Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari Explained

Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari
Office:Minister of Public Health
Term Start:January 2016
Primeminister:Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani
Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz Al Thani
Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani
Alma Mater:Brunel University (PhD)
Predecessor:Abdullah bin Khalid Al Qahtani

Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari is a Qatari healthcare management professional. In 2015 she appeared at #20 in the CEO Middle East list of the 100 most powerful Arab women.[1] She was appointed as Qatar Minister of Public Health in January 2016 and serves on multiple medical boards in Qatar and the United States.[2]

Early life, education and career

She studied at Brunel University in the United Kingdom, earning her PhD in healthcare management in 2002.

Al Kuwari has worked for the WHO, Reuters and as a freelance health reporter.[3] She entered the field of healthcare management in 1996 by joining the Women's Hospital of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC).[4]

Since 2007, she has maintained her position as a Managing Director of HMC.

Forbes ranked Al Kuwari 2nd among Middle East's "Top 50 Healthcare Leaders 2022"[5] and 8th among the "100 most powerful businesswomen in the Arab world" 2023.[6]

Current positions

Al Kuwari currently holds the following positions:

As the Minister of Qatar's Public health, Al Kuwari is responsible for the functions of the Ministry of Health. This includes overseeing all programs in the public and private sectors. She works to ensure the efficiency of the service providers and public health service programs, and the growth of Qatar's National Health and Public Health Strategies.[13] Recently, the Joint Committee Meeting on 'Health in All Policies' was participated in by eleven ministries and government entities. Al Kuwari presided over the meeting, which was held at the Ministry of Public Health headquarters.[14] During this meeting, she encouraged joint participation in order to further the objectives laid out by Qatar's Second National Development Strategy 2018-2022.

In October 2018 she was elected as an international member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) of the United States.[15]

References

  1. http://www.arabianbusiness.com/the-100-most-powerful-arab-women-2015-583884.html?itemid=583718 Hanan Al Kuwari
  2. Web site: Her Excellency Dr. Hanan Mohammed Al Kuwari Sidra Medicine. www.sidra.org. en. 2020-02-27.
  3. Web site: H.E. Dr. Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari, Minister of Public Health . Government Communications Office . 24 November 2021.
  4. Web site: Full bill of health. The Business Year. 2020-02-27. 2020-02-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20200227204257/https://www.thebusinessyear.com/qatar-2020/full-bill-of-health/interview. dead.
  5. Web site: Top 50 Healthcare Leaders 2022 . Forbes . 17 May 2023.
  6. Web site: 100 Most Powerful Businesswomen 2023 . Forbes . 4 May 2023.
  7. Web site: H.E. Dr. Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar. qatar-weill.cornell.edu. 2020-03-05.
  8. Web site: Joint Advisory Board Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar. qatar-weill.cornell.edu. 2020-03-05.
  9. Web site: Board of Regents Qatar University. www.qu.edu.qa. 2020-03-05. 2021-10-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20211028224521/http://www.qu.edu.qa/about/leadership/board%E2%80%93regents. dead.
  10. Web site: Board of Governors Sidra Medicine. www.sidra.org. en. 2020-03-05.
  11. Web site: H.E. Dr. Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari, Ph.D. . Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar . 24 November 2021.
  12. Web site: FROM EACH HER OWN . The Business Year. 1 December 2021.
  13. Web site: Minister of Public Health. Government Communications Office. en-US. 2020-03-05.
  14. Web site: Minister chairs joint committee meeting on health policies. 2020-02-22. Gulf-Times. ar. 2020-03-05.
  15. Web site: WORKING AS ONE . The Business Year . 22 March 2022 . 26 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211026205329/https://www.thebusinessyear.com/qatar-2019/working-as-one/interview . dead .

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