Abdul Rahim Malhas Explained
Abdul Rahim Malhas (28 June 1937 – 29 September 2012) was a Jordanian politician who served as Health Minister in the government of Abdelsalam al-Majali between 1993 and 1994. He was member of the 14th House of Representatives between 2003 and 2007.[1]
Life and Career
Abdul Rahim Malhas was born on 28 June 1937 in Amman, Jordan, to his father, the Palestinian Dr. Qassem Abdul Rahim Malhas, and mother, Suad Jude.[2] He was one of six children, along with his siblings Othman, Muhammad, Rehab, Ghazwa and Basma Malhas.[3] His father, Dr. Qassem Malhas, was a pioneering physician who founded the first Jordanian-owned private hospital in Amman in 1945, known as "Malhas Hospital".[4]
Malhas graduated with a BSc in 1959 and an MD from the American University of Beirut in 1963.[5] He later worked in Jordanian army hospitals.
In 1994 he revealed corruption and embezzlement in health and food sectors by a publication in the newspaper Shihan.[6] [7]
Published Works
- limatha nahnu hakadha – asabab al-taraju'i al-'arabiyi (Why Are We Like This - The Reasons For The Arab Retreat), 2011[8]
Notes and References
- Web site: Abdul Rahim Malhas passes away . . 29 September 2012 . 16 August 2015 .
- Book: Publications, Publitec . Who's Who in the Arab World 2007-2008 . 2011-12-22 . Walter de Gruyter . 978-3-11-093004-7 . en.
- October 2014 . INTRODUCTION . Bulletin of the Council for British Research in the Levant . en . 9 . 1 . 1–20 . 10.1179/1752726014Z.00000000020 . 1752-7260.
- Khader . Jamal . Al Mousa . Abdelatif . Al-Kayed . Samir . Mahasneh . Hana . Mubaidin . Rasmi . Al Nassir . Nabeel . Khatib . Sami . Qasem . Adnan . Haddadin . Inad . Elayan . Elayan . Al Khatib . Sondos . November 2020 . History and Current State of Radiation Oncology Services and Practice in Jordan . JCO Global Oncology . en . 6 . 6 . 852–858 . 10.1200/GO.20.00074 . 2687-8941 . 7328116 . 32552006.
- Book: Publitec Publications. Who's Who in the Arab World 2007-2008. 1 January 2007. Walter de Gruyter. 978-3-11-093004-7. 524–.
- Book: Jamil E. Jreisat. Politics Without Process: Administering Development in the Arab World. 1 January 1997. Lynne Rienner Publishers. 978-1-55587-333-2. 137–.
- Book: Sa'eda Kilani. Against Corruption: The role of Arab Civil Society in Fighting Corruption. 1 September 2007. Arab Archives Institute for Human Rights. 64–. GGKEY:5LSLRFCZZBU.
- Web site: صحيفة عمون : "لماذا نحن هكذا _ اسباب التقهقر العربي" .. اصدار جديد لدكتور عبد الرحيم ملحس . 2024-05-20 . وكالة عمون الاخبارية.
