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[edit]
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[edit]
- limatha nahnu hakadha – asabab al-taraju'i al-'arabiyi (Why Are We Like This - The Reasons For The Arab Retreat), 2011
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Abdul Rahim Malhas passes away". The Jordan Times. 29 September 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Publications, Publitec (2011-12-22). Who's Who in the Arab World 2007-2008. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-093004-7.
- ^ "INTRODUCTION". Bulletin for the Council for British Research in the Levant. 9 (1): 1–20. October 2014. doi:10.1179/1752726014Z.00000000020. ISSN 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. 6 (6): 852–858. doi:10.1200/GO.20.00074. ISSN 2687-8941. PMC 7328116. PMID 32552006.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.