Speaker

Associate Professor, PhD
College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences
Sultan Qaboos University


Biography:
Dr. Hussein Samh Al-Masroori is the Director-General of Food Safety and Quality Center at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources (MAFWR), Sultanate of Oman. He is also serving as an Associate Professor in the Department of Marine Science and Fisheries at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU). He holds a PhD in fisheries development and management. His research interest includes marine environment, socio-economic aspects and management & sustainable development; and currently showing interest in food and agriculture systems and management. He has a wide teaching experience, being a faculty fellow at the Center of Excellence in Teaching and Learning, SQU. He served different administrative and academic positions including a quality assurance and academic accreditation unit. Dr. Al-Masroori has worked also in many research grants and consultancies and produced more than 40 scientific articles and conference communications. He is teaching several and wide fisheries-related and service courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels and serving in many different committees at MAFWR, SQU and national levels.