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Faisal Abdul Latif Alnasir
MBBch, FPC, MICGP, FRCGP, FFPH, PhD.

Professor of Family Medicine, Chairman
Home Health Care Centre

Faisal Abdullatif Alnasir MD, Ph.D. is a Professor and was department Chairman at Arabian Gulf University College of Medicine & Medical Sciences in Bahrain and the General Secretary of the International Society for the History of Islamic Medicine. He is currently the chairman of Home Health Care Centre. He was as well the former Vice President of the University and served for eight years as the President of the Scientific Council of Family & Community Medicine in the Arab Board for Health Specialties. Prof Alnasir has written three books, contributed to chapters in books and published scientific journals over 70 research papers in various fields of medicine that include family medicine, primary health care, medical education, elderly care, history of Islamic medicine. He is also a regular health education editor in local magazines and newspapers. Dr Alnasir is local, regionally and internationally recognized expert in the areas of Family Medicine and History of Medicine. He is regularly invited to many conferences and scientific gathering to deliver talks and lectures in the area of his expertise. Dr. Alnasir was the Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Bahrain Medical Society for five years and he is now a member of the editorial boards of many national and international journals. Prof Alnasir serves as an advisor for the World Health Organization, EMRO region and for the World Organization Congress of Family Physicians (WONCA, EMR). He has been awarded many recognitions and appreciation of excellence from various local and international organizations such as. It includes: Gold Medals from H.E. the late Amir of Bahrain, the Bahrain Medical Society, the Pakistan Academy of Family Physicians, the World Organization Congress of Family doctors (WONCA) as the Global Family Doctor of the month, the Arab Council for Health Specialties and the Sudanese National Council. Recently was awarded H.E. Sheikh Khalifa bin Ali Alkhalifa's prize for being the most distinguished Bahraini in parents caring. Prof Alnasir served as a member of various medical and scientific societies and acted on a number of institutional and national committees including the National Committee for the Care of the Elderly, Postgraduate Certificate Accreditation Committee, Drug licensure committee and others. In addition, currently, he is the board member and official representer of the Kingdome of Bahrain in the Elite Doctor Association.

Prof Alnasir is a Fellow member of the Royal College of General Practitioner (FRCGP) the UK, fellow of the College of Public Health, the UK, member of the Irish College of General Practitioner (ICGP), Ireland and member of the American Academy of Family Physicians.