Previous Deans

Current Dean

Prof. Ali Saeed Al-Qahtani 

 

Professor Ali Saeed AlQahtani

 

  • Professor of Ear, Nose, Throat, Head and Neck Surgery at the College of Medicine, King Khalid University, he obtained a Fellowship of the American College of Surgeons, a Saudi Fellowship in ENT, Head and Neck Surgery from King Saud University and a Fellowship in Quality and Patient Safety from Dublin, Ireland.
  • He held a number of leadership positions, the current Dean of the College of Medicine, Vice Dean of the College of Medicine for Clinical Affairs and Vice Dean of the College of Medicine for Development and Quality.
  • University reviewer selected by the Education and Training Evaluation Commission (ETEC)
  • International member of the editorial board of the American Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat, Head and Neck.
  • Member of the American Society of Otolaryngology.
  • He has a number of scientific contributions and memberships in health associations, has received a number of awards, and has articles in newspapers.
1980 – 1984 (1401 -1404H)

Prof. Zuhair Ahmed Al-Subaei 

 

Professor Zuhair Subaee

 

  • He holds a Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians in the UK in addition to a PhD in Health Planning from Johns Hopkins University in the USA, a Master's degree in International Health, and a Diploma in Tropical Medicine.
  • He also chairs the Arab Council of Family and Community Medicine, the Saudi Society of Family and Community Medicine and is a member of the Shura Council from 1993 to 2005. As if he has a prominent role in health education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through his famous program on Saudi television "Medicine and Life".
1984 – 1988 (1404 – 1408H)

Prof. Ghazi bin Abdullateef Jamjoum

 

Professor Gazi

 

  • He holds a bachelor's and master's degree in microbiology from the University of California, a doctorate in virology from the University of Texas and a fellowship of the British Royal College.
  • He worked as Vice Dean of the College of Dentistry at King Saud University, then Dean of the College of Medicine at King Khalid University, as well as Vice Dean for Medical Sciences at the College of Medicine at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah
  • He also served as President of the King Fahd Medical Research Center at King Abdulaziz University, Chairman of the AIDS Research Chair and a member of the Shura Council for its third session.
  • He has a number of scientific research and participations, and is a member of a number of scientific councils and committees.
1988 – 1992 (1408 – 1412H)

Prof. Abdulaziz Hassan Al-Sayegh

 

Professor Aziz

 

  • Consultant General and Laparoscopic Surgeon, he holds a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of America, and an Honorary Fellowship of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan.
  • He held a number of administrative positions, including his work as Dean of the College of Medicine, when it was affiliated with the branch of King Saud University in Abha, and he also worked as an assistant secretary general of the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties for technical affairs, and worked as secretary general of the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, chairing and working as a member of a number of scientific committees.
  • He has presented a number of diverse scientific research in his field of specialization.

 

1992 – 1999 (1412 – 1419H)

 Prof. Muhammed Yahya Al-Shehri

 

HE Profesor Muhammed AlShehri

 

  • Former President of the Northern Border University.
  • Professor of General Surgery, King Saud University Canadian Board of General Surgery, American Fellowship of Surgeons Higher Diploma in Medical Education Dundee Scotland Consultant General Surgeon Founding President of the Saudi Society for Medical Education Dean of the College of Medicine and former Vice Dean of King Khalid University Former Vice Dean of King Saud University for Health Specialties.
  • He is considered the godfather of medical education in the Kingdom; he is the founder of the Saudi Society for Medical Education (SSME) and the first president for it.
1999 – 2003 (1419 – 1424H)

Prof. Saeed Ali Aby Eshy

 

Professor Saeed AbuEshy

 

  • Professor of Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine at King Khalid University and then Najran University, and a consultant of general and laparoscopic surgery at Aseer Central Hospital previously.
  • He obtained his British Fellowship in Surgery in 1988 from the Royal College of Surgeons and Physicians, Glasgow, UK.
  • He was appointed as a founding vice president for the Najran University Agency for Development and Quality, and supervised the preparation of the university's strategic plan and the implementation of its first and second phases, and he and the team of advisors of the agency established the quality system at the university and consolidated its concept, which had an impact on preparing Najran University for institutional accreditation from the National Commission for Academic Accreditation and Assessment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (currently the Education and Training Evaluation Commission), and the university's obtaining unconditional institutional accreditation.
  • After two sessions of assuming the Vice-Deanship, he chose to allow his colleagues to complete the journey, so he was assigned as an advisor to His Excellency the president of Najran University, and a general supervisor of health colleges and the university hospital.
  • Member of the founding committee of the Saudi Society for Medical Education under King Khalid University and was its first secretary general.
  • Member of the Board of Directors of the National Commission for Academic Accreditation and Assessment in its fourth session.
  • He has published 49 refereed scientific papers and contributed to the preparation of two books specialized in surgery and medical education.
  • He has received several awards, including the Ideal Professor Award at the College of Medicine in Abha, and the Abha Award in the field of scientific research and studies on high areas, and he has a beautiful human relationship witnessed by his patients and students.
2003 – 2005 (1424 – 1426H)

Prof. Mohammed bin Atiyya Al-Humrani

 

Professor Muhammed bin Atiyya AlHumrani

 

  • Regional Medical Director of DaVita Medical Company for dialysis services since January 2015 to date. 
  • Former Dean of the College of Medicine, King Khalid University, April 2003 to August 2005.
  • Supervisor of the establishment of the Faculties of Dentistry and the College of Pharmacy 2001-2003.
  • Peer reviewer for several scientific journals.
  • Member of the Saudi, European, International and American Society of Nephrology.
  • Canadian Fellowship and American Board in Internal Medicine and Nephrology.
  • Cooperating reveiwer with King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology.
  • Member of the editorial board of several scientific journals in nephrology.
  • Founder and Executive Director of Enaya Medical Charitable Society branch in Asir region.
  • He has published more than 60 research papers in the field of nephrology in specialized scientific journals.
2005 - 2007 (1426-1428)

Prof. Mohammed Awad Al-Humaidi 

 

Professor Muhammed AlHumaidi

 

  • Dean of Faculty of Medicine 1426-1428 Hijri
  • Professor of Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism - Department of Internal Medicine - College of Medicine - King Khalid University
  • Member of the Scientific Council - King Khalid University 27/11/1423 - 27/12/1427 AH (30-1-2003 to 17-1-2007)
  • Head of Biochemistry Department - Abha College of Medicine - King Khalid University 16.02.1420 - 16.02.1426 H (1999-1-6-1 to 27-23-2005).
  • Chairman of the Regional Supervisory Committee for Internal Medicine Programs - Saudi Health Authority
  • Specializations of the Southern Region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (1998-2003).
  • Member of the Saudi Board of Internal Medicine Program - Saudi Commission for Health Specialties.
  • Director of the Center for Graduate Studies and Continuing Medical Education - College of Medicine in Abha - King Khalid University (1-11-1420 to 30-11-1423 AH) (7-2-2000 to 2-2-2003).
  • Director of the Postgraduate Program in Internal Medicine (1992-2002).
2007 - 2012 (1428 – 1432H)

Prof. Ali bin Mohammed Al Bin Ali

 

Professor Ali binali

 

  • He holds a Canadian Fellowship of Pediatrics and a Fellowship in GIT and Pediatric Hepatology.
  • He held several managerial positions. The most important of these was his work as Dean of the College of Medicine at King Khalid University and before that as Vice Dean of the College of Medicine for Academic Affairs, and Medical Director of Aseer Central Hospital.
  • He headed the Saudi Society for the Gastrointestinal Canal and the Saudi Society for Health Professions Education, and chaired a number of scientific and administrative committees during the past years.
2012 - 2016 (1432 - 1436H)

 Prof. Abdullah bin Saeed Assiri

 

Professor Abdullah Assiri

 

  • Professor of Cardiology and Cardiac Catheterization, College of Medicine, King Khalid University.
  • Former Dean of the Faculty of Medicine.
  • He holds the American Board and the Royal College of Canada Certificate in Cardiology.
  • He received the Best Research Award at the Saudi-Canadian Conference of Physicians.
  • He has published more than 40 refereed research papers in scientific, international and local journals.
  • He co-founded the Modern Cardiology Department and the Cardiac Catheterization Department at Aseer Central Hospital.
  • He performed the first cardiac catheterization operation at Aseer Hospital more than twenty years ago.
2016-2022 (1438 - 1444)

Prof. Suliman Mohammed Al-Hamid

 

Professor Suliman AlHumayed

 

  • Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, King Khalid University.
  • Consultant of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology.
  • Dean of the College of Medicine, King Khalid University from 1/12/1436 AH (14/9/2015) to 14/10/1443 AH (15/5/2022).
  • Head of the Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, from 18/9/1426 AH (22/10/2005) to 30/11/1436 AH (13/9/2015).
  • Director of the Center for Graduate Studies and Continuing Medical Education from 1/12/1422H (13/2/2002) to 9/4/1429H (15/4/2008).
  • Vice President of the Saudi Society of Gastroenterology from 8/2/1430 H (3/2/2009) to 7/3/1432H (12/2/2011).
  • Member of the Scientific Council of the Gastroenterology Fellowship at the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties from 17/12/1426H (18/1/2006) to 16/1/1431H (2/1/2010).
  • He is a member of many scientific councils and committees and has many general researches in his field of specialization.