Dr.

Homoud resigns from IIMSAM in Protest of Prisoner becoming Goodwill Ambassador Doha/ July 10, 2011 The Goodwill Ambassador and Director of IIMSAM Dr. Naseer Homoud has resigned from the organization in protest of appointment of a convicted person as IIMSAM Goodwill Ambassador. He expressed his gratitude for Qatar where the regional offices of IIMSAM was based. Dr. Nasser Homoud, the Goodwill Ambassador and Director of Middle East office for the Intergovernmental Institution for the use of Micro-algae Spirulina against Malnutrition (IIMSAM) has handed in his resignation in protest of the appointment of Mr. Khalid Shaheen, who he has termed as a prisoner, offender, absconder as well as the betrayer of the legal sanctity of the Jordanian state system. After putting forward his resignation, Dr. Homoud said that he did this in defense of the principles of my professional ethics and moral conduct which I have been upholding with unquestionable sincerity and integrity for a long time now. He also expressed I have never compromised with my zeal to serve the course of the human betterment with utmost faith in the noble values, righteous principles and, above all in my inner conscience. In his resignation letter to Ambassador Maradona, the SG of IIMSAM Dr. Homoud has contended that the appointment of Mr. Khalid Shaheen as the Goodwill Ambassador of IIMSAM has left him in an unavoidable dilemma when he has to choose between serving the distinguished ideals of an institution or resigning in all his capacity to cultivate and nurture the conscientious path of carrying out his duties and responsibilities without any guilt or burden of wrongdoing. He also states that elevating a man, who has no faith in the judicial ethos to a mature and accountable post of Goodwill Ambassador of IIMSAM has certainly compromised and put a question mark on all the painstaking and assiduous services rendered by its officials as well as the support it has, throughout, been receiving from different quarters of Qatar, Arab region and the whole world. He went on to say I have no qualms in determining that I must discontinue my tenure as a Goodwill Ambassador of IIMSAM and from every other post I hold under its aegis with immediate effect so that my unflinching beliefs in higher codes of professional and personal morality is not shattered. In his press statement Dr. Homoud said I take this opportunity to express my thanks and appreciation for the Qatar based organization such as ROTA, Qatar Foundation and Aspire- to name a few and the media community which supported us while undertaking humanitarian works under the banner of IIMSAM. Indeed, without support of Qatar it was almost impossible to operate regional office of IIMSAM in Doha. Lauding the efforts of Qatar he went on to say Qatar has achieved success in every spectrum and this is only possible because of visionary leadership of His Highness the Emir. The support to humanity works, developing educational infrastructures, bringing Qatar to recognition of world community in such a short span of time denotes the sincerity and will of government of Qatar. The country has offered precious support to worlds economic and social development and tremendously worked for the upliftment of society. Dr. Homoud added further I joined IIMSAM in 2008 as first Goodwill Ambassador from entire Arab region to work for the malnourished children. I worked very hard during my tenure to fulfill the mandates of the organization and with all thanks to stakeholders in Qatar who supported us in this crusade we took IIMSAM to a high level of recognition in entire Middle East region particularly Qatar. Dr. Homoud clarified I tried to my best to bring this issue in attention of IIMSAM Headquarters, but to no avail. He also referred a letter he wrote to Jordan Government on this issue as well as to United Nations Secretary General Mr. Ban Ki Moon apprising them on this serious and sensitive matter and has requested the good offices of the UN Secretary General to initiate appropriate action against IIMSAM for such professional transgression. He said that his moral values, ethical principles and professional integrity have always been unquestioned and he is, in no way, under any eventuality and at any cost, going to compromise them.

In the interaction with the press, Dr. Homoud unreservedly said today, I feel very sad to announce this decision of my resignation as I was left with no other options; my principles and values didnt allowed my conscience to continue with IIMSAM amid recent fiasco which disheartened me a lot; I gave my all to IIMSAM and never even dreamt that this day would also come. However, this is the destiny which was not avoidable. My commitment is for the cause and I want to assure all that I would continue working for marginalized people under any adverse situation without compromising with my values, sincerity, honesty and integrity.