Members
WHO / Sergey Volkov
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Chair
H.E.
Mia Amor
Mottley
Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs and Investment, Minister of National Security and the Civil Service, BARBADOS
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Vice-chair
Members
Dr Ahmed Mohammed Obaid Al Saidi
Former Minister of Health, SULTANATE OF OMAN
Biography
Dr. Ahmed Bin Mohammed Bin Obaid Al Saidi served as Minister of Health of the Sultanate of Oman from 2010-2022. He is the First Vice-Chair of the Executive Board of the World Health Organization (WHO) and Chairman of the Supreme Council of Arab Board for Medical Specialties since 2019.
Prior to this, he was Under Secretary for Health Affairs for two years (2008-2010). He is also a Senior Consultant-Rheumatologist and has headed the Medical Division at The Royal Hospital, Oman before being appointed as the Deputy Director General of the Royal Hospital.
He has obtained a BSc from Park College, Kansas City, U.S.A. in 1984, MB ChB, University of Glasgow, U.K. in 1989, FRCP-Glasgow in 2003, FRCP-London in 2008, FFPH in 2012 and a General Management Degree from Harvard Business School U.S.A. in 2007.
Dr. Al Saidi believes that research is critical in healthcare and therefore endeavors in bridging the gaps in knowledge and developing health strategies.
Ex-Officio Members
Ms Inger Andersen
Under-Secretary-General, United Nations and Executive Director, UN Environment Programme
Dr QU Dongyu
Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Director-General, World Health Organization
Dr Emmanuelle Soubeyran
Director General, World Organisation for Animal Health