Dr Nima Saeed Abid, WHO representative in EgyptDr Nima Saeed Abid was appointed WHO Representative to Egypt on 21 December 2023.

Previously, Dr Abid was WHO Representative to Sudan from August 2020 to November 2023. Prior to that, he was acting WHO Representative to Syria and, before that, occupied the same role in Pakistan.

Dr Abid led the polio eradication programme in Pakistan for 10 years. He also worked as a team leader on the polio eradication programme at Regional Center of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region.

Before joining WHO, Dr Abid was Director General of Public Health and Primary Health Care in his home country, Iraq.

Dr Abid holds a degree in medicine and surgery and a postgraduate specialization in community medicine with a focus on epidemiology, sociology, environment and biostatistics.