Professor Omar Al-Rawas is the Secretary General of the Arab Board of Health Specializations. He was the Director of the Medical Research Centre, Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), and was Professor and Senior Consultant Pulmonologist at the Department of Medicine of College of Medicine and Health Sciences (COMHS), SQU. He received his undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the University of Glasgow, UK. He is a member of Council of Trustees, Oman Medical Specialty Board (OMSB) and the Council of Trustees of Arabian Gulf University.