Mohammad Qayoumi Explained

Mohammad Qayoumi
Birth Name:Mohammad Humayon Qayoumi
Birth Date:14 December 1952
Birth Place:Kabul, Afghanistan
Office1:Finance Minister
Term Start1:July 2018[1]
Term End1:March 2020[2]
Predecessor1:Eklil Ahmad Hakimi
Successor1:Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal
Office2:Chief Adviser on Infrastructure and Technology to the President of Afghanistan
Term Start2:2015
Term End2:March 2020
Office3:28th President of
San José State University[3]
Term Start3:July 1, 2011
Term End3:August 17, 2015
Predecessor3:Don Kassing
Successor3:Susan Martin
Office4:4th President of
California State University, East Bay[4]
Term Start4:2006
Term End4:2011
Predecessor4:Norma Rees
Successor4:Leroy Morishita
Fields:Engineering
Alma Mater:University of Cincinnati (Ph.D., M.B.A., M.S., M.S.)
American University of Beirut (B.S.)[5]

Mohammad Humayon Qayoumi (born December 14, 1952)[6] [7] is an engineer and professor who formerly served as acting Minister of Finance and as the Chief Adviser on Infrastructure and Technology to the President of Afghanistan.[8] He previously served as President of San José State University where he was appointed on March 23, 2011.[9] Prior to that, he served as the fourth president of California State University, East Bay. He has worked in university administration for more than 30 years and has a background in both engineering and business. Qayoumi was born in Afghanistan and is the first Afghan-American to head a major U.S. university.[10]

In June 2010, Qayoumi contributed a photo essay to Foreign Policy magazine about Afghanistan in the 1960s, which led to an interview on the NPR program Morning Edition (aired June 18, 2010).

Personal and education background

Born near Kabul, Afghanistan, Qayoumi earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from American University of Beirut in 1975. He holds four degrees from the University of Cincinnati: a Master of Science in nuclear engineering (1979), a Master of Science in electrical and computer engineering (1980), an MBA (1984), and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering (1983).

He was a tenured professor of engineering management at California State University, Northridge.

Career

Engineer

Before coming to the United States, Qayoumi worked as an engineer in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. From 1979 to 1986, he held positions at the University of Cincinnati including staff engineer, director of technical services, and director of utilities and engineering services. In 1986, he took a position as associate vice president for Administration at San Jose State University. He served as vice chancellor for administrative services at University of Missouri-Rolla from 1995 to 2000. He then moved to California State University, Northridge, where he served as vice president for Administration and Finance and chief financial officer, as well as a tenured professor of engineering management until 2006.[11] In 2004, Qayoumi's professional engineer registration expired.[12]

President of Cal State East Bay

Upon taking office at CSUEB in 2006, Qayoumi identified his top priorities as enrollment growth; improved financial stability and transparency; increasing tenure track faculty; and enhancing facilities and campus physical maintenance.[13] He has overseen development of a new physical master plan for CSUEB's Hayward campus.

Under his leadership, the university adopted new long-range academic and strategic plans in 2008 with a focus on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and on modeling and teaching sustainability. In 2009, he announced the university's first comprehensive fundraising campaign[14] to help underwrite this change in institutional emphasis while maintaining and increasing student access, particularly among underserved populations.[15]

President of San Jose State University

In March 2011, Qayoumi was appointed president of San Jose State University, effective July 1.[16] [17] Qayoumi's tenure as president has been marked by controversy for low faculty morale resulting from alleged lack of effective governance,[18] explorations in alternate online education formats,[19] and for his response to a racially motivated hate crime against an African-American student in the dormitory.[20]

Qayoumi created a Special Task Force on Racial Discrimination in Spring 2014[21] and the President's Commission for Diversity in 2014–15.[22] He has also emphasized capital improvements to the campus.[23]

On July 13, 2015, Qayoumi announced that he would be resigning on August 17 to take a position with the government of Afghanistan.[24]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: website=Khaama |access-date=22 September 2021 Ghani Introduces Dr Humayoun Qayoumi as acting finance-minister.
  2. Web site: Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal Appointed as Acting Finance Minister Reporterly |. reporterly.net. 31 March 2020 .
  3. Web site: Biography - Office of the President. San Jose State University. https://web.archive.org/web/20150712040520/http://www.sjsu.edu/president/about/. July 12, 2015.
  4. Web site: Office of the President. California State University, East Bay. 26 February 2015.
  5. Web site: Mohammad H. Qayoumi. The California State University. 26 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150302094736/http://www.calstate.edu/administration/bios/presidents/qayoumi.shtml. 2 March 2015. dead.
  6. http://www.leadershipdirectories.com/profiles/Mohammad-Qayoumi-President-San-Jos%C3%A9-State-University.htm
  7. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-07-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100528045030/https://www20.csueastbay.edu/about/files/pdf/Qayoumi_Vitae_CSUEB.pdf . 2010-05-28 . dead .
  8. Web site: Mohammad Hamayon Qayoumi. 2018-10-04. World Bank Live. en. 2019-05-10.
  9. Web site: Lopes Harris. Pat. CSU Trustees Appoint Mohammad Qayoumi as President of San José State. SJSU Today. 10 July 2011.
  10. News: Mo Qayoumi Selected as Next President . https://web.archive.org/web/20100623133902/http://www20.csueastbay.edu/news/category-pages/archive-pre-2009/news/top-stories/article-22.html . dead . 2010-06-23 . CSUEB News . 2006-05-17 . 2010-01-05 .
  11. News: CSUN Appoints New Finance Official. Moore. Solomon. 2000-04-26. Los Angeles Times. 2019-05-10. en-US. 0458-3035.
  12. Web site: License lookup is temporarily unavailable during maintenance - California Department of Consumer Affairs . .dca.ca.gov . 2010-11-30 . 2013-12-22 . 2013-12-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131224105921/http://www2.dca.ca.gov/pls/wllpub/WLLQRYNA$LCEV2.QueryView?P_LICENSE_NUMBER=14039&P_LTE_ID=746 . dead .
  13. Web site: President's Friends Letter, Fall 2008 (PDF) .
  14. Web site: President's Friends Letter, Fall 2009 (PDF) .
  15. Web site: President's Friends Letter, Winter 2008 (PDF) .
  16. Web site: Lopes Harris. Pat . CSU Trustees Appoint Mohammad Qayoumi as President of San José State. SJSU Today. 10 July 2011.
  17. https://www.calstate.edu/bot/Agendas/may11/UFP.pdf Agenda: Committee on University and Faculty Personnel
  18. Web site: Sense of the senate resolution requesting that chancellor Tim White undertake a prompt review of SJSU governance. SJSU Faculty Senate. 25 November 2013.
  19. Web site: Lopes Harris. Pat . Chronicle of Higher Education: As MOOC Debate Simmers at San Jose State, American U. Calls a Halt. SJSU Today. 9 May 2013.
  20. Web site: Lopes Harris. Pat . President's Update: Racial Intolerance. SJSU Today. 21 November 2013.
  21. http://blogs.sjsu.edu/today/2014/presidents-update-task-force-recommendations/)
  22. Web site: Toward a More Welcoming Community - Office of the President - San Jose State University. www.sjsu.edu. 10 November 2018.
  23. Web site: Planning, Design & Construction Projects - Facilities Development and Operations - San Jose State University. www.sjsu.edu. 10 November 2018.
  24. News: Sulek. Julia Prodis. San Jose State University president leaving school for job in Afghanistan. July 13, 2015. San Jose Mercury News. July 13, 2015.