Dr. Intisar Algharibi

Dr. Intisar Salim Al-Gharibi serves as the Director of the Department of Risk Assessment and Food Crisis Management at the Food Safety and Quality Center, under Oman's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources. On the international stage, she holds major leadership positions as the Regional Coordinator and Chairperson for the FAO/WHO Codex Coordinating Committee for the Near East (CCNE), as well as Co-Chair of the WHO Alliance for Food Safety Working Group on foodborne disease surveillance integration. Through these national and global roles, she spearheads scientific risk assessment, food crisis response, and the harmonization of regional food safety standards across the Near East.