Yahya bin Mahfooth Al Manthari - appointed as the first Minister of Higher Education in 1994.[1] Salim bin Mistihail bin Ahmed Al Ma'shani - appointed as Undersecretary for the Ministry of Higher Education for Scholarships and Foreign Relations Affairs in 1994,[5] then reinstated in the same year as the Undersecretary for the Ministry of Higher Education for all matters and not only scholarships and foreign relations.[6] Rawia Alrawahi - from 2004 to 2020.