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InterviewsJanuary 12, 2016

Al Yamamah University is becoming one of the leading universities in Saudi Arabia

Prof. Hussein M. AlFreihi, President of Al Yamamah University
Prof. Hussein M. AlFreihi, President of Al Yamamah University
Mohammed A. Alabbadi, General Manager of Cisco

Hussein M. Alfreihi was appointed to the presidency of Al Yamamah University in April 2010. He served for 13 years as Secretary General of the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, which is responsible for the evaluation of medical training and licensing programs, as well as standards and controls for the health professions. A noted clinician and educator, with more than 50 scientific articles in refereed medical journals, he continues to work as a professor and consultant of internal medicine and gastroenterology at King Saud University. Prof. Alfreihi is American Board certified and licensed. He holds medical degrees from the University of Heidelberg in Germany and Tulane University in the US.