Riyadh — The preliminary list of those granted Saudi Citizenship through a royal decree of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman was published recognizing their distinguished services and outstanding contributions to the Saudi society.
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Among the scholars are also those who framed and approved the historic Makkah Document.
The scholars are :
- Hussein Al-Daoudi, chairman of the Scandinavian Council
- Dr. Muhammad Nimr El-Sammak, secretary-general of the National Islamic-Christian Committee for Dialogue, Lebanon
- Dr. Radwan al-Sayed, a researcher in Islamic Thought Studies
- Mustafa Ceric, former Grand Mufti of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Abdullah Saleh Abdullah, a leading Iraqi academic and historian
- Sayyed Muhammad Al-Husseini, secretary-general of the Arabic Islamic Council of Lebanon, and an eminent Shiite scholar.
- Saudi Arabia also granted Citizenship to a group of distinguished medical personalities in their respective fields, and they are:
- Dr. Emad Muhammad Talijeh, a renowned infectious diseases consultant, published more than 87 scientific papers.
- Dr. Farouq Oweida is a consultant cardiothoracic surgeon, head of the cardiac surgery Department at Saud Al Babtain Center.
- Dr. Imad Uddin Najeh Ezzat Kanaan, the head of the Department of Neurology at King Faisal Specialist Hospital, was nominated by the Canadian Academy as among the 16 best surgeons globally.
- Dr.Khaled Hamwi, Deputy Director for Clinical Excellence, served as director of the Organ Transplant Center at King Fahd Specialist Hospital in Dammam.
- Dr. Muhammad Ghayath Jamil, the Medical Director of the Intensive Care Unit for Organ Transplantation, was the former president of the Saudi Sleep Medicine Group and director of the telemedicine program.
- Dr. Walid Khaled Rashid: Consultant of hematology, stem cell transplantation, and bone marrow transplantation at King Faisal Specialist Hospital.
- Dr. Mustafa Abdullah Saleh: A renowned physician who presented 235 scientific papers in specialized international scientific fields.
- Prominent academics and educational figures awarded Saudi Citizenship include several professors of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.
- The academics are Bekir Yilbas, Ansir Merah, Tawfiq Abdo Saleh Awad, Mohammed Abdel Aziz Mustafa Habib, Mohamed Abdel Karim Antar, Ali Hussein Muqaibel, Azzedine Zerkin, Samir Mekid, Salaheldin El-Katatny, Ayman Helmy Al-Maleh, Bassam El-Ali, and Mohamed Ahmed Nasr Eldin Mahmoud. Hadi Mohamed Aqoun and Musa Qari Syed.
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