Alaaeldin Naqd (also rendered Nogoud) is an executive-minded surgeon and public-sector strategist whose career bridges operating-room excellence and top-tier health administration. He has held senior posts at state and federal level in Sudan, combining clinical expertise with policy design, finance, and workforce management.
A leading hepatobiliary and transplant surgeon, widely credited in Arabic press with the first liver-transplant program at Ibn Sina Hospital in 2022, with a public pledge then to make procedures free for Sudanese patients.
He has appeared frequently as a medical spokesperson/organizer—featured as a member of the Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors—and has used Arabic media to flag war-time system collapse and the need for safe corridors.
In May 2023, SAF intelligence detained him in Omdurman, drawing swift condemnations from FFC and wide coverage in Arabic outlets; he was later released. That profile—front-line clinical credibility, union/advocacy links, and Arabic-media fluency—positions him to tap diaspora clinicians and NGOs for surveillance, outbreak response and critical-care gaps during war.
Roles held
• Director-General for Human and Financial Resources, Khartoum State Ministry of Health (Feb–Oct 2021)
• Head of Health Project Development, Federal Ministry of Health (Dec 2019–Apr 2020)
• Deputy Director, Ibn Sina Specialized Hospital, Khartoum (Aug–Dec 2019)
• Additional advisory and technical roles across the health system since 2002
Medical education and higher qualifications
• European Board of Surgery (EBS), Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary surgery (Sep 2018)
• Fellowship, Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation (Jan 2016)
• Fellowship, HPB surgery and organ transplantation, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran (Jan 2016)
• Fellowship and Diploma, Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery, World Laparoscopy Hospital, New Delhi, India (Jun 2012)
• Membership, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (MRCSI) (Nov 2008)
• Clinical MD (General Surgery), Sudan Medical Specialization Board (Dec 2007)
Naqd’s mix of surgical specialization, hospital management, and ministerial-level budgeting positions him to rebuild service delivery, stabilize supply chains, and align clinical priorities with fiscal realities. His international networks and conference circuit experience can help mobilize partnerships for training, equipment, and emergency response.
