Majid AlKhalaf

Dr. Majid M. Alkhalaf. PhD. RD, Clinical Nutrition Consultant, Dr. Majid is consultant and Chief Researcher at Saudi Food and Drug Authority (Saudi FDA). He graduated from the University of Glasgow, College of Medical, and Veterinary & Life Sciences, where he received his Ph.D. degree in Human Nutrition (2017). Dr. Majid has more than 17 years of extensive experience as a clinical dietitian, senior dietitian at Saudi FDA, and a head of the Risk Exposure Assessment Department, the acting Executive director of Monitoring & Risk Assessment and in the food sector and Secretary General of the National Nutrition Committee at Saudi FDA. Furthermore, he participated in conducting more than 19 research projects on nutrition and human health. Dr. Majid contributed with national and international working groups such as Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO)/World Health Organization (WHO), Sanitary and Phyto-sanitary Committee (SPS Agreement)/World Trade Organization (WTO), National Obesity Prevention Committee, Gulf Standardization Organization (GSO), and Ministry of Health and National Diabetes Centre (NDS) in Saudi Arabia. Lastly, he aspires to achieve his goal of improving the nutritional status in Saudi society, and his principle is “human health protection and promotion come before treatment”.