Marwan Awartani | |
Birth Date: | 1949 4, mf=yes |
Birth Place: | Anabta, Tulkarm Governorate, Palestine |
Alma Mater: | American University of Beirut (BS) Lehigh University (MS, PhD) |
Marwan Awartani is a Palestinian professor and educator who formerly served as the Minister of Education and Higher Education of the Palestinian National Authority.[1] He is also President of the Palestinian Society for Mathematical Sciences, Alpha International, and Palestine Technical University-Kadoorie.[2] [3]
Marwan Awartani was born April 21, 1949 in Anabta, Tulkarm Governorate. Awartani graduated with a bachelor of science degree in Mathematics from American University of Beirut in 1973. He obtained a master of science degree in Topology from Lehigh University in 1978, where he also completed his Ph.D. in 1980.
Awartani served as the Palestinian Minister of Education and Higher Education until his resignation from the post was accepted on September 3, 2023.
Awartani served as the Acting President of Al-Quds University, Secretary General of the Universal Education Foundation, and is the Chairman of the Arab Foundations Forum.