Samia Maimani

Samia Abdel Rahim Maimani
سامية عبد الرحيم ميمني
Born	1955 (1955) Saudi Arabia
Died	20 October 1997(1997-10-20) (aged 41–42) United States
Cause of death	Assassination
Citizenship	Saudi
Alma mater	King Faisal University College of Medicine Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
Known for	Maimani aneurysm clip applier and remover for use with neuroendoscopes and steriotactic systems
Scientific career
Fields	neurosurgery

Samia Abdel Rahim Maimani (1955 – 20 October 1997) was a Saudi university professor, inventor, physician, and neurosurgeon. She was an alumna of King Faisal University College of Medicine and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science. She was the first Saudi woman to specialize in neurosurgery. She obtained patents in several medical fields.

Maimani was born in Saudi Arabia. Her father, Abd al-Rahim Maimani, had an accident that broke his skull, killing him on the spot.

Maimani's inventions include:

• The nervous relaxation system, which are units of computer simulators, through which you can control nerves, especially paralyzed brain nerves, to move and heal them.
• The gong device that can control neurons at a specific time.
• A device called Mars that detects cancer in the early stages of infection.

Her inventions received patents.

Death

According to California State Police reports, Maimani was found suffocated in her apartment on 20 October 1997. Her body was found inside a broken refrigerator on the street. As indicated in the case file, the guard of the building in which Maimani lived was arrested based on crime scene fingerprints. The guard was sentenced to life imprisonment, although he denied his connection to the crime even after the verdict was issued. Maimani's furniture, money, jewelry, and medical research and patents had disappeared from her apartment.