Hassan al-Ghabbash

Syrian politician
HE
Hassan al-Ghabbash
حَسَن الْغَبَّاش
MD
Minister of Health
Incumbent
Assumed office
30 August 2020
PresidentBashar al-Assad
Prime MinisterHussein Arnous
Preceded byNizar Yazigi
Personal details
Born1971 (age 52–53)
Damascus, Damascus Governorate, Syria
Children2
ResidenceDamascus
Alma materUniversity of Damascus
ProfessionPolitician, Scientist, Medical Doctor

Hassan al-Ghabbash (Arabic: حَسَن الْغَبَّاش) (born 1971) is a Syrian doctor and politician.[1] He has been the Health Minister since 2020.[2]

Education and career

  • 1998: Graduated from Faculty of Medicine of Damascus University[3]
  • 1998–2002: Otolaryngologist (ORL–H&N) in al-Mouwasat University Hospital[4]
  • 2003: Member of the American Academy of ear, nose and throat disease (ORL)[4]
  • 2003–2020: Specialist supervisor doctor at al-Mouwasat University Hospital[4]
  • 2014–2017: Head of the Syrian Association of Otorhinolaryngology doctors[4]
  • 2017: Member of the Syrian Board and Chairman of the Training Committee for ORL diseases[3]
  • 2019: Head of Damascus Doctors Syndicate[3]
  • 2020–present: Minister of Health, he has been responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in Syria.[5]
  • 2021: Elected to the Executive Council of World Health Organization[6]

Personal life

He is married and has two children.

See also

References

  1. ^ "الرئيس الأسد يصدر المرسوم رقم 221 لعام 2020 القاضي بتشكيل الحكومة الجديدة برئاسة المهندس حسين عرنوس". www.sana.sy. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  2. ^ "من هو الدكتور حسن غباش وزير الصحة الجديد في حكومة المهندس حسين عرنوس؟". 2020-08-31. Archived from the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  3. ^ a b c Prime Minister's Office. "Prime Minister's Office – Syrian Arab News Agency". Sana.sy. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d "عنوان الجديد في حكومة المهندس حسين عرنوس؟". event-sy.net (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  5. ^ "Sayyid Fahd receives Syrian Health Minister". Times of Oman. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  6. ^ "Executive Board, 150th session".