Adel Al Shamry Al Ajami
Chief Physician of the Emirates.
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Name in Arabic:
عادل الشامري العجمي
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Nationality:
Emirati
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Canadian
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Country of Residence:
United Arab Emirates
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Adel Al Shamry Al Ajami's Bio
President of the Emirates Medical Association, United Arab Emirates.
He is the CEO of the Zayed Giving Initiative , the Emirates Medical Preparedness and Response Program (Jaheziya), the Founder and Chairman of the Emirates Global Cardiac Group , and the Founding Partner and CEO of the Emirates Heart Center.
He is also the Chairman of the Arab Union for Humanitarian Giving (Ataa) since 2017, the World Heart Foundation, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Giving Association, and a member of the Board of Founders of the Arab Foundation for Social Responsibility.
He held the position of Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgery and Critical Care at the Saudi German Hospital in Dubai between January 2015 and October 2023, CEO at the Emirates Humanitarian Field Hospital, and Head of the Cardiac Surgery Center at Zayed Military Hospital between 2003 and 2008.
He was a consultant in the Critical Care Department at Sheikh Khalifa General Hospital between 2002 and 2003. He also participated in establishing the Emirates Medicine Bank, the National Project for Developing the Skills of Medical and Professional Cadres, the Emirates Cardiac Resuscitation Council, and the Emirates Trauma Council.
He has received a number of awards and honors, including: the “Excellent Service Medal” and the “Long Service Medal” from Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum , Ruler of Dubai, the “Certificate of Excellence” from Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, the “Rashid Award for Excellence,” and the “Hamdan bin Rashid Scientific Award.”
He obtained the Executive Fellowship in Disaster Medicine from Harvard University in the United States of America, as the first Emirati doctor to obtain this scientific degree in this specialty. He also obtained the Canadian Board in both Cardiac Surgery and Intensive Care, in addition to the Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCPS). He is considered the first Emirati doctor to obtain a dual specialization in Cardiac Surgery and Intensive Care Medicine.
He holds an Executive Master’s in Healthcare Management and Economics in 2021 from Gulf Medical University , a Doctor of Medicine (MD) in 1993 from Arabian Gulf University , and a Bachelor’s in Medical Sciences in 1991 from the same university.




