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Zaher Sahloul
Born
Syria
Education
Occupations
Years active2000-Present
Known forHumanitarian Activism
Notable workSyrian American Medical Society

Zaher Sahloul is a Syrian-American physician, activist, and humanitarian known for his work in providing medical aid to conflict zones, particularly in Syria.[1][2][3] Sahloul co-founded and served as the president of the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS).[4]

Career

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Zaher started his career by working as Physician of Pulmonary medicine in U.S. From 2010 to 2014 he was a board member of American Islamic College.[5]

In 1998, he co-founded the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) and served as its senior advisor until 2016.[2][6] He also held the position of president at SAMS from 2011 to 2015.[7] Additionally, he is the founder of the American Relief Coalition for Syria (ARCS), a coalition of 20 American organizations dedicated to providing aid and development programs to Syrians.[8][9]

Sahloul has been on the board of Heartland Alliance since 2018.[10] He is also the founder and President of Syria Faith Initiative, which is a non-sectarian, apolitical coalition of interfaith leaders working for improvement of Syrian society.[11] He is the founder and partner at Midwest Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Consultants, LLC since 2000.[12] He is the co-founder and president of MedGlobal, a humanitarian charitable non-governmental organization that provides emergency response and health programs vulnerable communities around the world.[13][14][15] Sahloul is also working as a Clinical Associate Professor in University of Illinois Chicago since 2015.[16]

Sahloul is also an active supporter of human rights and actively talks and writes about such issues on various news platforms.[17][18][19][20][21][22][13]

Achievements

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Zaher was the receiver of 2018 Top Muslim Achiever award from The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago (CIOGC).[23] He was also awarded Gandhi Award by Promoting Enduring Peace (PEP) for his work as Syrian medical and rescue worker.[24]

References

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  1. ^ Patil, Anushka (March 22, 2024). "Back From Gaza Hospitals, Doctors Tell Washington of Horrors Amid Cease-Fire Push". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Hilleary, Cecily (August 28, 2013). "Syrian-American Doctor: Medical Workers Among Those Killed in Gas Attack". Voice of America. Archived from the original on May 6, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  3. ^ Horng, Eric (April 5, 2022). "Suburban doctor returns to Ukraine border with more medical supplies, hopes of reaching Kyiv". ABC7 Chicago. Archived from the original on June 6, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  4. ^ Rubenstein, Leonard S.; Sahloul, M. Zaher (November 19, 2014). "In Syria, Doctors Become the Victims". Opinion. The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on May 2, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  5. ^ "American Islamic College to reopen in Chicago". Chicago Tribune. October 1, 2010. Archived from the original on May 6, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  6. ^ Cauchi, E.D. (September 18, 2016). "Doctors are fighting a losing battle in the siege of Aleppo". NBC News. Archived from the original on May 9, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  7. ^ Blumenthal, Max (April 12, 2018). "How the Syrian American Medical Society Is Selling Regime Change and Driving the U.S. to War". Truthdig. Archived from the original on May 6, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  8. ^ "Durbin Announces Chicago's Dr. Zaher Sahloul, President of MedGlobal, As State of the Union in Guest in Senate Floor Speech | U.S. Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois". www.durbin.senate.gov. Archived from the original on May 6, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  9. ^ "Ex-classmate on Assad: 'A doctor killing doctors'". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on May 6, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  10. ^ "FEEL INSPIRED" (PDF). heartlandalliance.org. December 6, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 6, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  11. ^ "On the Issues Episode 99: Dr. Zaher Sahloul - Alon Ben-Meir". Archived from the original on May 6, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  12. ^ "Dr. Mohammed Zaher Sahloul, MD". vitals.com. May 4, 2015. Archived from the original on May 6, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  13. ^ a b Sahloul, Zaher (March 1, 2022). "Zaher Sahloul: Russia's attacks in Syria were a prelude to Putin's war on Ukraine". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on May 6, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  14. ^ "Dr. Zaher Sahloul - MedGlobal". MedGlobal. January 26, 2023. Archived from the original on May 6, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  15. ^ Kate, Armanini (February 13, 2024). "'A moral imperative': Team of Chicago doctors travels to Gaza for medical relief efforts". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on May 5, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  16. ^ "M. Zaher Sahloul". The Conversation. August 16, 2016. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  17. ^ Abbara, Aula; Almalla, Mohamed; AlMasri, Ibrahim; AlKabbani, Hussam; Karah, Nabil; El-Amin, Wael; Rajan, Latha; Rahhal, Ibrahim; Alabbas, Mohammad; Sahloul, Zaher; Tarakji, Ahmad; Sparrow, Annie (January 1, 2020). "The challenges of tuberculosis control in protracted conflict: The case of Syria". International Journal of Infectious Diseases: IJID: Official Publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases. 90: 53–59. doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2019.10.015. ISSN 1878-3511. PMID 31639519.
  18. ^ "Gaza reaches 'tipping point,' doctors tell UN in plea for help". ABC News. Archived from the original on May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  19. ^ Sahloul, Zaher (March 31, 2024). "Opinion: Half measures won't work. What Gaza needs is a Marshall Plan". CNN. Archived from the original on May 6, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  20. ^ Muslim, Farida; Attar, Samer; Sahloul, Zaher (September 13, 2016). "Doctors and Nurses in Aleppo Respond to Gary Johnson". TIME. Archived from the original on December 14, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  21. ^ Sahloul, M. Zaher (November 9, 2016). "I'm a doctor in Chicago. Here's what I saw when I went to help in Aleppo". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  22. ^ Sahloul, Zaher (May 16, 2023). "Putin targets Ukrainian civilians because he could in Syria". Al Jazeera. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  23. ^ "Dr. Zaher Sahloul: CIOGC 2018 Top Muslim Achiever – CIOGC". www.ciogc.org. Archived from the original on June 12, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  24. ^ "Dr. Zaher Sahloul recognized with Ghandi Peace Award". The Mecca Center. Archived from the original on May 6, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
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