Jehan Abdullah Al-Meer, Ph.D.

Dr. Jehan Abdullah Al-Meer was appointed Acting Director of the SEC’s Higher Education Institute in January 2005. Before joining the Institute, she served as an Assistant Professor and Head of the Biochemistry Section at the University of Qatar.

Prior to this, she was President of the Technical Consultative Committee for the Supreme Council on Family Affairs. Dr. Al-Meer also spent several years in various research and teaching positions in Qatar and the U.K. She began her career in 1984 as a chemistry teacher.

Dr. Al-Meer holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and a M.S. in Biotechnology from the University of London, and a B.S. in chemistry/biology from the University of Qatar. She also recently completed a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.