Hani Shennib
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 Dr. Shennib with Queen Noor (left) and his daughter Sarah (2002) | |
| Born | |
| Education | McGill University, University of Toronto |
| Children | 4, including Sarah |
| Father | Ahmed Fouad Shennib |
| Relatives | House of Shennib |
| Medical career | |
| Field | Cardiovascular and thoracic technology and surgery |
| Institutions | McGill University, University of Arizona |
Dr. Hani Shennib (Arabic: هاني شنيب Hani Shennib) is an U.S.-based Libyan-born medical professor, global healthcare consultant, and activist. He is a professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, and the president of the National Council on US-Libya Relations.
Shennib is a direct descendant of the House of Shennib, the eldest son of Ahmed Fouad Shennib. He left Libya in 1969 and was active in the Libyan Opposition in Cairo, where he studied medicine during the 1970s. He was sentenced[clarification needed] in absentia and left for London and then Montreal.
Medical career
Dr Hani Shennib studied at McGill University and the University of Toronto and was appointed to the medical staff of McGill University Health Center, later becoming full professor at McGill University, specialised in the fields of cardiovascular and thoracic technology and surgery.[citation needed]
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 University of Arizona College of Medicine in Phoenix since 2008.