Deputy Minister for International Cooperation, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia
Dr Nouf Alnumair has served as Deputy Minister for International Cooperation at the Saudi Ministry of Health since March 2026. She also serves as Secretary-General of the Ministerial Committee for Health in All Policies, overseeing national strategies that build health into decision-making across government. Her earlier roles include Senior Advisor to the CEO of the Health Sector Transformation Programme under Saudi Vision 2030, and she sits on a WHO Strategic and Technical Advisory Group. A scientist by training, she worked as a clinical research scientist in molecular genetics and bioinformatics at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, and was an associate professor at Alfaisal University’s College of Medicine. She holds a PhD in Bioinformatics and Molecular Genetics from University College London and an Executive MBA from Harvard Business School.
