MEKEI, in conjunction with WASD, has built a strong network of researchers, policy makers, educators, consultants and employers from all parts of the world to exchange knowledge and experience and discuss current developments and challenges. This directory can be used to help find, support and collaborate with experts from the network.
Interested in joining the expert directory? Complete the application form. Please check your details in our directory after 48 hrs and if you can not find your name, please contact the directory coordinator at siham@wasd.org.uk. You can also join the expert directories of our sister organisation: World Association for Sustainable Development (WASD) and Sudan Knowledge (SK).
Dr. Mohammed Al-Ali
Deputy Manager
Mohammed Al-Ali is a General Director at GDMS, Saudi Arabia. Research areas include GIS, safety and security and general information systems.
Prof. Osama Salih
Professor
I’m a Sudanese expatriate living in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. I work at the College of Applied Medical Sciences as a Professor of Human Nutrition for developing the “national nutrition policy for the Kingdom o Saudi Arabia (KSA)“.I have previously consulted by UNICEF and the Federal Ministry o Health FMOH (2008) to develop the “national nutrition policy and strategies for implementation for the Republic of Sudan“.…
Dalal Abdullah AL-Khudhayr
Lecturer
Dalal Abdullah AL-Khudhayri has been awarded a Master’s degree with Distinction in applied nutrition by Princess Nora Bint Abdulrahman University and is currently employed as a lecturer at Alkharj University (KSA), where she is head of the Home Economics department.…
Prof. Gordon McConnel
Professor
Gordon holds the title of Professor of Practice in Entrepreneurship in KAUST since May 2016 and has been the Head of the Entrepreneurship Center since May 2014. During which time he has led the activities of the center including the deployment of for-credit and non-credit Teaching & Learning programs, startup accelerators such as the TAQADAM University Entrepreneur Accelerator and the Takamol 910ths Startup Accelerator.…
Dr. Latifah Mohammed AL-Oboudi
Associate Professor
Dr Latifah Mohammed Al-Oboudi is an associate professor at Princess Nora Bent Abdulrahman University in the Nutrition and Food Science Department. She was the Vice Dean for finance and administration of the Home Economics College for two years.…
Dr. Abdulaziz Bin Saeed
Assistant Professor
Dr Bin Saeed is Assistant Professor and Chairman, Dept of Family & Community Medicine and Holder, Research Chair of Epidemiology, Public Health & Environment, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.…
Dr. Abdulaziz Al Twaim
Director of Pediatric Endocrinology
Dr. Abdulaziz Al Twaim is the Section Head/Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist and Director of Paediatric Endocrinology Fellowship Program at King Abdulaziz Medical City-National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia as well as an Assistant Professor of paediatrics at the College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdualziz University for Health Sciences.…
Dr. Mohamed Sharif Bashir
Associate Professor
Mohamed Sharif Bashir is an associate professor of Economics and Islamic Finance at Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He has served in several reputable institutions during the last 20 years namely; Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) in Pakistan, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Islamic University Science of Malaysia (USIM), Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University-Brunei.…
Dr. Maha Ellider
Medical Profissional
Maha Ellider graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, the University of Khartoum in 1992. She worked in Sudan for many years in the Omdurman Tropical Disease Hospital. In the UK, she completed the Diploma of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine in 2002.…
Dr. Maha Bushra Hamed
Head of the Dietetic Department
Maha Bushra Hamed was born in Sudan 1972 and has been residing in Saudi Arabia since 1995. She holds a PhD in Human Nutrition from Ahfad University for Women in Sudan 2009, joining the Saudi-German Hospital Group as a head of the Dietetic Department in 2001.…
Prof. Osman Elhasan Mohamed Nour
Expert
Prof. Osman Elhasan M. Nour is the population expert at Arab Urban Development Institute (AUDI) and the Consultant of Child & Youth Initiative in the MENA region. Mr. Nour is a graduate of University of Michigan from the college of Sociology, majoring in population and development.…
Prof. Ahmed Alshumaimri
Professor and Chairman
Ahmed Alshumaimri is a professor of Marketing at the college of Economics and Business in Qassim University and dean of graduate studies at the same university. He holds an MBA degree from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in the USA and PhD in Marketing from Nottingham University in the UK.…
Dr. Imad Yousif
Associate Professor
Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics, specialized in agricultural trade and policy, teaching and research experiences in the area of agricultural trade, food security, environmental economics and quantitative modeling. Senior consultant for many international organization like World Bank.
Dr. Moawia Elfaki Yahia
Associate Professor
Dr. Moawia Elfaki Yahia received his B.Sc and M.Sc in computer science from the University of Khartoum in 1989, 1995, and his PhD degree in Artificial Intelligence from Putra University, Malaysia in 1999.…
Prof. Awad Osman M. Abu Suwar
Professor
Professor Awad Osman M. Abu Suwar earned both BSc (1977) and MSc (1982) degrees in Agriculture, majoring in Agronomy at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum and a PhD (AgronomyRangeand Pastures) from the University of Arizona, USA in 1986.…
Prof. Ahmed Mandil
Professor
A Mandil is Professor of Epidemiology and Supervisor, Community Medicine Unit, College of Medicine, King Saud University (KSU), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (seconded from the High Institute of Public Health, University of Alexandria, Egypt).…
Dr. Imad Eldin Elfadil Abdel Karim Yousif
Associate Professor
Imad Eldin Elfadil Abdel Karim Yousif Associate Professor since 2009, PhD in agricultural economics, Humboldt University of Berlin, my major specialization is in agricultural trade and policy. My teaching interests focus on international marketing, agricultural policy, food security and development.…