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Children Sarah Besan Shennib, Faisal Shennib, Selma Shennib, Lara Shennib | ||
Dr. Hani Shennib (Arabic: هاني شنيب Hani Shennib) is a direct descendent of the House of Shennib, the eldest son of Ahmed Fouad Shennib. Dr. Shennib left Libya in 1969 and was active in the Libyan Opposition in Cairo during the 1970s where he studied medicine. He was sentenced in absentia and left to London and then Montreal, amidst the encroachment of Gaddafi's hit squads into the United Kingdom.
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Dr Hani Shennib studied at McGill University and the University of Toronto and was appointed to the medical staff of McGill University Health Center. He ascended to become full professor at McGill University and internationally renowned in the fields of innovative cardiovascular and thoracic technology and surgery. Among many others, he was a pioneer in new lung transplantation techniques, robotic heart surgery and minimally invasive lung surgery. He also led the evolution of cardiovascular surgeons into endovascular therapy.
Dr. Shennib has published over 200 original articles, books and chapters and holds over 17 patents.
Healthcare reform
Dr. Shennib continued his interest in Libyan and Arabic politics and has participated in activities of the world economic forums, United Nation Development Programs on education and economic reforms and the status of women in the Arab world. Dr. Shennib was elected president of the National Council on Canada Arab Relations and the Board of Governors of Concordia University in Montreal.
Dr. Shennib continues to consult on global health care issues and has acted as advisor to the governments of numerous developing nations on new healthcare programs and reforms including the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Kazakhstan and Libya.
Bulgarian nurses crisis
In 2003 Dr. Shennib was asked by the Libyan government to assist in arbitration between the European Union and Libya on the conflict regrading the imprisonment of Bulgarian nurses in relation to the infection of hundreds of Libyan children with HIV.
Dr. Shennib currently practices and serves as full professor at the University of Arizona in Phoenix, where he has been since 2008. He continues to be actively involved in Libyan politics.
Direct descendents
Dr. Shennib has four children: Sarah Besan Shennib (born 1978), Faisal Shennib (born 1983), Selma Shennib (born 1988) and Lara Shennib (born 2007).