H.E. Mrs. Alyazeya Abdulrahman Abdulmalek

Director of Academic Affairs

Her Excellency Mrs. Alyazeya Abdulrahman Abdulmalek has held the position of Director of Academy Affairs at the Mohamed Bin Mubarak Al Khalifa Academy for Diplomatic Studies at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since September 2022. Prior to this position, she worked as the Head of the Councils and Committees Affairs Office at the Ministry.

Mrs. Abdulmalek worked at the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities from February 2018 to August 2022. She also held the position of Relationship Support Officer at the Ahli United Bank from May 2014 to March 2016, and previously worked at the Ahli United Bank in London from June 2013 to April 2014. She began her professional career as a Senior Clerk in the Treasury Operations Department at the National Bank of Kuwait from December 2010.

Mrs. Abdulmalek contributed to the preparation and supervision of the preparatory meetings for the Arab League Council Summit during its thirty-third session. She was also part of the preparation and supervision team for the operation of the Bahrain Pavilion at Expo 2020 in Dubai, where she oversaw the training program for volunteers in the Kingdom of Bahrain Pavilion in collaboration with various government entities.

Mrs. Abdulmalek holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with honors from Bentley University in Massachusetts, USA, where she specialized in Public Management and Information Technology from September 2005 to July 2009. She was an honors student, and was on the President’s List for three semesters and the Dean’s List for four semesters. Mrs. Abdulmalek speaks three languages: Arabic, English, and French.