Biography

Holder of a medical doctorate and a Ph.D., Prof. Chakib Nejjari has extensive experience in teaching, research and academic management. He has held several leadership positions: Deputy Director of the Cheikh Khalifa Foundation, President of Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences, Director of the National School of Public Health in Rabat, head of a university hospital department, head of the department of basic sciences and director of a research laboratory.

After a research position at INSERM in France, he joined in 1995 the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca, then in 2000 that of Fez, where he served as Professor, Director of the Epidemiology and Public Health Laboratory and Head of Department at CHU Hassan II. The research team he contributed to coordinated studies for the first Cancer Plan and participated in the creation of the Cancer Research Institute. At Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences, he contributed to the development of the academic and hospital ecosystem, establishing numerous programs and centers, as well as opening the Mohammed VI International University Hospital.

Former President of the Association of French-speaking Epidemiologists, he has been an expert for many national and international organizations, notably the World Health Organization (Eastern Mediterranean Advisory Committee for Health Research) and the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. He has also contributed to projects led by the Lalla Salma Foundation, the Mohammed VI Foundation for Environmental Protection and the Cheikh Khalifa Foundation.

His work has earned him several distinctions, including the Medal of Honor from the National Committee against Respiratory Diseases and Tuberculosis, the Columbus Award for Medical Prevention (1997), the Émile Aubertin Prize and the Hassan II Environment Prize for the Casa Airpol study. Between 2019 and 2024, he appeared in the Stanford University ranking among the top 2% most influential researchers in the world.

He is currently Vice President in charge of the Health Division at the Euromed University of Fes, where he works actively with the President and a dynamic team for the development of higher education, research, innovation and healthcare.