Kamel Pacha Besseghir

Background

Besseghir, Kamel Pacha was born on November 24, 1948 in Oran, Algeria. Son of Abdelkader and Zoulikha (Hamidou) Besseghir.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, U. Oran, Oran, Algeria, 1973; Privat-Docent Pharmacology, U. Lausanne, Switzerland.

Career

Assistant physician, Pharmacology Institute, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1975-1978; research associate, DPMT Pharmacology/Therapeutics, Buffalo, New York, 1978-1980; assistant professor, Institute School of Medicine, Algiers, Algeria, 1980-1982; visiting associate professor department physiology, State University of New York, Syracuse, 1983; assistant professor, Pharmacology Institute, Lausanne, 1983-1988; international manager, Drug Safety Serono laboratories, Geneva, 1989-1992; manager health program, Swiss Cooperation, Antananarivo, Madagascar, since 1992. Consultant World Health Organization, Geneva, 1978, Swiss Cooperation, Bern, Switzerland, since 1988, Institute University Etudes Development, Geneva, since 1988.

Achievements

• Kamel Pacha Besseghir has been listed as a noteworthy Pharmacologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lieutenant Medical 1974-1975, Algeria. Member Swiss Society Pharmacology, Swiss Society Nephrology, International Society Pharmacoepidemiology.

Interests

• Avocations: running, swimming, scuba diving, cross country skiing, photography.

Connections

Married Nedjma Benderbouz, May 24, 1984. Children: Karim, Malik.

Father:

Abdelkader Besseghir

Mother:

Zoulikha (Hamidou) Besseghir

Spouse:

Nedjma Benderbouz

child:

Malik Besseghir

child:

Karim Besseghir