Tareef Alaama

Tareef Alaama

President of King Abdulaziz University.

Name in Arabic:
طريف الأعمى
Full name: Tarif bin Youssef Al-Ama
Nationality: Saudi
Country of Residence: Saudi Arabia
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President of King Abdulaziz University since February 25, 2024, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

He has been Chairman of the General Supervisory Board for Mental Healthcare since 2020, a consultant in internal medicine and geriatrics at King Fahad Medical City since 2017, an associate professor at Alfaisal University since 2019, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Red Crescent Authority since August 16, 2023.

He has also been an Associate Member of the GCC Board of Directors Institute since 2017, a Fellow of the American College of Physicians since 2012, a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada since 2009, and a Member of the American Association of Physician Leadership since 2017.

He served as Undersecretary for Therapeutic Services at the Saudi Ministry of Health and Acting Director General of Health Affairs in the Makkah Region at the same ministry in 2015. He also served as General Supervisor and Chairman of the Supervisory Board at the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine between 2018 and 2021.

He served as an assistant professor and consultant in internal medicine and geriatrics at King Abdulaziz University between 2011 and 2018. He also served on the boards of directors of the First Health Cluster in Makkah Al-Mukarramah, King Abdullah Medical City between 2016 and 2018, the Saudi Geriatrics Society, and the Board of Trustees of the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties .

He was a resident physician at King Faisal International Hospital Holding Company from 2001 to 2002, at the University of Western Ontario in Canada from 2003 to 2009, and a consultant in internal medicine and geriatrics at the same university from 2009 to 2011.

He received the King Abdulaziz Medal, Second Class, in 2021, in addition to several awards for scientific research, including the Best Scientific Research Award in Geriatrics in Canada.

He holds a Doctorate in Internal Medicine and Geriatrics from the University of Western Ontario, Canada, in 2008, a Bachelor of Medicine from King Abdulaziz University in 2000, and the American and Canadian Boards in Internal Medicine in 2007, and the American and Canadian Boards in Geriatrics in 2008.

In addition to a fellowship in memory disorders and osteoporosis from the University of Western Ontario, she holds several leadership certifications, including the Advanced Management Leadership Certificate (2018) from London Business School, the Positive Leadership Certificate (2017) from the Ross School of Business, and the Health Leadership Certificate from the American Health Leadership Association.

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