His Excellency Dr. Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz Al-Swailam
Positions and Responsibilities:
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Disabled Children's Association, Former Deputy Minister of Health for Executive Affairs, Former President of the Saudi Red Crescent Society
Educational Qualification
Fellowship in Pediatrics in 1982 from the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom, Diploma in Pediatrics in 1973 from Cairo University, and Bachelor's degree in Medicine and Surgery in 1966 from the University of Munich in Germany.
Work and Experience
- Former member of the Shura Council
- Deputy Minister of Health for Executive Affairs
- President of the Saudi Red Crescent Society (1997 - 2005)
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Autism Society
- Board member of the Charitable Association for Orphan Care (Ensan)
- President of the Saudi Pediatric Association
- Secretary-General of the Council of Health Ministers for Gulf Cooperation Council States
- Head of Pediatrics Department at Maternity and Children Hospital in Riyadh (1974 - 1982)
- Physician at Gunzenhausen Hospital in the Federal Republic of Germany (1969 - 1973)
- Physician at Cambridge University Medical Center (1968 - 1969)
- Physician at Schweinfurt Hospital in Germany (1966 - 1968)
Memberships and Participations
Board member of the Disabled Children's Association since its establishment, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Autism Society, Board member of the Charitable Association for Orphan Care "Ensan", member of the Scientific Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean Region at the World Health Organization, and member of the Standing Committee of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in Geneva.