A Saudi female doctor specializing in anatomy.

She is considered the first female physician to specialize in anatomy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. She has been a professor in the Anatomy Department at the Faculty of Medicine at King Abdulaziz University since March 2020, and an educational advisor at the same university since November 2022.

She served as a member of the Advisory Board of the Second Jeddah Health Cluster from 2021 to 2023. She was also the Acting Director of Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University from 2016 to 2017, Acting Vice President for Educational Affairs from 2017 to 2018, and Acting Vice President for Health Affairs from 2016 to 2017 for the same university. She was also the first Saudi woman to hold the position of Director of the Medical Programs Department at the Saudi Cultural Mission in Washington, D.C., from 2010 to 2015.

She held several positions at the Faculty of Medicine at King Abdulaziz University , including:

• Supervisor of the Anatomy Department between 2007 and 2009.
• Dean of the Women's Section at the University between 2003 and 2007.
• Vice Dean of the College between 1999 and 2003.
• Member of the College Council during 2010.
• Vice Dean of the Women's Department between 1999 and 2003.
• Associate Professor, Assistant Professor and Teaching Assistant in the Department of Anatomy.

She was also an honorary representative for Kaplan International in the Middle East, served as Assistant Secretary General of the Jeddah Neighborhood Centers Association in 2009, and chaired the Executive Board of the Saudi Science Club in 2008.

She was selected as one of the "100 Most Influential Saudi Women" by About Her in 2019. Johns Hopkins University launched the "Dr. Samar Al-Saqqaf Award for Women's Health" in her name in 2014. Saint Joseph's University awarded her an honorary doctorate in 2012 for her role in serving women's education over the past 30 years. She has also received numerous awards and honors, including the Global Excellence Award from the American-Arab Healthcare Forum in 2015, the title of "Ambassador of Education" from the American Halal Foundation in 2015, and the title of "Most Ideal Employee" from the Saudi Cultural Mission in Washington in 2011 and 2012.

She holds a PhD in Anatomy and Histology from King Saud University in 1996, a Master’s degree in the same field from the same university in 1993, a Bachelor’s degree in Medicine and Surgery from King Abdulaziz University in 1988, and a Diploma in Medical Studies from the University of Illinois in the United States of America in 2009.