Salwa Al-Hazaa: Doctor of the Five Continents
"The Top Ten Distinguished" .. Salwa Al-Hazaa: Doctor of the Five Continents and the Strongest Arab Woman The “Man” magazine launched the list of “The Ten Distinguished in Inspiring Saudis” in appreciation of a constellation of men and women who have experienced exceptional experiences during their lives, names that exceeded themselves and their condition to suggest other horizons To live, to offer others what benefit them and contribute to building a person and society, Asmaa raised the name of Saudi Arabia high in the region and in front of the world.
The choice of the list depended on a number of pillars, based on the fact that the candidate carries the values of Saudi Arabia in his solution and his travels, he went through many exceptional events and experiences and insisted on success and giving, he changed himself first and from his small community and then his large community next, he was able to leave an eternal imprint in his field , Pave the way and open the horizons for a better tomorrow. In the end, there was a role model and a landmark that inspires others in their lives.
And with the second character in the list of ten distinguished in inspiring Saudis
Salwa Al-Hazaa was born in the city of Riyadh among a family of two parents and five girls without the presence of male siblings, her father set out his path of learning despite the family’s intolerance to trade only, and he received from the state an educational mission to the United States of America, and he was only risked everything and left with his wife and five daughters To complete his studies without the consent of the family.
Her father’s educational journey made Salwa Bint Abdullah Al-Hazza grow in an American environment. On their return to the homeland, a word, an educated relative, said to her father during her reception at the airport: “If your daughters were male, they would have been an asset to the homeland and offered a lot.” This word was a turning point in her life, and the goal became to make the whole world see that women could lead A generation, they offer a life, they accept the challenge, and indeed they had what they wanted.
With her insistence, Dr. Salwa bint Abdullah Al-Hazaa was able to be not only the first female doctor, but also the first woman at the level of all nationalities to enter the royal palace during the era of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd bin Abdulaziz, to gain his confidence and his treatment doctor from 1997 to 2005, not only this Rather, she was named a doctor on the five continents. After the events of September 11, Dr. Salwa won a position in the World Eye Council, and this is the highest position the ophthalmologist reaches. She was chosen and was the first woman from the Middle East, five continents, and the youngest among the group.
Professor Al-Hazaa''s success did not stop at this point. Rather, she was chosen by Forbes magazine as the most powerful Arab woman. Today, she is a consultant ophthalmologist and chief scientist and genetic counselor at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center.
She worked as the CEO of the Saudi Friends Association, which was established by order of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz after the events of September 11 because of the cancellation of visas for Saudi students and patients. Indeed, Dr. Al-Hazaa played a very important role in bringing the distance closer and ensuring that Saudi Arabia has nothing to do with these events on For four consecutive years until she managed to open the first 5,000 visas for students and patients heading to the United States of America, announcing its success in restoring international relations, especially with regard to education and treatment.
She has a beautiful story with the Shura Council. At the time when many believe that Dr. Al-Hazaa started from the beginning of the entry of Saudi women to the Shura, the features of the story change completely in relation to her. Dr. Salwa’s relationship extends with this council since 2003, but in a hidden way, as women were not authorized at that time to be Announced, in addition to that the Council was not internationally recognized, and Dr. Salwa Al-Hazaa worked during that time period on this string, as it has a tremendous role in transforming the Shura Council from its local character and entering international parliaments. In the year 2013 AD, her membership was announced among the 30 Saudi women who entered under the Dome of the Shura by order of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz.
Despite all these general concerns, Dr. Al-Hazaa has time to exercise interests of a different kind. She revealed: "If I had not been a doctor, I would have been a chef." She loves cooking and preparing different foods and feasts with distinct flavors, as she sees that cooking is an art, and even received news of her membership in the Shura Council during And her presence in her kitchen, which is one of the popular recipes ..
In 2011, she worked as a lecturer professor at Al-Faisal University as the first woman while she was associate professor at the prestigious John Hopkins University in the United States of America to be the first woman to occupy this position from the Middle East.
She received the award for "Best Scientific Research" from the Saudi Society of Ophthalmology on bacterial infections in corneal transplantation in 1989 (the first Saudi doctor to obtain this award) and was withheld during the opening, and was able in her diplomatic way to go up to the stage and get it despite all the difficulties at the time.
She won an award for Outstanding Arab Women in the Field of Medicine and Community Service from the Center for the Participation of Arab Women in Paris on September 19, 2004 AD.
In 2017 I received an honorary doctorate from Franklin University and is one of the oldest Swiss universities as the first Saudi woman and woman from the Middle East, in addition to many awards and certificates that abound in the path of Professor Dr. Salwa Al-Hazaa, who said: “The reason I entered medicine was the promise that my father promised me Saying: If you enter medicine, you will gain the confidence of your country, and I promise you, you will represent Saudi Arabia to the fullest.
