Professor Zeinelabdin A Karrar, FRCP, FRCPCH (UK) is the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Graduate Studies and Research at Nile University – Sudan (since June 2018). He is the former President of the Sudan Medical Council (2018), he served as the Dean of Graduate College University of Khartoum (2008), and he was the Director of Educational Centre for Health Professions, University of Khartoum (2000).
Professor Karrar is the Chairperson of the National Task Force on Child Health and National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG) and the Regional Advisory Group (RTAG) for the EMR Region.
He is an active member of the Council of University of Khartoum, an active member of the Advisory Committee to the Minister of Higher Education on medical education and research, and an active member of the Advisory Council to the Federal Minister of Health. Professor Karrar is also a member of the Association of Medical Education in Eastern Mediterranean Region (AMEEMR).