Samia Alamoudi

Samia Alamoudi

Founder, Executive Director, and Board Member of the Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Al Amoudi Center of Excellence in Breast Cancer Care.

Name in Arabic:
سامية العمودي
Full name: Samia Mohammed Al-Amoudi
Date of Birth: 12 April 1957 ( 69 Year)
Nationality: Saudi
Country of Residence: Saudi Arabia , Saudi Arabia
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Samia Alamoudi's Bio

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Saudi consultant in obstetrics and gynecology.

She holds many positions, including:

  • Founder, Executive Director, and Board Member of the Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Al Amoudi Center of Excellence in Breast Cancer Care since April 2010.
  • Cancer Survivors Clinic Foundation.
  • Head of the Health Empowerment and Health Rights Unit at the Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University .
  • Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, since 2015.
  • Consultant and Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at King Abdulaziz University Hospital since 2006.

She held several positions, including:

  • Director of Dr. Samia Al-Amoudi Private Medical Center between 1999 and 2006.
  • Part-time consultant to the World Health Organization.
  • Representative of the Middle East Partnership Program.
  • Consultant to the Hadhramout Cancer Control Foundation in Mukalla in 2010.
  • Member of the Board of Directors of the Union for International Cancer Control.
  • Member of the Saudi Breast Cancer Society.
  • Member of the "Al-Iman Charitable Society for Cancer Patient Care".
  • Member of the Zahra Breast Cancer Association.
  • Consultant in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at United Doctors Hospital between 1999 and 2007.
  • Consultant in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Al-Salama Hospital in Jeddah between 1996 and 1999.
  • Consultant in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Dr. Bakhsh Hospital between 1993 and 1996.

In the academic field, she held several positions at King Abdulaziz University, including: Vice Dean of the College of Medicine, Supervisor of the Scientific Chair for Breast Cancer Research between 2008 and 2012, and Associate and Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the College of Medicine.

She published the first book in the Arab region on breast cancer in sign language for deaf women in 2010. She has many publications, including:

  • "Break the Silence" 2007.
  • "Memoirs of a Saudi Woman" 2015.
  • "Empowering Girls Psychologically and Socially" 2016.
  • "Cancer Patients' Rights" 2016.

She was honored by Princess Al Anoud bint Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Saud in 2009, the Zahra Breast Cancer Association , and the Susan G. Komen Foundation for the Cure in 2008.

She also received the International Women of Courage Award from the US Department of State, the Medal of Courage in 2009 from the Saudi Cancer Society in the Eastern Province, and was ranked 11th on the list of the most influential Arab scientists and 122nd on the list of the 500 most influential figures in the Arab world in 2011.

She obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Medicine and Surgery in 1981 from King Abdulaziz University, and the Arab Board in Obstetrics and Gynecology in 1987.

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