Our Graduates… A Success Story (15): Mustafa Maher Allawi

Our Graduates… A Success Story | Episode 15

Dr. Mustafa Maher Allawi — 12th cohort · 2015–2016
Lecturer (PhD) — College of Pharmacy, Uruk University

“You are a pharmacist… you are the one who will make the medicine of the future.”

Education

• B.Sc. Pharmacy — Baghdad College of Medical Sciences, 12th cohort (2016)
• M.Sc. Pharmaceutical Chemistry — Mustansiriyah University (2019)
• PhD Pharmaceutical Chemistry — University of Baghdad (2024)

Career path

• Teaching assistant — College of Pharmacy, Uruk University (immediately after graduation)
• Owner of a private pharmacy in Baghdad (2016 – present)
• Lecturer (PhD) — College of Pharmacy, Uruk University (present)

Key milestones

• PhD in pharmacy at the age of 30
• Research published in international journals indexed in Scopus and Clarivate
• Conferences and seminars inside and outside Iraq

His story in his own words

His journey in one sentence: “A PhD in pharmacy at just 30.”

I graduated with a Bachelor of Pharmacy in 2016 and started working as a teaching assistant at the College of Pharmacy, Uruk University. I obtained my master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry in 2019 from the College of Pharmacy, Mustansiriyah University, and completed my PhD in Pharmaceutical Chemistry in 2024 from the College of Pharmacy, University of Baghdad. I have owned a private pharmacy since 2016.

A word to his College: “Heartfelt thanks.”

Dr. Mustafa Maher Allawi’s advice to today’s students

“Believe in yourself… you can do it.”

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