Biography & Wikipedia
Salim Abdool Karim is a South African epidemiologist and virologist who played a key role in the AIDS and COVID-19 pandemics. His scientific efforts have influenced the HIV prevention and treatment landscape, saving thousands of lives.
Salim Abdool Karim teaches at both the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa and Columbia University in New York. Salim Abdool Karim was a participant in the study. Karim was nominated to oversee a 45-person Ministerial Advisory Committee during the COVID-19 epidemic. The committee, which included numerous other medical specialists, was formed to oversee the South African government’s reaction to the pandemic. Salim Abdool Karim was elected as the International Science Council’s Vice President for Outreach and Engagement from 2021 to 2024 during the ISC General Assembly on October 14, 2021.
Age and birthday
Salim Abdool Karim was born on July 29, 1960. As of 2023, he will be 63 years of age.
Height and weight
Salim Abdool Karim’s height and weight are unknown
Nationality & Ethnicity
Salim Abdool Karim is a citizen of South Africa who is of black descent
Education
Salim Abdool Karim attended primary school in Durban before his family was forcibly evacuated from Durban to Chatsworth, a racially separated township in the city’s south, under apartheid’s Racial Group Areas Act. Salim Abdool Karim attended the University of Natal’s medical school after graduating from secondary school in Durban in 1977.
Political party and views
Salim Abdool Karim is not part of any political party
Parents and siblings
Salim Abdool Karim’s parents and siblings are unknown
Wife and children
Quarraisha Abdool Karim is his wife, and according to research, they have three children.
Salary and net worth
Salim Abdool Karim’s net worth is between 1 and 5 million dollars
Social media: Instagram & Twitter
INSTAGRAM: Salim Karim (@salimkarim)
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