Progress Party leader Mohammed Al-Halbousi met with Education Minister Abdul Karim Abtan on Thursday to discuss the state of the education sector and the ministry’s plans to improve educational and administrative performance.
During the meeting, Al-Halbousi stressed the importance of reviewing and correcting mistakes and improper procedures associated with the ministry’s work in previous periods. He also called for genuine administrative reforms aimed at strengthening institutional efficiency and improving work mechanisms, while making competence, experience and professionalism key criteria in selecting administrative leaders.
Al-Halbousi further called for greater transparency and integrity in the school textbook printing process, urging the ministry to address the issues and questions previously raised over the file and establish clear procedures for its management under the supervision of the relevant oversight bodies.