President of the International Neuroscience Institute (INI), Hannover
President of the China International Neuroscience Institute (China INI)
Honorary President for Life of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS)

Prof. Madjid Samii (born on June 19, 1937 in Iran) became a full Professor of Neurosurgery at the age of 33 at the University of Mainz, Germany.

As a pioneer of modern microneurosurgery, especially of nerve transplantation, and the introducer of a new field in surgery, he has earned the title “father of skull base surgery”.

To support scientific research in biotechnical connections within central and peripheral nerve systems, Prof. Madjid Samii established an international foundation for Neurobionics over 25 years ago.

In 1997, for his contributions to the training of neurosurgeons worldwide, he was elected President of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS).

Prof. Madjid Samii established the first foundation at the WFNS dedicated to training young doctors in underdeveloped countries, and was thereafter appointed WFNS Ambassador to Africa. In 2012 he started the “Africa 100” program with the goal of training 100 neurosurgeons within reference centers in Africa.

With the education of over a thousand expert neurosurgeons worldwide, publication of 17 books and over 500 scientific papers, Prof. Madjid Samii has contributed greatly to the development of global neurosurgery.

The International Neuroscience Institute (INI) was opened in 2000 and quickly became a center of excellence for different disciplines of neurosciences. INI has received outstanding international recognition and is the model for China INI in Beijing (opened in 2016) and Iran INI (under construction).