Sabaratnam Arulkumaran
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Sir S. Arulkumaran FRCOG FRCS |
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| President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists | |
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In office 2007–2010 |
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| Preceded by | Allan Templeton |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Dale Falconer |
| President of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics | |
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Assumed office 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Gamal Serour |
| President of the British Medical Association | |
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Assumed office 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Sheila Hollins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1948 |
| Alma mater |
Jaffna Central College Mahajana College University of Ceylon National University of Singapore |
| Profession | Physician |
| Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran is a Sri Lankan Tamil physician, former president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, and president-elect of the British Medical Association.
Arulkumaran was born in 1948. He was the son of K. Sabaratnam, a Director of the Jaffna Co-operative Society, and Gnambikai. He was from Kantharmadam in northern Ceylon. He was educated at Jaffna Central College and Mahajana College, Tellippalai. After school he joined the University of Ceylon in 1968 and graduated with an honours MBBS degree in 1972. He then obtained a Diploma in Child Health from the university. He then entered the National University of Singapore from where he obtained MD and PhD degrees. He then became a fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
Arulkumaran joined the National University of Singapore in 1982 as a lecturer. He was professor of obstetrics and gynaecology (1993-1997) and head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (1995-1997). Whilst working in Singapore, Arulkumaran also carried out research in the United States, Sweden, and France.
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