Mohamed Haytham Khayat Explained
| Mohamed Haytham Khayat |
| Native Name: | محمد هيثم الخيَّاط |
| Other Names: | M. H. Khayat |
| Native Name Lang: | Arabic |
| Birth Place: | Damascus, Syria |
| Death Place: | Cairo, Egypt |
| Occupation: | Physician and lexicographer |
| Signature: | Mohamed Haytham Khayat signature.png |
Mohamed Haytham Khayat (Arabic: محمد هيثم الخيَّاط) (1937 – 5 September 2020) was a Syrian physician and lexicographer. He was a senior policy advisor to the World Health Organization Regional Directory for the Eastern Mediterranean,[1] a member of both the Board of Trustees of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, and the Board of Trustees of the Islamic Organization for Medical Sciences. He was known for his major contribution to the Unified Medical Dictionary (UMD).[2] [3]
Khayat was born in Damascus, Syria, in 1937. He was educated at Damascus University, Faculty of Medicine, where he was awarded a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery in 1959.[4] He has published more than 25 books on medicine, health, chemistry, botany, Arabic language, and Islamic ethics in Arabic, French and English, including some dictionaries. He has also published hundreds of articles in Arabic, French, English, German and Italian in various fields.[4]
He died on 5 September 2020 in Cairo, Egypt.[5]
Notes and References
- Interview with Dr Mohamed Haytham Khayat, Senior Policy Adviser to the Regional Director. World Health Organization. ar. Saudi Arabia. September 2005. 3. 1. 6 September 2020.
- Book: Unified Medical Dictionary. Khayat, Mohamed Haytham. World Health Organization. 2006. 4th. ط. 9953337268. https://web.archive.org/web/20200906160302/https://archive.org/details/umdwho/page/n1879/mode/2up . 6 September 2020 .
- غانم . مؤنس محمود. كيف تم تعريب الطب في جامعة دمشق. Faisal Magazine. ar. Saudi Arabia. 1997. 244. 78. https://web.archive.org/web/20200906165738/https://books.google.com.eg/books?id=ELJdDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA78&dq=%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF+%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%AB%D9%85+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B7&hl=ar&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjFxa6O_dTrAhUHmRQKHZHYDZwQ6AEwA3oECAIQAg#v=onepage&q=%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF%20%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%AB%D9%85%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B7&f=false/ . 6 September 2020. 6 September 2020.
- Web site: د. محمد هيثم الخياط – شبكة الألوكة – الكتاب والمفكرون . Alukah. 6 September 2020.
- Web site: ResalaPost. 6 September 2020. الدكتور والمفكر محمد هيثم الخياط في ذمة الله. 7 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200907142004/https://resalapost.com/2020/09/06/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%83%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%81%D9%83%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF-%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%AB%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B7-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%B0%D9%85/. 7 September 2020 . ar .
