Rana is an experienced Regulatory Affairs Professional with a demonstrated history of working in leading multinational medical devices companies such as Medtronic, Johnson & Johnson and Hospira Pfizer. During her career, Rana has managed to take over regulatory roles of increased responsibilities with an extended area coverage where she has built extensive knowledge of the regulations across MEA region.

Rana holds a Medical Laboratory Sciences degree along with a Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC) from RAPS, and a certificate in “Regulation: Theory, Strategy & Practice” from London School of Economics & Political Sciences (LSE).

In her current role as Regulatory Affairs Director at Mecomed, Rana is responsible for managing

Regulatory Affairs-related responsibilities in MECOMED, the Medical Technology Association in Middle East and Africa, and works closely with the different MedTech stakeholders such as Ministry of Health officials and Regulatory agencies to advance the Medical Technology Regulations in the region.

Rana is also co-chairing the GMTA (Global Medical Technology Alliance) Africa Working Group, and has been actively involved in the MDRC (Medical Device Regulatory Convergence) program for Africa.

Rana has also been engaged as a speaker in several international and regional forums in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, on several topics such as Good regulatory practices, Reliance principles and Regulatory environment in MEA region.