Dr Rawiyah leaves for prize distribution event in Iran

Energy Saturday 02/December/2017 19:46 PM
By: Times News Service
Dr Rawiyah leaves for prize distribution event in Iran

Muscat: Dr Rawiyah bint Saud Al Busaidiyah, Minister of Higher Education, left for Iran to attend a ceremony for giving away the 2017 Mustafa Prize for Science and Technology in Tehran today.
The minister is accompanied by an official delegation comprising His Highness Sayyid Taimur bin Asad bin Tariq Al Said, assistant secretary general for communications at the Research Council, Saud bin Ahmed Al Barwani, the envoy to Iran, and representatives of the Ministry of Higher Education, Sultan Qaboos University and the Research Council. The prize is given every two years coinciding with the birth anniversary of the Prophet (PBUH) and aimed to enhance cooperation in the fields of science and technology among countries.