Early life and education Mansour Ali Haseeb was born on 1 January 1910 in
al-Gitaina, Sudan, to Sheikh Ali Haseeb, the judge of al-Gitana, and Fatma Mohamed. Haseeb’s family is originally from
Berber, Sudan and is known for several members who were renowned scholars. Haseeb attended primary schools in Berber,
Atbara and
Port Sudan, As a director, Haseeb also introduced a unified policy for training laboratory assistants across the country and the initiation of a technician training program in 1953. In 1963, Haseeb left Stack to become a professor of Microbiology and Parasitology, and the first Sudanese Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the
University of Khartoum until 1969. At Stack, he was succeeded by
Mohamed Hamad Satti. and, in 1973, he was appointed Chairman of the Sudan Medical Research Council.
rabies and epidemic
meningitis, He wrote several papers on diseases common to Sudan, like parasitic and contagious infections. In 1954, Haseeb accompanied Telford H. Work and Richard Moreland Taylor in an expedition to research
yellow fever with
Baggara tribespeople,
Nuba villages, and the
Dinka people. The expedition was documented in a film,
Reconnaissance for Yellow Fever in the Nuba Mountains, Southern Sudan. Hasseb contributed to 40 scientific papers, published in
Nature,
The Lancet, the
British Medical Journal, and the
Journal of Hygiene. Haseeb dedicated his book
A Monograph on Biomedical Research in Sudan (1970) to the National Council of Research to benefit young researchers. He is considered the "Godfather of Sudan's Laboratory Medicine" In May 1973, renowned American entomologist and parasitologist
Harry Hoogstraal stated, "Professor Mansour Haseeb has been more intimately associated than any other living person with adding to Sudanese biomedical knowledge and sharing the vast experience with younger generations of physicians and scientists." He enjoyed playing tennis, Following his death, the Sudanese Medical Student Association organised a commemorative event and photography exhibition to honour his memory. The exhibition, which took place at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, was inaugurated by the Sudanese neurologist
Daoud Mustafa. The event was held at the Al Baghdadi Lecture Theatre, named after philanthropist
Hashim Bey Al Baghdadi, who greatly supported Sudanese medical students. The obituary ceremony featured speeches, including ones by the Dean and President of the Medical Students Association. Hashem Erwa, Haseeb's student, delivered an
elegy, followed by Mohammed Hamad Satti, who was unable to finish his
eulogy due to overwhelming emotions.
Abdullah El Tayib, then the President of the University of Khartoum, highlighted Haseeb's humility and humanity, and Haseeb family's eulogy was given by his son. == Awards and honours ==