Success Stories

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Held the position of Minister of Health in Bisher Al-Khasawneh's government in 2021 and is currently the Minister of Health in Dr. Jaafar Hassan's government.

Educational Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Medicine and Surgery, University of Jordan, 1992.

• Residency in Internal Medicine, University at Buffalo, New York, USA, 1996.

• Fellowship in Clinical Pharmacology, Buffalo, New York, USA, 1997.

• Specialization in Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care, California, USA, 2000.

Board Certifications

• American Board of Internal Medicine.

• American Board of Pulmonary Diseases.

• American Board of Critical Care Medicine.

• American Board of Clinical Pharmacology.

Awards

• Recipient of the Judy Wilkenfeld Award for International Tobacco Control Excellence.

• Recipient of the Dexter Levy Memorial Award for excellence in clinical medicine.

Positions Held

• 2020: President of the National Center for Epidemics and Communicable Diseases Control.

• 2018 – 2021: Head of the Cancer Control Office.

• 2010 – 2018: Head of the Pulmonary and Critical Care Department at King Hussein Cancer Center.

• 2004 – 2021: Director of the Respiratory Therapy Unit and Pulmonary Function Lab at King Hussein Cancer Center.

• 2013 – 2021: Member of the Executive Council at King Hussein Cancer Center.

• 2008: Director of the Smoking Cessation Program at King Hussein Cancer Center.

• 2007: Chair of the Institutional Review Board for Scientific Research at King Hussein Cancer Center.

• 2000 – 2004: Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians.

• 2000 – 2004: Consultant in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Maryland, USA.