Vice Presidents

Prof. Alkaabi is a full-time Professor of Social Work at the Department of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences at Qatar University. In 1999, Prof. Alkaabi obtained his MA in Social Work from Washington University (USA) and obtained a PhD in Social Work from Leicester University (UK) in 2004.

Prof. Alkaabi has mad outstanding contributions to community service and the profession by participating in several committees, and academic and professional workshops. Moreover, he served in many key positions at the levels of department, college, university, and governmental bodies. These include serving as the Co-Chair of the Board of Trustees at the Community College in Qatar, and as an Expert in the General Authority for Minors Affairs, Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs. In 2018, Prof. Al-Kaabi was appointed as the Dean of General Studies, a post he served until the present. He was appointed as the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences from 2019 to 2021, in addition to serving as the Dean of General Studies.

Prof. Alkaabi’s research interests focus on the areas of family, children, and social policy. He obtained several research grants and published in many high-impact peer-reviewed publications. He was the recipient of the Ministry of Interior Best Research Award in 2014.

Prof. Ibrahim Mohamed Al-Kaabi

Contact Information:

E-mail: vpacademic@qu.edu.qa
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Dr. Mohammad Diab is an Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and was the Dean of the College of Pharmacy (2016 - 2021). He has been the Associate Vice President of Student Life and Services in Student Affairs (2021-2024). He has a PhD in Clinical Pharmacy from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (2012), an MSc in Clinical Pharmacy from the same university (2008), and a BSc in Pharmacy from the University of Jordan, Amman (2004).

Before joining Qatar University in 2013, he worked at Hamad Medical Cooperation for almost 10 years in the Clinical Pharmacy Department and was the Head of the Continuous Pharmacy Education Program. Since joining the university, Dr. Diab has assumed several academic administration positions, including the College of Pharmacy Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and the Associate Dean of Outreach and Engagement. During his tenure as the Dean, the college witnessed a record of achievements, including the renewal of its accreditation by the Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs (CCAPP) for another 5 years in 2018, and male admission to the pharmacy program in 2020. In addition to the restructuring of the pharmacy curriculum to align with the latest developments in pharmacy education globally and in North America, Europe, and New Zealand with the newly approved modular curriculum, the relaunch and restructuring of the Part-time Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) Program and the expansion of student admission to the College of Pharmacy. He led the organization of the “Medication Sector in Qatar: Hand in Hand Facing the Blockade” conference as the   Chairperson of the Conference Advisory Committee in 2018 and the Chair of the Sponsorship Committee of the First Middle East on Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice.  

Dr. Diab has served on various key committees at the Student Affairs, QU Health, and University levels. He is the chair of the Executive Committee of the Student Experience Strategic Goal (Qatar University Strategy 2023-2027), the chair of the Co-Curricular Council, the chair of the Second Year Students’ Experience Program, the chair of the Student Life Awards Committee, and many other key committees. In QU Health, he was the chair of the technical committee of Qatar National Medicine Security Strategy besides being a member of the advisory committee for the same strategy, the chair of Qatar National Drug Coding system technical evaluation committee and a member of Qatar National Formulary committee with the Ministry of Public Health in Qatar. He has worked on building partnerships with many distinguished academic institutions in the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States, and pharmacy schools in the region.

Dr. Mohamed Issam Diab

Contact Information:

E-mail: mohamed.diab@qu.edu.qa

phone: +974 4403 3700

Prof. Aiman Erbad is an Associate Professor of Computer Engineering at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering at Qatar University. In 2005, Dr. Erbad was appointed as a Teaching Assistant in the College of Engineering, and then obtained an MSc in Embedded Systems and Robotics from the University of Essex (United Kingdom) in the same year. In 2012, he obtained his PhD in Computer Science from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver (Canada). Dr Erbad joined Qatar University as an Assistant Professor in 2012 and was promoted to the rank of Associate Professor in 2019. He then worked as a faculty member in the College of Science and Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University since 2020 and was promoted to the rank of Associate Professor in 2024.

Dr. Erbad served as the Head of the Information and Computing Technology Division at the College from 2021 to 2024. Prior to this, he was the Director of Research Planning and Development at Qatar University from 2018 to 2020. He also served in Qatar University as the Director of Research Support responsible for all grants and contracts from 2016 to 2018, and as the Computer Engineering Program Coordinator from 2014 to 2016.

Dr. Aiman Erbad has extensive academic and technical experience in the areas of edge intelligence, cloud computing, Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, and private and secure networks. Dr. Erbad received the Platinum award from HH The Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at Education Excellence Day 2013 (PhD category). He received four international best paper awards and more than 12 major research grants from Qatar National Research Fund programs at Qatar Research, Development, and Innovation Council. He is an editorial board member in four international journals. He published more than 200 papers in top conferences and journals and helped organize many international IEEE and ACM conferences. Dr. Erbad obtained a Master in Business Administration (MBA) in 2023 and currently serves as a board member in Qatar Mobility Innovations Center (QMIC).

Prof. Aiman Erbad

Contact information:

E-mail: VPRGS@qu.edu.qa

Dr. Asmaa Al-Thani is Professor of Virology at the Biomedical Sciences Department in the College of Health Sciences with a joint appointment to the Biomedical Research Center (BRC), Qatar University and Adjunct Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar.

In addition to her academic roles, Prof. Al-Thani holds the portfolio of Vice President for Medical and Health Sciences, QU Health, Qatar University. The portfolio follows a record of accomplishment in establishing the academic and research infrastructure for biomedical sciences at Qatar University, including her roles as the Founding Dean of the College of Health Sciences (2016) and the Founding Director of the BRC (2014). Professor Al-Thani’s contribution to the national landscape of biomedical research includes her roles as Vice Chairperson of the Qatar Biobank Board, Chairperson of the National Qatar Genome Committee and establishing the National Reference laboratory-Covid19 Unit.

Professor Al-Thani is an active researcher and widely published author in her field of expertise, with over100 published papers in peer-reviewed international journals and around 32 internal and external research grants. She is a reviewer for several scientific journals and conferences and is a member of the American society for Microbiology.

Her accomplishments have been recognized with a number of awards, including the Astrolabi Award from WCMC-Q (2020), the State Encouraging Award in the Medical Sciences and Nursing (2017), the Sheikh Hummaid Bin Rashid Award for Culture and Sciences (2006), Al-Jasra Cultural Club –Qatar (2008), Qatar University Outstanding Faculty Service Award (2012), the College of Arts and Sciences Research Award (2012), and the Arab Paediatric Medical Research Award (2015).

Dr. Muna Al-Marzouqi earned her LL.B. in Law with Order of Excellence from Qatar University. She holds an LL.M. (Master’s degree) from University of California Berkeley in the USA and an S.J.D. (Doctorate degree) from Tulane University in USA in the field of maritime law. She graduated from Qatar Leadership Center in 2018. From Fall 2018 until her appointment as Associate Vice President for Academic Planning and Quality Assurance, she was the Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies at the College of Law. She was the acting Dean of the College of Law in addition to her AVP role from February to May 2022. She teaches maritime law and commercial law. She is also a licensed lawyer (Cassation level before the Supreme Judicial Council Courts) in the State of Qatar. Additionally, she is a registered arbitrator at the Qatar International Center for Conciliation and Arbitration. She is also a Judge at Qatar International Court since 2020. Dr Muna has several publications. She co-authored the Qatari maritime law book, which is the first book in Qatar explaining maritime law. She presented several papers at various scientific national and international events. Moreover, she contributed to supervising master’s students at the College of Law and Hamad Bin Khalifa University. She also provided her legal opinion to several public entities in the State of Qatar. She is a member of the National Committee for Qualifications and Academic Accreditation (NCQAA), a member of the Qatar Lawyers Association, and a member of Qatar Experts and Arbitrators Association.

She received the Education Excellence Award (Secondary School category) in 2006. She was awarded the Excellence Medal by Qatar University in 2011 and the Excellence in Teaching Award by Qatar University College of Law in 2013. In 2017, she was granted the Georgetown University Fellowship Award. She received the Education Excellence Award (doctorate degree category) in 2018 from HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani. In the same year, she was awarded the Excellence in Research Award from Qatar University College of Law.

Dr. Muna Al-Marzouqi

Contact Information:

E-mail: muna.almarzouqi@qu.edu.qa 

phone: (+974) 4403-6706