المملكة: With 67 operations, the Kingdom strengthens its global position in separating conjoined twins

2025/11/24 10:26:45 AM

4 minutes read

المملكة: With 67 operations, the Kingdom strengthens its global position in separating conjoined twins

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is making pioneering efforts in The Saudi Program for Separating Conjoined Twins, which has achieved international acclaim and major successes since its launch in 1990.
The first 3 operations were performed at King Faisal Specialist Hospital, after which the rest of the operations were transferred to King Abdulaziz Medical City, out of a total of 67 operations, with the generous support of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister – may God preserve them. God-.

There have been 7 operations on cases of head entrapment, which is the most difficult.

Twins Saudi Arabia has the highest number of operations with 12 operations.

6 operations were performed to separate Parasitic twins

Saudi Arabia

.1 The first operation performed on Saudi female twins (their names were not mentioned) was on December 31, 1990, and took 4 hours at King Faisal Specialist Hospital, and the place of attachment was the abdominal area

.2 Samar and Sahar/female/14 hours/lower chest, abdomen and pelvis/King Faisal Hospital Specialist.

.3 Hassan and Hussein/ male/ 14 hours/ lower abdomen and pelvis/ King Abdulaziz Medical City, in the first operation at the medical city, which was on January 21, 1998.

.4 Reem and Rana/ female/ 12 hours/ lower abdomen and pelvis/ King Abdulaziz Medical City.

.5 Abdullah and Abdul Rahman/ male/ 16 hours/ lower chest, abdomen and pelvis, King Abdulaziz Medical City. Abdulaziz Medical City.

6. Parasite Ibtihal/female/6 hours/attached through the pelvis/King Abdulaziz Medical City.

7. Abdullah and Salman/male/10 hours/King Abdulaziz Medical City.

8. Rana and Raneem/female/18 hours/head area/King Abdulaziz Medical City.

.9. Eileen and Ayla/female/5 Hours/King Abdulaziz Medical City.

.10 Sheikha and Shamukh/Athana/12 hours/lower abdomen and pelvis/King Abdulaziz Medical City.

.11 Siamese twins (no names)/7 hours/joined at the hip/King Abdulaziz Medical City.

.12 Yara and Lara/female/12 and a half hours/lower abdomen and pelvis/King Abdulaziz Medical City. Medical.

Yemen

The number of Yemeni twins is 9.

.1 Abdullah and Abdulrahman / male / 9 hours / pelvic area / King Abdulaziz Medical City.

.2 Abdulaziz and Abdullah / male / chest, abdomen and pelvis / lower chest, abdomen and pelvis area / King Abdulaziz Medical City.

.3 Al-Tufaili Ahmed / male / 2 hours / King Abdulaziz Medical City. Abdulaziz Medical City.

.4 The parasitic twin Aisha Ahmed Saeed Mahmoud/female/8 hours/King Abdulaziz Medical City.

.5 Yousef and Yassin/male/15 hours/attachment to the head/King Abdulaziz Medical City, one of the twins died the next day.

.6 Affection and Mercy/female/lower chest and abdomen/King Abdulaziz Medical City.

.7 Salman. And Abdullah/ male/ 8 hours/ pelvic and abdominal area/ King Abdulaziz Medical City.

Egypt

.1 Talia and Talin/ female/ 5 hours/ lower chest and abdomen/ King Abdulaziz Medical City. The first operation broadcast live on television was on October 4, 2003.

.2 Alaa and Walaa/ female/ 11 hours/ lower chest, cage bone and ribs. Lower and abdomen/King Abdulaziz Medical City.

3. Hassan and Mahmoud/male/13 and a half hours/in the abdomen and pelvis/King Abdulaziz Medical City.

.4. Al-Tufaili Ahmed/male/3 hours/King Abdulaziz Medical City, the first parasitic twins in operations.

.5. Salma and Sarah/female/17 hours/head area/King Abdulaziz Medical City.

.6.Tufaili Muhammad twins. Abdul Rahman Jumaa/ Male/ 8 hours/ King Abdulaziz Medical City.

Iraq

The number of twin surgeries is 6.

.1 Fatima and Zahra/ Female/ 19 hours/ Lower abdomen, chest and pelvis area/ King Adabaziz Medical City.

.2 Iyad and Ziad/ Male/ 17 hours/ Chest and abdomen/ King Abdulaziz Medical City.

.3 Zainab Warqia / female / 10 hours / hip, pelvis and anal canal / King Abdulaziz Medical City.

.4 Chris and Christian / female / 7 hours / chest and abdomen / King Abdulaziz Medical City.

.5 Ali and Omar / male / 11 hours / lower chest and abdomen / King Abdulaziz Medical City.

Sudan

Number of twin operations 5.

.1 Heba and Samah/female/18 hours/lower chest, abdomen and pelvis/King Faisal Specialist Hospital.

.2 Najla and Nusaybah/female/11 hours/involvement in the liver and attachment to the digestive system/King Abdulaziz City.

.3 Rammah and Wadah/male/11 hours/abdomen and pelvis/King Abdulaziz Medical City.

.4 Joud Janna/female/9 hours/chest and abdomen/King Abdulaziz Medical City.

Syria

1. Taqwa and Yaqeen/female/14 hours/attachment to the head/King Abdulaziz Medical City.

.2 Ihsan and Bassam/male/7 hours/lower chest and abdomen/King Abdulaziz Medical City.

3. Parasite Sarah Al-Jahjah/female/7 hours/King Abdulaziz Medical City. Abdulaziz Medical Center.

.4 Celine and Eileen/female/8 hours/lower chest and abdomen/King Abdulaziz Medical City.

Morocco

.1 Hafsa and Elham/female/16 hours/lower abdomen and pelvis/King Abdulaziz Medical City.

.2 Safa and Marwah/female/8 hours/chest and abdominal area/King Abdulaziz Medical City. Medical.

.3 Saeeda and Aziza/female/14 hours/shared liver, pancreas, and liver ducts/King Abdulaziz Medical City.

Philippines

.1 Princess Anne and Princess May/female/8 hours/abdomen and pelvis/King Abdulaziz Medical City.

.2 Akiza and Aisha/female/5 hours/lower chest and abdomen/King Abdulaziz Medical City. Medical.

Tanzania

.1 Anishia and Melenise/female/lower chest, pelvis and abdomen/King Abdulaziz Medical City.

.2 Hassan and Hussein/male/16 and a half hours/King Abdulaziz Medical City.

Nigeria

.1 Hassana and Hasina/female/14 and a half hours/abdomen, pelvis and liver/King Abdulaziz Medical City. Medical.

.2 Hasna and Hasina/female/16 and a half hours/lower abdomen and pelvis/King Abdulaziz Medical City.

Malaysia

Malaysian/Ahmed and Muhammad/male/upper chest, abdomen and pelvis/23 hours/King Abdulaziz Medical City.

Poland

Olga Daria/female/18 hours/ conjoined and sharing one spine of the intestine. Al-Ghalaidha/King Abdulaziz National Guard City.

Cameroon

Fanbom and Shfobo/ Male/ 18 hours/ Lower chest, abdomen and pelvis/ King Abdulaziz Medical City.

Amman

Safaa and Marwa/ Female/ 17 hours/ Joint at the head/ King Abdulaziz Medical City, which is the first operation of its kind to separate twins joined at the head in the East. Middle East.

Bahrain

Zahra/female/5 hours/King Abdulaziz Medical City, which is the first operation directly after the birth of the twins by cesarean section, and it was not possible to save her twin due to her very critical health condition.

Jordan

Muhammad and Amjad/male/8 hours/chest and abdomen area/King Abdulaziz City Medical.

Algeria

Sarah and Ikram/female/11 hours/hip and pelvic area/King Abdulaziz Medical City.

Pakistan

Fatima and Mashael/female/5 hours/lower chest and abdomen, sharing the abdominal wall/King Abdulaziz Medical City.

Palestine

Farah and Haneen/female/13 hours/abdomen And the basin/King Abdulaziz Medical City, and Farah passed away.

Libya

Ahmed and Muhammad/ male/ 13 hours/ lower abdomen and pelvis/ King Abdulaziz Medical City.

Burkina Faso

Hawa and Khadija/ female/ 6 hours/ lower chest and abdomen/ King Abdulaziz Medical City.

Eritrea

Asmaa and Somaya/ Female/15 and a half hours/Conjoined to the head/King Abdulaziz Medical City.

Jamaica

Azaria and Azzura Elson/Female/5 hours/Lower chest, abdomen and liver/King Abdulaziz Medical City, which is the last operation performed so far and was on November 13, 2025.

It is the 67th operation within the Saudi program to separate conjoined twins, which included 28 countries in the world. He cared for 152 twins over more than 35 years.