Abdullah Omar Nasseef

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Abdullah Omar Nasseef ({{langx|ar|عبدالله عمر نصيف}}) (born 5 July 1939 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia) is a Saudi chemist and geologist. He serves as Chief Scout of the Saudi Arabian Boy Scouts Association, which he joined in 1956.

Education

Nasseef has a Ph.D degree from Leeds University in the United Kingdom.

Career

Nasseef is a professor at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah. He is chairman of the World Muslim Congress, chairman of the founding board of Sahm Al-Nour Trust, and former Secretary General of Muslim World League in 1983–1993.{{cite web|url=http://sahmalnour.info/lang-en/organizational-structure/the-founding-board/102-abdullah-umar-nasif.html|publisher=Sahm Al Nour Trust|accessdate=Aug 1, 2013|title=Dr. Abdullah Umar Nasif}} He has served as vice-president of the Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia, President of King Abdul Aziz University, and Secretary-General of the International Islamic Council for Da'wah and Relief (IICDR).

Awards and recognitions

In 1983 Nasseef was awarded the Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.{{Cite web |url=http://drabdullahomarnasseef.org/ |title=Dr Adbullah Omar Nasseef |access-date=2008-08-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080323083602/http://drabdullahomarnasseef.org/ |archive-date=2008-03-23 |url-status=dead }}[http://www.themwl.org/Bodies/Members/default.aspx?d=1&mid=4&l=AR World Muslim League] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725153440/http://www.themwl.org/Bodies/Members/default.aspx?d=1&mid=4&l=AR |date=July 25, 2011 }}

References

Category:Scouting and Guiding in Saudi Arabia

Category:1939 births

Category:Living people

Category:Recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award

Category:People from Jeddah

Category:Academic staff of King Abdulaziz University

Category:Alumni of the University of Leeds