Mohammed bin Ali Al-Hayaza(Arabic: محمد بن علي آل هيازع) is a Saudi chemist and politician,[1] who has been the president of Alfaisal University since 1 March 2015.

[4] Alhayaza also serves as the Chairman of Misk schools board, a member of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) board of trustees, member of the first universities affairs council and member of the education and training evaluation commission board.

[5] Prior to joining Alfaisal, Al-Hayaza served as the vice president for post Graduate Studies and Research in King Khalid University from 2002-2007 and the president of Jazan University from 2007 to 2014.

At the time of his appointment, Jazan University had only three colleges and 3,000 students, but expanded to 40 colleges with an enrollment of 70,000 students during his presidency.

[6][7] In 2015, Al-Hayaza was appointed to the Shoura Council, where he served until 2016.