Acting Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research since July 14, 2024, United Arab Emirates.

He has been Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation since September 25, 2021.

He is a member of the Board of Directors and a member of the Audit Committee of the Emirates National Oil Company " ENOC ", and a member of the Board of Directors of " Dragon Oil Company ", a subsidiary of "ENOC". He is also the President of the " Higher Colleges of Technology " complex, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the same entity, and a member of the Board of Trustees. “Arab Government Excellence Award,” and a member of the “ Emirates Council for Gender Balance .”

Al Awar has more than 18 years of experience in executive positions, where he served as Executive Vice President of Business Development at the Dubai Business Development Corporation, Director General of the National Human Resources Development and Employment Authority “Tanmia” between 2001 and 2003, and Vice President of Human Resources and Director of Petroleum development in the “Dolphin Energy” project of the Mubadala Development Company “Mubadala” between 2000 and 2001.

He held the position of Director General at the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, Director of Human Resources at HSBC Bank between 1999 and 2000, and Principal Geologist at Dubai Petroleum Company between 1996 and 1999, and served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Mohammed Bin Rashid College. For government administration , and the National Human Resources Development and Employment Authority.

He holds a doctorate in geology and geological engineering in 1995 from the Colorado College of Mines in the United States of America, a master’s degree in petroleum geology from the same college, and a bachelor’s degree in geology and chemistry in 1989 from the United Arab Emirates University .