The Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent and its Member Biographies updated 11 January
Interesting biographies about current and previous members of the Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
Interesting biographies about current and previous members of the Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
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H.E Dr Mohammed Al-Hadid<br />
1999-2015<br />
Dr Al-Hadid was a member <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>St<strong>and</strong>ing</strong> <strong>Commission</strong> between 1999 <strong>and</strong> 2015, having<br />
been re-elected several times. He served as Vice-Chairman between November 1999 <strong>and</strong><br />
20<strong>11</strong> as well as being <strong>its</strong> Chairman from December 2003 until 2009. In 2006 he chaired <strong>the</strong><br />
29 th International Conference <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Crescent</strong>, which adopted <strong>the</strong><br />
necessary statutory changes to accommodate <strong>the</strong> additional emblem, <strong>the</strong> <strong>Red</strong> Crystal. This<br />
brought to an end a decade-long debate <strong>and</strong> permitted <strong>the</strong> Magen David Adom in Israel <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> Palestinian <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Crescent</strong> Society to join <strong>the</strong> Movement as a full member. He is also<br />
currently <strong>the</strong> President <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Jordanian <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Crescent</strong> 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 <strong>the</strong> Director <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong> Blood Bank <strong>and</strong> Laboratories. Dr Al-Hadid<br />
holds a PhD in Clinical Chemistry <strong>and</strong> was born in Jordan on December <strong>11</strong> th , 1951. 108109<br />
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