Abdul Rahim Malhas

Abdul Rahim Malhas
Ministry of Health
MonarchHussein of Jordan
Prime MinisterAbdelsalam Majali
Personal details
BornJune 28, 1937
Amman, Jordan
DiedSeptember 29, 2012
Amman, Jordan

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.[1]

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]

References

  1. ^ a b "Abdul Rahim Malhas passes away". The Jordan Times. 29 September 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2015.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ Publications, Publitec (2011-12-22). Who's Who in the Arab World 2007-2008. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-093004-7.
  3. ^ "INTRODUCTION". Bulletin of the Council for British Research in the Levant. 9 (1): 1–20. October 2014. doi:10.1179/1752726014Z.00000000020. ISSN 1752-7260.
  4. ^ 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. 6 (6): 852–858. doi:10.1200/GO.20.00074. ISSN 2687-8941. PMC 7328116. PMID 32552006.
  5. ^ Publitec Publications (1 January 2007). Who's Who in the Arab World 2007-2008. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 524–. ISBN 978-3-11-093004-7.
  6. ^ Jamil E. Jreisat (1 January 1997). Politics Without Process: Administering Development in the Arab World. Lynne Rienner Publishers. pp. 137–. ISBN 978-1-55587-333-2.
  7. ^ Sa'eda Kilani (1 September 2007). Against Corruption: The role of Arab Civil Society in Fighting Corruption. Arab Archives Institute for Human Rights. pp. 64–. GGKEY:5LSLRFCZZBU.
  8. ^ "صحيفة عمون : "لماذا نحن هكذا _ اسباب التقهقر العربي" .. اصدار جديد لدكتور عبد الرحيم ملحس". وكالة عمون الاخبارية. Retrieved 2024-05-20.


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