Abdul Rahman Mohammed Al Owais Explained

Abdul Rahman Mohammed Al Owais
Office:Minister of Health
President:
Primeminister:Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Term Start:12 March 2013
Predecessor:Himself (Acting)
President1:Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Primeminister1:Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Term Start1:13 September 2011
Term End1:12 March 2013
Status1:Acting
Predecessor1:Hanif Hassan Ali
Successor1:Himself
Office2:Minister of State for Federal National Council Affairs
Term Start2:20 October 2017
President2:Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Primeminister2:Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Predecessor2:Anwar Mohammed Gargash
Office3:Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development
Term Start3:09 February 2006
Term End3:12 March 2013
President3:Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Primeminister3:Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Predecessor3:Office established
Alma Mater:United Arab Emirates University

Abdul Rahman Bin Mohammed Al Owais (1967) is the minister of health in the United Arab Emirates.

A graduate of the United Arab Emirates University, Al Owais attained a bachelor's degree in Accounting and Information. He then became the Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development in 2006. Thereafter, Al Owais was appointed as Acting Minister of Health in 2011 and served until 2013.

In 2013, Al Owais was appointed as minister of health.[1] In this capacity, he was later appointed by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to serve on the Independent High-level Commission on Non-Communicable Diseases from 2018 until 2019.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: His Excellency\ Abdul Rahman Mohammed bin Nasser Al Owais. United Arab Emitres: The Cabinet.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20180206011119/http://www.who.int/ncds/governance/high-level-commission/mission/commissioners/en/ WHO Independent High-level Commission on NCDs