H.E. Prof. Dr. Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar

H.E Prof Dr Khaled Abdelghaffar is now holding a position of Minister of Health & Population -In June 2024, H.E has been appointed as a Deputy Prime Minister for Human Development till February 2026 -Minister of Health and Population since August 2022 , He is a Professor of Oral Medicine, Oral Diagnosis, Oral Radiology and Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Ain-Shams University. He held many positions prior to his current posting; he was Vice President for Postgraduates and Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry at Ain-Shams University. He has received numerous recognitions including the IADR Award for Best Research (Seattle, Washington, USA) and the 1994 Unilever Travel Award IADR Best Research (USA, 1994). He ranked second for best research at the Euro-Perio (Paris, France, 1994) and ranked 1st for best research at Ain-Shams University, 1999. In addition to receiving the Distinguished National Medical Award (the National Academy for Scientific Research, 2001) and the Academic Associate Fellow (the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, October 2015, Prof. Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar has also received an honorary doctorate from the University of Hiroshima in Japan for his significant contribution to the fields of Higher Education and Scientific Research. Notably, Prof. Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar has also received an honorary fellowship from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow in 2019.