Originally from Egypt, born in Spain, Omnia Marzouk has lived most of her life in Australia and Britain. She attended Sydney University and was the first woman recipient of the Hamilton Mott Scholarship at Wesley College. She graduated from Sydney Medical School, then completed her specialist training in the UK. She obtained her MD with distinction from Liverpool University. Dr Omnia Marzouk was Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medecine for 22 years at the UK's busiest Children's Emergency Department - Alder Hey Children's NHS Trust in Liverpool. She served as Clinical Director of the Emergency Department for 7 years and as Associate Medical Director of the Children's Hospital for 5 years. She held Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health national advisory and training posts in Paediatrics and Paediatric Emergency Medicine. She has recently retired from clinical work but continues to mentor and train doctors and nurses in Emergency Paediatrics.
Dr Omnia Marzouk was the first woman President of Initiatives of Change International from 2011-2016. She was introduced to Initiatives of Change (IofC) while at school in Australia and has been actively involved since. For many years, she has been particularly engaged in trustbuilding initiatives and intercultural and interfaith dialogue within the UK as well as taking part in similar initiatives in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
