Brief Bio
Name: Ali AlRiyami
Academic Rank: Assistant professor
Specialization: Islamic History
1. Personal Information
E-mail: ariyami@squ.edu.om
Department: History
Minor specialization: Oman Islamic history and the
history of Ibadi in North Africa
Address: Sultan Qaboos University, College of Arts & Social Sciences. P.O Box 42, P.C. 123. Al-Khod, Sultanate of Oman.
2. Employment History
Place of Work (Institution)
Year
Occupation
Institution
Sultan Qaboos University
Sultan Qaboos University
Univesity of Jordan
3. Education and Qualifications
3- 1 Qualifications
Year
Qualification
1995
Bachelor in history
2006
M.A. in Islamic History
2013
Ph.D . in Islamic History
3-2 Courses Taught
Level
Oman and Islamic Civilization
First Undergraduate Studies
The history of the era of prophecy and the caliphate
History of Early Islam
History of the Islamic state in the Umayyad period
History of the Islamic state in the Abbasid period
The History of a independent Islamic States in the East
History of Research & Historical Methods
The research project
The sources and historical references
First Undergraduate Studies
First Undergraduate Studies
First Undergraduate Studies
First Undergraduate Studies
First Undergraduate Studies
First Undergraduate Studies
First Undergraduate Studies
Graduate Studies
4. Research
4-1 Research Interests
Oman Islamic history and the history of Ibadi in North Africa
Ibadia Political Thought
Oral cultural heritage issues
4-2 Papers (5 most important or recent papers)
Alnizwaniya school upbringing and intellectual perspectives
Historical relationship between Oman and Basra at the early of Islam
Endowment in the Wilayt Nakhal and its role in social and cultural life
General Features of the Ministry of Heritage and Culture's efforts to interest in heritage and oral history
in Oman
Reading in reality cultural heritage research and sustainable development projects in Oman
4-3 Conferences (5 most important or recent conferences)
symposium: International Workshop: Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Development during the period from
February 15 to 16, 2016 AD
symposium: Nizwa in the memory of Islamic culture during the period from April 15 to 16.2015 m
First Gulf Conference (heritage and oral history) during the period from September 14 to 16, 2014 AD (Abu Dhabi Authority
for Tourism and Culture)
symposium: The Omani-Iraqi relations: history, present and future during the period from 25-26 / 4/2013
4-4 Thesis Supervision (5 most recent theses)
Endowment in Oman and its impact on cultural and social life in the period from 4-12 HD / 10-18 AD
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5. Awards
6. Community Service
6-1 Community services (Lectures – Seminars – etc….)
A lecture entitled: "The narrative of the events approaches to intersections and Reflections of Omani history" to
Student of the Command College on 12/22/2015
President of the General Association of the Wilayat Nakhal Youth Committee
Arbitration Books Publishing
6-2 Committee membership (5 main committees)
Commission tables and study plans
Graduate Studies Committee, Department of History
Student Activities Committee
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