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THE STANDING COMMISSION OF THE RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT AND ITS MEMBERS

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H.E Dr Mohammed Al-Hadid<br />

1999-<br />

Dr. Al-Hadid is currently a member of the Standing Commission having been re-elected in<br />

November 2011. Prior to this he served as Vice-Chairman between November 1999 and<br />

2011 as well as being its Chairman from December 2003 until 2009. In 2006 he chaired the<br />

29 th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, which adopted the<br />

necessary statutory changes to accommodate the additional emblem, the Red Crystal. This<br />

brought to an end a decade-long debate and permitted the Magen David Adom in Israel and<br />

the Palestinian Red Crescent Society to join the Movement as a full member. He is also<br />

currently the President of the Jordanian Red Crescent Society, a post he has filled since 1993.<br />

Prior to becoming President, he held several different positions within his National Society<br />

beginning in 1981 as the Director of the Red Cross Blood Bank and Laboratories. Dr. Al-Hadid<br />

holds a PhD in Clinical Chemistry and was born in Jordan on December 11 th , 1951. 103104<br />

103 Standing Commission<br />

104 www.standcom.ch<br />

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