he has a solid record of teaching, research, program and projects reviewing and assessment, as well as PhD and master’s degree supervision. He is also a member of several professional bodies and the chair or member of committees of universities at the national and international levels. These include membership of major key bodies such as External Reviewer at the OAAA&QA and fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS), UK.