Ali Mohamed Fakhro

Background

Fakhro, Ali Mohamed was born on June 15, 1932 in Manama, Bahrain. Son of Mohamed and Fatima Fakhro.

Education

Bachelor of Science, American University, Beirut, 1954. Doctor of Medicine, American University, Beirut, 1958.

Career

Intern Baylor University Hospital, Dallas, 1958-1959. Resident University Hospital, Alabama, 1959-1961. Consultant department internal medicine Bahrain Government Hospital, 1961-1963.

Fellow in gastroenterology and cardiology Alabama University, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, and School Public Health Harvard University, 1963-1965. Consultant cardiology, assistant director medical services Bahrain Government Hospital, 1966-1970. Head health department Government of Bahrain, 1970-1971, minister of health, 1971-1982, minister of education, 1982-1995, ambassador to France, Belgium, Spain, and Switzerland, since 1995.

Chairman high council Arab Board Medical Speciality, 1983-1987, 90-95. Member executive board World Health Organization, 1978-1981, member expert advisory panel on public health administration, since 1992. Presenter in field.

Achievements

• Ali Mohamed Fakhro has been listed as a noteworthy ambassador, cardiologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member executive board Council of Arab Ministers of Health, 1976-1982, United Nations Educational, 1991-1995. Trustee Institute for Arab Unity Studies, since 1980, Bahrain Center for Studies and Research, 1981-1995, Arab Child Development Organization, 1987-1995, Institute Palestine Studies, since 1982. Chairman board trustees Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain, 1985-1993, Bahrain University, 1986-1995.

Member international advisory council American University Beirut, since 1992. Member Arab Thought Forum, Amman, Jordan, since 1988, vice chairman board trustees, since 1995. Member consultant committee for Middle East, World Bank, since 1997.

Member International Council for Education of Teachers (president 1996-1998, honorary diploma 1996), Alpha Omega Alpha.

Interests

• Tennis, reading, music.

Connections

Married Suhaila Alsafar, December 1975. 5 children.

Father:

Mohamed Fakhro

Mother:

Fatima Fakhro

Spouse:

Suhaila Alsafar