[ALBSA-Info] Nobel Laureate Dr. Ferid Murad Joins NAAC Honorary Board

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For Immediate Release: November 29, 2001    Contact: Sokol Shtylla (202) 466-6900
 
PRESS RELEASE
 
Nobel Laureate Dr. Ferid Murad Joins the Honorary Board of NAAC 
 
Washington, DC, November 29, 2001: The National Albanian American Council (NAAC) issued the following statement announcing Dr. Ferid Murad as a new member of its Honorary Board:
 
1998 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology Laureate Dr. Ferid Murad has joined the Honorary Board of the National Albanian American Council.  Dr. Murad's father was born in Albania and immigrated to the United States in 1913, at the age of 16.  
 
In over three decades of his career, Dr. Murad has contributed to the medical and pharmaceutical fields as a distinguished researcher, doctor, executive, and professor.  He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the Association of American Physicians and is the recipient of such prestigious prizes as the Lasker Award for Basic Research and the American Heart Association - Ciba Award.  Since 1997 Dr. Murad has served as Chairman of the Department of Integrative Biology, Pharmacology and Physiology at The University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center Medical School.    
 
In October 1999, the President of Albania, Rexhep Meidani, awarded Dr. Murad with the "Honor of the Nation" award, the highest civilian award of the country.  Dr. Murad has been actively involved in Albanian issues, especially since the war in Kosova.  In September 2001 he wrote to President Boris Trajkovski of Macedonia and Arben Xhaferi, the leader of the Democratic Party of Albanians in Macedonia, urging them and other politicians in Macedonia to move forward with the ratification and implementation of the peace agreement.    
 
Dr. Murad joins other prominent individuals on the NAAC Honorary Board including Anthony Athanas, Bret A. Clesi, Thomas Christo, Dr. Sami Repishti, Ambassador William Ryerson, Bardhyl R. Tirana, and Ambassador William Walker.
 
For more information on the Board and the National Albanian American Council, please visit us on the Internet at: www.naac.org
 
The National Albanian American Council ("NAAC") is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to advocating for Albanians and promoting peace and economic development in the Balkans by fostering democratic policy, promoting respect for human rights, and conducting educational and developmental programs.

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