Mrs. Zehra’ Al-Hilali

Mrs. Zehra’ Al-Hilali is a long-time advocate and promoter of life saving programs and activities whether as a volunteer or during her long professional career spanning over three decades. She is currently the President of the Arab Resuscitation Council (ArRC) working with 22 Arab Countries.

During her extensive professional career, she built regional and international connections and affiliations with Healthcare Authorities and Regulatory bodies in the Middle Eastern and North African countries and a track record of success in growing revenue, margins, and profitability. Mrs. Al-Hilali is a “Strategic Partnership Builder” who inspires people to make a difference. When working with others, she shares best practices and success stories, empowers them to do more, and helps them to build the right mindset and connection to achieve success.

Zehra’ organized and lead the launch of a largely successful World Restart a Heart (WRAH) campaign in 22 Arab Countries in Oct 2022 named “Arab Pulse Wave” focusing on lifesaving training for school and university students in addition to people with special needs. Lifesaving training equipment were also provided to under resourced countries during this campaign.

Between 2011 and 2021 she was the Regional Director of the American Heart Association (AHA) in the Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA) and during these ten years the AHA programs flourished in MENA.

Before joining the AHA, she worked for more than two decades in management and healthcare education in two of the most prestigious healthcare institutions, National Guard Health Affairs in Saudi Arabia and Dubai Health Authority in UAE. She was instrumental in expanding the Trauma Life Support Programs in the Gulf region during her work as the National Coordinator for the Trauma Chapter affiliated with the American College of Surgeons.

Zehra’ received several national and international awards in recognition for her work and is a member of many national and international professional bodies.

More details are on Zehra’s LinkedIn page: linkedin.com/in/zehra-al-hilali