Dr. Hani Shennib ( ''Hani Shennib'') is an U.S.-based Libyan-born medical professor, global healthcare consultant, and activist. He is a professor at the

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, and the president of the National Council on US-Libya Relations.

Early life

Shennib is a direct descendant of the House of Shennib, the eldest son of Ahmed Fouad Shennib. He left

Libya Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya border, the east, Sudan to Libya–Sudan border, the southeast, Chad to Chad–L ...

in 1969 and was active in the Libyan Opposition in

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, where he studied medicine during the 1970s. He was sentenced in absentia and left for

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and then

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Medical career

Dr Hani Shennib studied at

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and the

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and was appointed to the medical staff of McGill University Health Center, later becoming full professor at McGill University, specialised in the fields of

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and

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technology and surgery. Shennib has published over 200 original articles, books and chapters and holds at least 17 patents. He has been a full clinical professor at the

in Phoenix since 2008.

Activism

He is the president of the National Council on US-Libya Relations, and has participated in the activities of the world economic forums and in United Nations Development Programs on education, economic reforms and the status of women in Libya and the Arab world. Shennib was elected president of the National Council on Canada Arab Relations and the Board of Governors of

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in Montreal. Shennib is a consultant on global health care issues and has advised several governments of developing nations on new healthcare programs and reforms, including the

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and Libya. In 2003, Shennib was asked by the Libyan government to assist in arbitration between the

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and Libya over the imprisonment of

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n nurses in relation to the infection of hundreds of Libyan children with

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Family

Shennib has four children: Sarah Besan Shennib, Faisal Shennib, Selma Shennib, and Lara Shennib.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shennib, Hani Libyan scholars Libyan surgeons Libyan expatriates in the United States Living people Year of birth missing (living people) McGill University alumni University of Arizona faculty Academic staff of McGill University University of Toronto alumni