Middle East

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Introduction

The WOAH Members are obligated to assign a national representative for the WOAH, named the WOAH Delegate. The Delegate is appointed by the national government and the Member’s Chief Veterinary Officer (Head of the Animal Health/Production Department) is most frequently appointed as the delegate.

The World Assembly of Delegates, which is comprised of the Delegates of all Member Countries and meets at least once a year, is the highest authority of the WOAH. The Delegates have the obligation to notify animal diseases present in their country/territory and should ensure that standards, guidelines, and resolutions are duly implemented. The Delegates are also responsible for bringing disease information and the WOAH standards and guidelines to the attention of their governments and all related public and private stakeholders. All WOAH activities in the country are channeled or implemented through the consent/information of the national delegate.

How to nominate a new Delegate or Focal Point

AFGHANISTAN

Dr Ahmad Mukhtar Muhseni

Animal Health Director

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BAHRAIN

Dr. Fajer Sabah Al Saloom

Vice-President of the Council

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CYPRUS

Dr Christodoulos Pipis

Vice President of the Regional Commission for the Middle East

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DJIBOUTI

Dr. Moussa Ibrahim Cheik

Directeur

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EGYPT

Dr Momtaz Abdelhady Shahein

Chairman of General Organisation for Veterinary Services and Chief of Veterinary Services

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IRAN

Dr Mojtaba Norouzi

Head of Iran Veterinary Organisation

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IRAQ

Dr. Thamer Al-Khafaji

Director General

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JORDAN

Ms Ibtihal Khreesha

Under Secretary General for Animal Wealth

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KUWAIT

Dr Yousef Al Azemi

Head, Epidemiology and Zoonotic diseases Section, Animal Health Department

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LEBANON

Dr. Elias Ibrahim

Secretary General of the Regional Commission for the Middle East

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LIBYA

Dr Abdul Rahman Jummah Ajbil

Director General

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OMAN

Dr. Samah Al Sharif

2nd Vice-President of the Regional Commission for the Middle East

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QATAR

Dr Abdulaziz Al-Zeyara

Director

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SAUDI ARABIA

Dr. Sanad Al-Harbi

President of the Regional Commission for the Middle East

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SOMALIA

Dr Abdirahman Nur Keilie

Chief Veterinary Officer

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SUDAN

Mr Hassan Mgdari

Acting Undersecretary

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SYRIA

Dr. Bassem Mohsen

Chief of Veterinary Services

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REPUBLIC OF TÜRKIYE

Dr Ahmet Gümen

Deputy Minister

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Dr Kaltham Ali Kayaf

Head of Laboratory Pesticides Analysis and Residues section

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YEMEN

Abdulrahman Al-Khateeb

Director General of Animal Health and Veterinary Quarantine

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