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Directorate of Scholarships and Cultural Relations
The Directorate of Scholarships and Cultural Relations was established since the establishment of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research under the Higher Education and Scientific Research Law No. 132 in 1970, Its nucleus was (Scholarships Department) in the Ministry of Education, and it and most of its employees were merged with the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, It also remained (Department Directorate) linked to the Directorate of General Cultural Relations, then its name was changed to (Directorate of Scholarships and Cultural Attachés) headed by a department director and not a General Director, it became later as (Directorate of Scholarships and Cultural Relations) and its headed by a General Director.
Directorate of Scholarships and Cultural Relations
The Directorate of Scholarships and Cultural Relations was established since the establishment of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research under the Higher Education and Scientific Research Law No. 132 in 1970, Its nucleus was (Scholarships Department) in the Ministry of Education, and it and most of its employees were merged with the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, It also remained (Department Directorate) linked to the Directorate of General Cultural Relations, then its name was changed to (Directorate of Scholarships and Cultural Attachés) headed by a department director and not a General Director, it became later as (Directorate of Scholarships and Cultural Relations) and its headed by a General Director.
Dr. Hazem Baqir Tahir Al Ali Khazaali
Director General of Scholarships and Cultural Relations
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