Latif Al-Hakim – Healthcare consultant.

Latif’s experience spans more than 40 years in industry, research and development organisations and in universities.

Latif received his first degree in Engineering in 1968.  His MSc (1977) in Industrial Engineering and Systems Design and PhD (1983) in Management Science were awarded from the University of Wales (UK).

Dr Al-Hakim has held various academic appointments and lectured on a wide variety of interdisciplinary Healthcare, Management and Engineering topics. Dr Hakim has successfully supervised large number of postgraduate students (Masters and PhD candidates).
He has published extensively in various fields of healthcare engineering and disruptions, quality, and systems modelling. He is the author and editor of thirteen books, twelve chapters
in books and more than 100 papers in various journals and conference proceedings. Dr Hakim had established the first international journal on information quality – International Journal of Information Quality.

Starting with designing of information and quality systems, Dr Al-Hakim’s involvement with industry continued in the form of consultancy and technical advice. In addition to teaching, research and consulting, Dr Hakim has conducted technology transfer training courses and seminars at international level in various fields of quality and operations management. Dr Al-Hakim has awarded honorary position from Imperial College London.