Professor of Microbiology, College of Medicine .Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia   ashibl@alfaisal.edu

Professor Shibl obtained his PhD in Medical Microbiology in the United Kingdom in 1979. Later, after two years of post-doctorate work at San Francisco General Hospital, he progressed to Professor of Microbiology in 1985. He is also an Adjunct principle scientist Department of infection and immunity, KFSHRC.

He is a member of the editorial board for the International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, Journal of Chemotherapy, International Journal of Infectious Diseases,
Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal and journal of epidemiology and global health and Journal of Global antimicrobial resistance.  In addition, he is a council member of the International Society for Infectious Diseases, Mediterranean Society of Chemotherapy and the International Society of Chemotherapy. He is an ambassador for the ASM for the MENA region.

He is Vice-president of the Arab Society of Chemotherapy, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ASCMID) and is a member of the antibiotic committee on policy and infection control, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia. He is a member of the national Immunization committee, Ministry of health. He is part time consultant for Saudi Food and Drug Administration (sFDA).He is a member of the scientific advisory board of Alliance for the prudent use of antibiotics, USA and Asian Network for surveillance of Resistance Pathogens, Korea.  He is a chairman for the International affairs committee, ESCMID Executive committee.

Professor Shibl is an author of more than 150 publications in national and international journals relating to his key interests in antibiotic resistance, policies and infection control. He actively participates in national and international meetings at which he is regularly invited to act as chair and deliver presentations on these topics.

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