Rimah Alyahya

Member of the Council at Shura Council

Speaker

Dr. Rimah Alyahya was raised in the United States of America and completed her elementary, intermediate and secondary education with honors in Monroeville, Pennsylvania. She then procured her higher education in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia completing her Bachelors and Masters degree in English Literature from King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. She then went on to complete her Ph.D in English Literature from Princess Nora University with high honors and was one of the first Saudi women to have her Ph.D thesis recommended for public publishing. Immediately following her graduation in 2005, Dr. Rimah was appointed Chairperson of the English and Translation Department in PNU for three consecutive years. She has also taught English Literature Courses in PNU, Prince Sultan University and The Open Arabic University for several years. The Ministry of Higher Education has asked Dr. Rimah to research several issues concerning the level of educational aptitude in Saudi Arabia which have had excellent results. She has published much research in English Literature in renowned journals with high impact factors, her focal area of interest being international and immigrant literature. She has also participated in many international conferences presenting her papers and discussing sustainability in Higher education. Dr. Rimah was awarded the title of Goodwill Ambassador for Peace and Women’s development in Saudi Arabia in 2016 as well as winning the Educational Leadership Award in the same year. She was appointed as the first female Vice Rector of Prince Sultan University for 7 years and then was appointed as one of the first Female Deputy Ministers in the Ministry of Education holding the title of Deputy Minister for Private Higher Education. She is currently a member of the Saudi Shura Council.