The Executive Director of the International Academy of Public Health (IAPH). He is the team leader of the Training and Capacity Building at GHD|EMPHNET. He is a member of the APHEA Board of Directors. He worked as an assistant professor at the National University in Khartoum. He led the Teaching and Education at PHI in Sudan. He worked as the Emergency and Humanitarian Action department director at FMOH, Sudan, till 2010. He has published work mainly in emergency management, capacity building, and training. Dr. Haitham holds a Ph.D. in Disaster Management, MPH, and an MBBS.