![]() | This biographical article is written like a résumé .(November 2019) |
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Rabeeah | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Supervisor General King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre | |
In office May 2015 –present | |
Advisor Royal Court | |
In office April 2014 –present | |
Minister of Health (Saudi Arabia) | |
In office February 2009 –April 2014 | |
Preceded by | Hamad Al Manie |
Succeeded by | Adel Fakeih |
Chairman of the Board of Directors at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre | |
In office August 2010 –April 2014 | |
Chief Executive Officer of National Guard Health Affairs | |
In office May 2005 –February 2009 | |
President of King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences | |
In office July 2003 –February 2009 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Makkah,Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | 23 February 1955
Nationality | Saudi Arabia |
Residence(s) | Riyadh,Saudi Arabia |
Alma mater | King Saud University King Khalid University Dalhousie University University of Alberta |
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Rabeeah is a Saudi pediatric surgeon. He has filled a number of supervisory and advisory roles in Saudi Arabia,including Minister of Health,Advisor to the Royal Court,and Supervisor General of the international aid agency KSrelief.
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Rabeeah was born in Mecca,Saudi Arabia,on 23 February 1955. [1]
Al Rabeeah attended King Saud University,Riyadh where he obtained his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degrees in July 1979. He interned in August 1980 at King Khalid University hospital,Riyadh. In 1981,Al Rabeeah was formally licensed to practice medicine. He studied at the University of Alberta Hospital,Edmonton (1985) and IWK Hospital for Children,Dalhousie University,Halifax,Nova Scotia (1987) where he completed Fellowships in General and Pediatric Surgery,respectively. [1] [2]
King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud appointed Al Rabeeah as Minister of Health for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. [3] He was appointed on 14 February 2009. [4] He served as Minister of Health until 21 April 2014.
Al Rabeeah serves as the Supervisor General of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (known as KSrelief),headquartered in Riyadh. [5] He concurrently holds the position of Advisor to the Royal Court. KSrelief was inaugurated on 13 May 2015 by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques,King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud;its purpose is to serve both as an aid-monitoring organization and as a direct provider for Saudi humanitarian aid and relief being administered worldwide. [6]
As a pediatric surgeon,Al Rabeeah has performed separations of conjoined twins. He performed his first separation of female Saudi conjoined twins at King Faisal Specialist Hospital &Research Centre,Riyadh in December 1990,as well as a further three. [7] Since 1996,Al Rabeeah and the Saudi National Team have reviewed 99 cases and performed 42 successful separations of conjoined twins from 19 countries. 38 of these surgeries were carried out at the Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs,King Abdulaziz Medical City,Riyadh. [8]
One of the most complex cases that Al Rabeeah undertook was at the request of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud concerning Malaysian conjoined twins,Ahmed and Mohammed. Al Rabeeah performed the surgery on the twins in September 2002. The numerous surgical phases took 23.5 hours and resulted in a successful separation of the boys. [9]
Al Rabeeah wrote a book in Arabic entitled My Experience with Conjoined Twins;this book has been abridged in English. [7] He has published three additional books,and authored entries in 103 scientific/medical/abstract publications. [10]
![]() |
Al Rabeeah is the father of eight children - seven girls (including a set of identical twins),and one boy. His son,Khalid,followed in his footsteps and is a medical consultant specializing in urology;Khalid also began his career by studying at King Saud University and completing his Fellowship in Canada. [12]
Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 13 June 1982 until his death in 2005. Prior to his ascension,he was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 1975 to 1982. He was the eighth son of King Abdulaziz,the founder of modern Saudi Arabia.
Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 25 March 1975 to his death in 1982. Prior to his ascension,he was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 29 March 1965 to 25 March 1975. He was the fifth son of King Abdulaziz,the founder of modern Saudi Arabia.
Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud,called Sultan the Good in Saudi Arabia,was the Saudi defense minister from 1963 to 2011 and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 2005 to 2011.
Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is a member of House of Saud who served as deputy minister of interior from 1975 to 2012 and briefly as minister of interior in 2012. He was detained in March 2020 on the orders of his brother and nephew,King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman,respectively,and charged with treason.
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is King of Saudi Arabia,reigning since 2015 and has served as Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 2015 to 2022. The 25th son of King Abdulaziz,the founder of Saudi Arabia,he assumed the throne on 23 January 2015. Prior to his accession,he was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 18 June 2012 to 23 January 2015. Salman is the third oldest living head of state,the oldest living monarch,and Saudi Arabia's first head of state born after the unification of Saudi Arabia. He has a reported personal wealth of at least $18 billion,which makes him the third wealthiest royal in the world and one of the wealthiest individuals in the world.
Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al Saud is a Saudi royal and businessman who served as the deputy minister of foreign affairs from 2011 to 2015.
Faisal bin Fahd Al Saud was the president of Youth Welfare in Saudi Arabia from 1975 to 1999 and a member of House of Saud.
Fahd bin Salman Al Saud was a Saudi royal,businessman,and thoroughbred racer.
The Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs(MNG-HA) is a government-funded health system in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,founded in 1983. It is affiliated with the Ministry of National Guard and the Saudi Arabian National Guard,consisting of medical cities spread in many regions.
The Order of King Abdulaziz is a Saudi Arabian order of merit. The order was named after Abdulaziz Al Saud,founder of the modern Saudi state.
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 1 August 2005 until his death in 2015. Prior to his ascension,he was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia since 13 June 1982. He was the tenth son of King Abdulaziz,the founder of Saudi Arabia.
Mishaal bin Abdullah Al Saud is a Saudi prince,diplomat,and politician. Prince Mishaal is a son of King Abdullah. He served as the governor of Najran Province (2009–2013) and then as the governor of Mecca Province (2013–2015).
Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Foundation is a non-profit charity organization in Saudi Arabia set up and funded by former Crown Prince Sultan in 1995. The foundation participates in projects ranging from large housing projects for the needy and the provision of medical care facilities in Saudi Arabia to the funding of scientific research.
King Abdulaziz Medical City is a district general hospital in Riyadh,Saudi Arabia;it was established by a royal decree in May 1983. With a bed capacity of 690 beds,it provides all types of care to all National Guard soldiers and their families,starting from primary health care up to tertiary specialized care. In 2012,It became a recognized center on the international level in conjoined twin separation surgery. It is the first center all over the world with 100% success rate in twin separation surgery.
Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud is the seventh son of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. He served as deputy governor and then,governor of Riyadh Province from 2013 to 29 January 2015. He was one of the 11 princes detained in November 2017 by Mohammad bin Salman as a part of his anti-corruption drive on accusations of corruption in the Riyadh Metro project and taking advantage of his influence to award contracts to his own companies. It was reported in August 2023 that after a trial he was sentenced to 17 years in prison.
Abdulaziz bin Turki Abdulaziz Al Saud is a Saudi prince,businessman,entrepreneur and investor. He was born in Los Angeles,raised in Riyadh and educated in Saudi Arabia,United States and the United Kingdom. He is a grandson of late King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and a nephew of the international business leader Al-Waleed bin Talal.
Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud (1875–1953),the founder and first king of Saudi Arabia,also called Ibn Saud,was very young when he first got married. However,his wife died shortly after their marriage. Ibn Saud remarried at eighteen and his firstborn child was Prince Turki I. He had 45 sons of whom 36 survived to adulthood and had children of their own. He also had many daughters. He is thought to have had 22 wives.
Abdullah bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is the Minister of National Guard. He was appointed to the post on 27 December 2018.
King Abdullah Park,formerly Al-Malaz Square,is an equestrian field-turned municipal park in the al-Malazz neighborhood of Riyadh,Saudi Arabia,located adjacent to Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium. Covering an area of 31.8 hectares,the square served as a horse racecourse from the early days of Saudi Arabia's unification until 2002,before being reopened as the largest public park in the country in 2013. Al-Malaz Square,as it was previously called,lent its name to the al-Malazz neighbourhood,which the park today forms a central part of.