:Mohammed Al-Hayaza

{{short description| Saudi chemist and politician}}

{{Autobiography|date=June 2021}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Prof. Mohammed A. Al-Hayaza

| image = Prof. Mohammed Alhayaza.jpg

| education = 1981- B.S. in Chemistry King Saud University, 1988- M.S. in Chemistry Boston University, 1992- Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry

| office = Member of The Education & Training Evaluation Commission Board

| monarch = King Salman

| term_start = March 2020

| term_end = Present

| office2 = Chairman of Misk Schools Board

| monarch2 = King Salman

| term_start2 = June 2019

| term_end2 = Present

| office3 = Member of KAUST Board of Trustees

| monarch3 = King Salman

| term_start3 = April 2018

| term_end3 = Present

| office4 = President of Alfaisal University

| monarch4 = King Salman

| term_start4 = March 2015

| term_end4 = Present|

| office5 = Member of The Shura Council

| monarch5 = King Salman

| term_start5 = February 2015

| term_end5 = November 2016|

| office6 = Minister of Health

| monarch6 = King Abdullah

| term_start6 = December 2014

| term_end6 = January 2015

| office7 = President of Jazan University

| monarch7 = King Abdullah

| term_start7 = January 2007

| term_end7 = December 2014

| office8 = Vice President for Post Graduate Studies and Research, King Khalid University

| monarch8 = King Abdullah, King Fahd

| term_start8 = October 2002

| term_end8 = November 2007

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|12|30}}

| birth_place = Asir, Saudi Arabia

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party =

| alma_mater = King Saud University
Boston University

| nationality = Saudi Arabian

| spouse = Prof.Mona Al-Mushait

| children = Eng.Waleed, Dr.Ghada, Dr.Raid, Dr.Rami

| website = [https://www.alfaisal.edu/en/president-msg]

| office1 = Member of The Universities Affairs Council

| termstart = January 2021

| termend = Present

| monarch1 = King Salman

| termstart1 = February 2020

| termend1 = Present

}}

Mohammed bin Ali Al-Hayaza({{ langx|ar|محمد بن علي آل هيازع }}) is a Saudi chemist and politician,{{Cite news|url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1636476/saudi-arabia|title = Mohammed Al-Hayaza, president of Alfaisal University| newspaper=Arab News |date = 3 March 2020}} who has been the president of Alfaisal University since 1 March 2015.{{Cite web |date=2020-03-03 |title=Mohammed Al-Hayaza, president of Alfaisal University |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1636476/saudi-arabia |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=Arab News |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=التحرير |first=فريق |date=2024-09-22 |title=الدكتور آل هيازع في اليوم الوطني 94: الريادة العلمية قاطرة الاقتصاد المعرفي |url=https://ajel.sa/local/g8x5ctd06f |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=صحيفة عاجل |language=ar}} During his term as president, Alfaisal University has risen from one of the Top 800 (2017) to one of the Top 300 (2020) universities in the world according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, though the university has faced criticism for its claims of being the best University in the Arab world and in Saudi Arabia.{{cite web|url=https://asiatimes.com/2020/03/university-rankings-are-mostly-meaningless/|title=University rankings are mostly meaningless|date=15 March 2020}}

Alhayaza also serves as the Chairman of Misk schools board, a member of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) board of trustees, member of the first universities affairs council and member of the education and training evaluation commission board.{{Cite web|title=آل هيازع يزور مقر الهيئة|url=https://etec.gov.sa/ar/Media/News/Pages/AlHayasavisits.aspx|access-date=2021-07-02|website=etec.gov.sa}} Prior to joining Alfaisal, Al-Hayaza served as the vice president for post Graduate Studies and Research in King Khalid University from 2002-2007 and the president of Jazan University from 2007 to 2014. At the time of his appointment, Jazan University had only three colleges and 3,000 students, but expanded to 40 colleges with an enrollment of 70,000 students during his presidency. Later, he was appointed as health minister in 2014.{{Cite web|url=http://www.moh.gov.sa/en/Ministry/MediaCenter/News/Pages/News-2015-01-14-002.aspx|title=Ministry of Health Saudi Arabia}}{{Cite web |last=سبق |date=2023-12-28 |title="آل هيازع": الخطاب الملكي يكشف جهودَ السعودية لتتبوّأ المكانة التي تستحقّها في صدارة العالم |url=https://sabq.org/saudia/regions/6zvfsw3mc8 |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=صحيفة سبق الالكترونية |language=ar}} In 2015, Al-Hayaza was appointed to the Shoura Council, where he served until 2016.