Global InformationNathir Obeidat information
Nathir Mifleh Mohammad Obeidat | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 12 October 2020 – 14 March 2021 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah II of Jordan |
| Prime Minister | Bisher Al-Khasawneh |
| Preceded by | Saad Jaber |
| Succeeded by | Firas Al-Hawari |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 20, 1959 |
| Alma mater | University of Jordan (M.Sc.) |
Nathir Mifleh Mohammad Obeidat (born December 20, 1959, in Hartha, Abila, Irbid)[1] is a Jordanian physician who currently serves as the President of the University of Jordan.[2] He held the role of Jordanian Minister of Health in Bisher Al-Khasawneh's Cabinet from October 12, 2020, until he stepped down on March 14, 2021.[3][4] Prior to that, he served as Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Jordan, starting in 2016,[5] and later took on the role of spokesperson for media communications regarding the 2019 Coronavirus outbreak in Jordan.[6]
He tendered his resignation as Minister of Health in response to a request from the royal authorities, prompted by an oxygen supply failure at Salt Hospital, resulting in multiple fatalities.[3][4]
- ^ "CURRICULUM VITAE: NATHIR MIFLEH MOH'D OBEIDAT" (PDF). Faculty of Medicine, University of Jordan.
- ^ "The University Of Jordan Presidency". www.ju.edu.jo. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ a b "Covid: Jordan's health minister quits over hospital oxygen deaths". 2021-03-13. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ a b Al-Khalidi, Suleiman (2021-03-14). "Jordan health minister resigns after oxygen outage kills seven patients". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "صحيفة عمون : تهنئه للاستاذ الدكتور نذير مفلح عبيدات". وكالة عمون الاخبارية. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "من هو الناطق الإعلامي الجديد لملف كورونا في وزارة الصحة". رؤيا الأخباري (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-04-29.