Dr. Salih Ali Al Marri is the Assistant Minister for Health Affairs of the Ministry of Public Health Qatar. He is a graduate of the Royal College of Surgeons (RCSI) and board-certified in Family Medicine, Fellow in Health Care of Elderly and Academia University of Toronto, Canada. He earned his master's degree in healthcare management from RCSI and International Executive Master's in Emergency & Disaster Management at Georgetown University and presented a recognition as an Outstanding Community Engagement Awardee. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College-Qatar. Research in Public Health is his interest.
He was formerly the Executive Director of Primary Health Care Centers for five years, 2001-2016; alongside, the Chairman of Family Medicine in Hamad Medical Corporation, 2001-2002.
He is responsible for MOPH departments such as Health Protection and CDC, Health Promotion, Medical Commission, Food Safety, Environmental Health, and Health Emergency.
HE, the Minister of Health of Qatar, has entrusted him to oversee specific strategies and programs are implemented as planned and are aligned with Public Health Strategy. He was the Senior Responsible Officer for the National Health Strategy-NHS1; the National lead to one of the five Priority Areas, Enhanced Health Protection, of the NHS2 and the Deputy Chair for the Strategic Executive Committee and Vice Chair of Comprehensive Healthcare System working group for NDS3. He is an active member in numerous health and administrative committees throughout MOPH, inter-governmental and other organizations, nationwide
During the pandemic, Dr Al Marri was a tireless, active member of the Covid-19 National Health Strategic Command Group, chaired by Her Excellency, the Minister of Public Health. He was fully engaged in the concluded World Cup 2022 as the Executive Vice Chair for Public Health Services of the 2022 Health Strategic Command Group.
