Thamer is a policy and external affairs director at MSD with 20 years experience in health policy and regulation in Saudi Arabia. Prior to MSD, He previously served as standards and guidelines director in Saudi food and drug authority. During his journey, Thamer has represented the SFDA in many international forums as expert in drug and health regulation. Thamer is a pharmacist by background and graduated with a master’s from the Loughborough university, UK. He has also Ph.D in pharmaceutical chemistry 2022.