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ArLAR - Arab League of Associations for Rheumatology

ArLAR Media Group

A regional network helping ArLAR share knowledge, strengthen awareness, and keep the rheumatology community connected.

ArLAR Media Group

Many voices. One regional connection.

The chair and Media Group members work together to connect societies and clinicians across the Arab world through professional communication, scientific outreach, and community awareness.

24Committee members
Bilal Bengana, MD
Algeria

Bilal Bengana, MD

Chairman of the Media Committee

Associate Professor of Rheumatology at the Faculty of Medicine of Ziania, Algiers. Head of the Rheumatology Inpatient Unit at the University Hospital of Benimessous in Algiers. Founding member of the Pain Section of the Algerian Society of Rheumatology. Active member of the Algerian Anti-Rheumatism League.

Mervat Eissa, MD
Egypt

Mervat Eissa, MD

Consultant Rheumatologist. Consultant of Rheumatology - Kasr Alainy Hospital- Cairo University, Associate Prof. of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology - Cairo University, Organizer at Egyptian Society of Rheumatic Diseases.

Walaa Abdelrahman, MD
Egypt

Walaa Abdelrahman, MD

Consultant of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology. Lecturer of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology at Kasr Al Ainy Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University. Organizer at the Egyptian Society of Rheumatic Diseases.

Nizar AbdulLateef Jasim, MD
Iraq

Nizar AbdulLateef Jasim, MD

Professor in Internal Medicine & Rheumatology at University of Baghdad, College of Medicine. Sr. Consultant at Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Medical City. Chairman of the Scientific Council of Internal Medicine & Scientific Committee for Rheumatic Diseases in Iraqi Board for Medical Specializations. Founder and President of the Iraqi League for Bone & Joint Health (ILBJH). President of the Arab League of Associations for Rheumatology (ArLAR). Former President of the Pan Arab Osteoporosis Society (PAOS). Member of the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Board of Trustees. He has more than 85 researches in the field of Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology, and Osteoporosis.

Asal Adnan, MD
Iraq

Asal Adnan, MD

Board-Certified Rheumatologist. Works in the Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Medical City, Baghdad. Member of the Iraqi League for Bone and Joint Health.

Basel Masri, MD
Jordan

Basel Masri, MD

Senior Consultant Rheumatologist at Jordan Hospital and Medical Center in Amman. Secretary General of the Jordanian Society of Rheumatology (JSR). Treasurer of ArLAR.

Bayan Bani Issa, MD
Jordan

Bayan Bani Issa, MD

Rheumatologist at King Abdullah University Hospital, Jordan University of Science and Technology. Member of the ArLAR Media Group representing Jordan.

Hebah Al-Hajeri, MD
Kuwait

Hebah Al-Hajeri, MD

President of the Kuwait Association of Rheumatology (KAR). Consultant in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology at Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Kuwait.

Maha Anber, MD
Kuwait

Maha Anber, MD

Internist, Rheumatologist and Spondylitis Specialist at Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital. Head of the Media Committee of the Kuwait Association of Rheumatologists.

Nelly Ziade Zoghbi, MD
Lebanon

Nelly Ziade Zoghbi, MD

President of the Lebanese Society of Rheumatology (LSR). Consultant Rheumatologist. Assistant Professor of Rheumatology, Public Health and Epidemiology at Hotel-Dieu de France Hospital and Saint-Joseph University of Beirut.

Soad Hashad, MD
Libya

Soad Hashad, MD

Consultant in Pediatrics. Head of the Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic at Tripoli Children’s Hospital. Associate Professor at Tripoli University. National Coordinator of the Pediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organisation (PRINTO) in Libya. Head of the Scientific Committee of the Libyan Rheumatology Society. Research Coordinator at the Libyan Medical Council of Specialty. Coordinator of the Residency Program at the Libyan Medical Council of Specialty.

Ihsane Hmamouchi, MD
Morocco

Ihsane Hmamouchi, MD

Rheumatologist, Biostatistician and Clinical Epidemiologist, Centre Hospitalier Provincial Skhirat-Temara and Laboratory of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine. Board member of the Moroccan and French rheumatology societies. Member of the AFLAR Executive Committee.

Riad Eid, MD
Palestine

Riad Eid, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine and Rheumatology at Al-Quds University. Senior Consultant in Rheumatology and Internal Medicine at Jericho Hospital, Palestinian Ministry of Health. President of the Palestinian Rheumatology Society (PSR).

Anas Muhanna, MD
Palestine

Anas Muhanna, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine at Al-Quds University. Past President of the Palestinian Rheumatology Society.

Rawan Subhi Sheikh Saleh, MD
Qatar

Rawan Subhi Sheikh Saleh, MD

Specialist in Internal Medicine. Specialist in Rheumatology. Member of the Royal College of Physicians in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology. Member of the Qatar Rheumatology Society at Hamad Medical Corporation in Doha.

Hanan Al-Rayes, MD
Saudi Arabia

Hanan Al-Rayes, MD

Senior Consultant in Rheumatology and Lupus. Rheumatology and lupus fellowship, University of Toronto; Saudi rheumatology fellowship. President of the Saudi Society for Rheumatology 2018–2021. Deputy Director of Medicine, Prince Sultan Military Medical City; Board member, Saudi Osteoporosis Society.

Lina El Kibbi, MD
Saudi Arabia

Lina El Kibbi, MD

Assistant Professor of Rheumatology, Alfaisal University. Rheumatology Consultant and Director of Medical Academic Affairs. Designated Institutional Official / Saudi Board Residency Program and Program Director of Internship, Alfaisal University, Specialized Medical Center, Riyadh. Founder of AAAA and ex-officio member of ARCH.

Waleed Mahjoub, MD
Sudan

Waleed Mahjoub, MD

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Ahmed Yousif, MD
Sudan

Ahmed Yousif, MD

Consultant Rheumatologist. Representative for the Sudanese Rheumatology Society.

Layla Kazkaz, MD
Syria

Layla Kazkaz, MD

Senior Consultant Rheumatologist and President of the Syrian Association for Rheumatology. Chair of the Scientific Committee, Syrian Association for Osteoporosis Prevention. Member of the Ministry of Health scientific council and examination board for locomotor-system diseases. Member of the British Society for Rheumatology, Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London, and member of ArLAR.

Widad Aji, MD
Syria

Widad Aji, MD

Head of the Rheumatology Department at Damascus Hospital. Secretary General of the Syrian Association for Rheumatology. Member of the Scientific Council and the Examination Board of Locomotor System Diseases at the Ministry of Health. Clinical Instructor at the Syrian Private University Hospital.

Ines Mahmoud, MD
Tunisia

Ines Mahmoud, MD

Professor and Rheumatologist at Charles Nicolle Teaching Hospital. Faculty member at the Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Tunis El Manar University. Member of the Tunisian Anti-Rheumatic League.

Nejla Amri, MD
Tunisia

Nejla Amri, MD

Associate Professor of Rheumatology at the Faculty of Medicine and Farhat Hached University Hospital Center in Sousse. Coordinator of the Certificate of Complementary Studies in Immunotherapy of Autoimmune and Autoinflammatory Diseases at the Faculty of Medicine of Sousse. Member of the Tunisian League for the Fight Against Rheumatism.

Ahmed Abdulbari, MD
Iraq

Ahmed Abdulbari, MD

Consultant in Rheumatology & Rehabilitation Secretary General of Iraqi League for Bone and Joint Health President of Ihsan Al-Bari Organization for Sustainable Development.