Draft:Zaher Sahloul

Dr. Zaher Sahloul is a Syrian-American physician, activist, and humanitarian known for his work in providing medical aid to conflict zones, particularly in Syria. Sahloul co-founded and served as the president of the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS).

Early life and education
Zaher was born in Syria. After receiving his early education, he obtained an M.D. from Damascus University in 1988. He completed his residency in Internal medicine at the University of Illinois Chicago from 1990 to 1993. Later, he pursued a fellowship in Pulmonary Medicine at the same university from 1993 to 1996.

Career
Zaher started his career by working as Physician of Pulmonary medicine in U.S. From 2010 to 2014 he was a board member of American Islamic College.

In 1998, he co-founded the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) and served as its senior advisor until 2016. He also held the position of president at SAMS from 2011 to 2015. Additionally, he is the founder of the American Relief Coalition for Syria (ARCS), a coalition of 20 American organizations dedicated to providing aid and development programs to Syrians.

Sahloul has been on the board of Heartland Alliance since 2018. He is also the founder and President of Syria Faith Initiative, which is a non-sectarian, apolitical coalition of interfaith leaders working for improvement of Syrian society. He is the founder and partner at Midwest Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Consultants, LLC since 2000. He is the co-founder and president of MedGlobal, a humanitarian charitable non-governmental organization that provides emergency response and health programs vulnerable communities around the world. Sahloul is also working as a Clinical Associate Professor in University of Illinois Chicago since 2015.

Sahloul is also an active supporter of human rights and actively talks and writes about such issues on various news platforms.

Achievements
Zaher was the receiver of 2018 Top Muslim Achiever award from The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago (CIOGC). He was also awarded Gandhi Award by Promoting Enduring Peace (PEP) for his work as Syrian medical and rescue worker.