Dr Sami graduated from medical school in 1997 and began his career at the Royal Hospital, Ministry of Health (MOH) in 1999 as a paediatric resident. He pursued advanced training through fellowships in paediatric emergency medicine at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada, and in paediatric intensive care at the Children’s Hospital of Western Ontario, London, Ontario.
Upon his return to Oman, Dr Sami served as a paediatric emergentologist and paediatric intensivist, and led the paediatric emergency unit at the Royal Hospital until 2012.
In 2015, he was appointed Director of the Child Health Department at the Royal Hospital, where he managed a range of paediatric subspecialties and acute care units.
In 2022, Dr Sami was appointed Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Hospital, Oman’s leading tertiary referral centre. Under his leadership, several specialized centres were established within the hospital.
He actively contributes to a number of committees within the Royal Hospital, the Ministry of Health, and the Oman Medical Specialty Board (OMSB).
In January 2023, Dr Sami joined the Governing Council of the International Hospital Federation (IHF) to serve the remainder of Oman’s term and is also a member of the IHF Audit and Finance Committee.