There should be a Steering Committee of the EMGEN network comprising senior health scientists and researchers and responsible for advising on policy and strategic directions establishing priorities for research and development, and overseeing implementation and evaluation. Until a steering committee is appointed, the task should be assigned to an ad hoc committee (comprising of up to 7 members and a coordinator selected by consultation participants). The Second Steering Committee Election, has been held in Tehran, Iran, Dec. 2010 in electronic mode and its result evaluated and confirmed by EMGEN international honorable overseer committee as below (in alphabetic order). In this regard, based on the kind decision of EMGEN international honorable overseer committee, we are pleased to inform you that Dr. Al Arrayed and Dr. Hassar will maintain their respected and effective cooperation with EMGEN as Honorary Steering Committee Members. In addition, the honorable overseer committee recommended Dr. Anwar Nasim as EMGEN steering committee chairperson.
Chairman of Steering:Committee
Dr. Anwar Nasim Adviser Science, COMSTECH/ COMSTECH Secretariat
Pakistan
Dr. Abdel Nasser A. El-Moghazy
Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Al-Azhar University
Egypt
Dr. Abid Azhar
Professor & Co-Director General (KIBGE), University of Karachi
Pakistan
Dr. Ali Haeri
Professor, Director of Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Iran
Iran
Dr. Fereidoun Mahboudi
Associate Professor of Pasteur Institute of Iran, Director Biotechnology Network of Iran
Iran
Dr. Karam Karam M. D. 7.A.C.S.
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, AmericanUniversity ofBeirut – Lebanon
Previous Minister of Health, Tourism, Culture and Statein Lebanon
Lebanon
Dr. Manal Mansour Bouhaimed
Assistant Professor of medical Ethics & Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine-Kuwait University
Kuwait
Dr. Mohammad Hassar
Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, Director Pasteur Institute of Morocco
Casablanca, Morocco
Dr. Shaikha Salim Al Arrayed
Consultant Clinical Geneticist, Head of Genetic Department, Salmaniya Medical Complex
