Researcher Zaid Ali Mohammed Al-Murtadha was awarded an Executive Master’s Degree in Public Administration for his thesis titled: The Role of Servant Leadership in Administrative Creativity in Private Schools in the Capital Secretariat– Sana’a, which was submitted to the Center for Public Administration– Sana’a University. The MA defense was held on Tuesday, October 6, 2026.
The MA Viva-voce Committee, which was formed based on a resolution issued by the Graduate Studies and Scientific Research Council, consisted of the following:
·Prof. Zayed Ali Abdulkhaleq Al-Manzou’ – External Examiner and Chair.
·Prof. Ali Abdullah Al-Awadhi – Internal Examiner and Committee Member.
·Dr. Mohammed Abdullah Al-Jadabi – Main Supervisor.
The research aimed to examine the role of servant leadership, across its various dimensions, in promoting administrative creativity in private schools in the Capital Secretariat – Sana’a. These dimensions included humility, vision, helping subordinates grow and succeed, emotional healing, and creating value for the community.
The research found that the practice of servant leadership plays a role in enhancing administrative creativity in private schools. The findings also revealed no statistically significant differences in the level of servant leadership practice or administrative creativity attributable to gender, academic qualification, or job title.
The researcher recommended embedding servant leadership values, particularly humility and emotional healing, as integral elements of schools’ organizational identity to strengthen trust and cooperation. He also recommended organizing training courses for school administrators and teachers to develop creative-thinking skills and help them address educational challenges through innovative and unconventional approaches.
The thesis defense was attended by faculty members, researchers, students, and interested participants as well as the researcher's colleagues and family members.
