Professor El Hadi Ahmed El Sheikh | |
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الهادي أحمد الشيخ | |
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| Born | 28 June 1933 Shendi, Sudan |
| Died | 23 September 2009 (aged 76) Khartoum, Sudan |
| Education | Ain Shams University (BSc, 1959) University of London (PhD) |
| Relatives | El Shafiei Ahmed El Sheikh (brother) |
| Awards | Gold Medal for Arts and Literature, Sudan Az-Zubair Prize for Innovation and Scientific Excellence, Sudan |
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| Institutions | University of Khartoum World Health Organization Moorfields Eye Hospital UCL Institute of Ophthalmology London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine |
El Hadi Ahmed El Sheikh FRCOphth (Arabic: الهادي أحمد الشيخ; 28 June 1933 – 23 September 2009) was a Sudanese Professor of Ophthalmology at the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Khartoum, and WHO's Research Fellow. El Sheikh established Abu-Hamad Town Hospital in 1962 and the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Khartoum in 1994. He was known for philanthropic work and organising eye care campaigns that offered free treatment for Sudanese and refugees.