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Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Rabeeah is a Saudi pediatric surgeon. He has filled a number of supervisory and advisory roles in Saudi Arabia, including Minister of Health, Advisor to the Royal Court, and Supervisor General of the international aid agency KSrelief.
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Rabeeah | |
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Supervisor General King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre | |
In office May 2015 – present | |
Advisor Royal Court | |
In office April 2014 – present | |
Minister of Health (Saudi Arabia) | |
In office February 2009 – April 2014 | |
Preceded by | Hamad Al Manie |
Succeeded by | Adel Fakeih |
Chairman of the Board of Directors at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre | |
In office August 2010 – April 2014 | |
Chief Executive Officer of National Guard Health Affairs | |
In office May 2005 – February 2009 | |
President of King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences | |
In office July 2003 – February 2009 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | 23 February 1955
Nationality | Saudi Arabia |
Residence(s) | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Alma mater | King Saud University King Khalid University Dalhousie University University of Alberta |
Early life and education
editAbdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Rabeeah was born in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on 23 February 1955.[1]
Al Rabeeah attended King Saud University, Riyadh where he obtained his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degrees in July 1979. He interned in August 1980 at King Khalid University hospital, Riyadh. In 1981, Al Rabeeah was formally licensed to practice medicine. He studied at the University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton (1985) and IWK Hospital for Children, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia (1987) where he completed Fellowships in General and Pediatric Surgery, respectively.[1][2]
Career
editKing Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud appointed Al Rabeeah as Minister of Health for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.[3] He was appointed on 14 February 2009.[4] He served as Minister of Health until 21 April 2014.
Al Rabeeah serves as the Supervisor General of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (known as KSrelief), headquartered in Riyadh.[5] He concurrently holds the position of Advisor to the Royal Court. KSrelief was inaugurated on 13 May 2015 by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud; its purpose is to serve both as an aid-monitoring organization and as a direct provider for Saudi humanitarian aid and relief being administered worldwide.[6]
Conjoined twins
editAs a pediatric surgeon, Al Rabeeah has performed separations of conjoined twins. He performed his first separation of female Saudi conjoined twins at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh in December 1990, as well as a further three.[7] Since 1996, Al Rabeeah and the Saudi National Team have reviewed 99 cases and performed 42 successful separations of conjoined twins from 19 countries. 38 of these surgeries were carried out at the Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh.[8]
One of the most complex cases that Al Rabeeah undertook was at the request of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud concerning Malaysian conjoined twins, Ahmed and Mohammed. Al Rabeeah performed the surgery on the twins in September 2002. The numerous surgical phases took 23.5 hours and resulted in a successful separation of the boys.[9]
Al Rabeeah wrote a book in Arabic entitled My Experience with Conjoined Twins; this book has been abridged in English.[7] He has published three additional books, and authored entries in 103 scientific/medical/abstract publications.[10]
Other positions held
edit- 1992 – present: Head of the Surgical and Multidisciplinary Team for the Saudi National Conjoined Twins Programme
- May 2011: President of the Executive Board of the Arab Health Ministers' Council[11]
- August 2010: Chairman of the Board of Directors, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre[11]
- 2003 – 2009: Chief Executive Officer of National Guard Health Affairs[11]
- 2005 – 2009: President of King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences[11]
- 2009 – 2016: Member of the Board of Trustees, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
- Chairman, Co-Chair, and Honorary Member with many Executive Committees in the Royal Cabinet, Ministry of Health, Saudi Council for Health Specialties and other Government Agencies and Universities[11]
- Chairman of the Riyadh Pediatric Surgery Club[2]
- Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Saudi Council for Health Specialties[2]
- Chairman, The National Health Insurance Council[2]
Personal life
editAl Rabeeah is the father of eight children - seven girls (including a set of identical twins), and one boy. His son, Khalid, followed in his footsteps and is a medical consultant specializing in urology; Khalid also began his career by studying at King Saud University and completing his Fellowship in Canada.[12]
Recognitions
edit- March 2010, Recognition by Arabian Business Magazine as being the 45th Most Influential Arab.[13]
- December 2012, Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences for Outstanding Medical Personalities in the Arab World.[14]
- November 2016, Humanitarian Award from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) – Regional Network for Social Responsibility (member of United Nations Global Compact) – Kingdom of Bahrain.[15]
References
edit- ^ a b BIOGRAPHY
- ^ a b c d "Abdullah bin AbdulAziz al-Rabeeah". MEED. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "Major government reshuffle". Arab News. 15 February 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ خليجية (27 June 2015), الدكتور عبدالله الربيعة ضيف برنامج في الصميم مع عبدالله المديفر, retrieved 16 April 2017
- ^ "Relief center to streamline Saudi aid". Arab News. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "KSrelief Vision and Mission". Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ a b My Experience with Conjoined Twins. King Fahd National Library. 2013. ISBN 978-603-00-3797-1.
- ^ "Separated Sudanese conjoined twins moved to pediatric ward". 6 November 2016.
- ^ "Conjoined Twins:التوائم الملتصقة ". www.conjoinedtwins.med.sa. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "عبدالله الربيعة .. طبيب وجراح عالمي من السعودية | المرسال". www.almrsal.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Biography and Synopsis | Ministry of Health & HIMSS Middle East Conference and Exhibition 2013". www.himssme.org. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "د. الربيعة.. الطفل الحالم بمساعدة الأطفال". archive.aawsat.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Power 100". Arabian Business. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Dr. Abdullah Abdulazziz M. Al Rabeeah - Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences - HMA". hmaward.org.ae. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ بنا, المنامة -. "البحرين تستضيف حفل تكريم الفائزين بجائزة العمل الإنساني الخليجية". صحيفة الوسط البحرينية (in Arabic). Retrieved 16 April 2017.