Amar Ramadhin

Amar Ramadhin
Ramadhin in 2020
Minister of Public Health
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 July 2020
Preceded by	Antoine Elias [nl]
Personal details
Born	Amar N. Ramadhin[1] Suriname
Nationality	Suriname
Political party	Progressive Reform Party (VHP)
Occupation	physician, politician

Amar N. Ramadhin is a Surinamese physician and as of 2020 Minister of Public Health.

Amar Ramadhin is a general practitioner by profession, and holds a docterandus title.[2] He started teaching at the IBW University in Paramaribo.[3] In 2012,[3] he started at the Medisch Centrum Macdonald in Paramaribo,[4] and until 2020 worked at the General Practitioner Clinic CuraMed in Zorg en Hoop, Paramaribo.[5] He is a member of the medical staff of the Surinamese Football Association,[6] and since 2019, a staff member of the Vereniging van Medici in Suriname (Association of Medical Professionals).[7]

In 1999, Ramadhin became an executive in the Progressive Reform Party (VHP).[8] On 16 July 2020, Ramadhin was appointed Minister of Public Health in the cabinet of Santokhi.[9] On 19 July 2020, Ramadhin was temporarily appointed to head the COVID-19 management team.[10]

References

1. "Zorgverleners" (PDF). Assuria.sr (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 July 2020.
2. "Als wij komen... Fu du sang?". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 July 2020.
3. "Sabaku nr 47 april 16 compleet negende proef". issuu (in Dutch). April 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
4. "Vaarwel beste dokter Henk Macdonald". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 July 2020.
5. "Huisartsenkliniek CuraMed". CuraMed via Facebook (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 July 2020.
6. "Krishnadath: SVB heeft veel gedaan voor Cronie". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 July 2020.
7. "Nieuw sectiebestuur VMS wil knelpunten oplossen". De Ware Tijd (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
8. "Amar Ramadhin getipt als minister van Volksgezondheid". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 July 2020.
9. "Het nieuwe regeerteam dat donderdag aantreedt". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 July 2020.
10. "Coordinatie Covid team tijdelijk in handen van minister Amar Ramadhin". Apintie Radio en Televisie (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 July 2020.