Hassan al-Ghabbash

Hassan al-Ghabbash (حَسَن الْغَبَّاش) (born 1971) is a Syrian doctor and politician. He has been the Health Minister since 2020.

Education and career

 * 1998: Graduated from Faculty of Medicine of Damascus University
 * 1998–2002: Otolaryngologist (ORL–H&N) in al-Mouwasat University Hospital
 * 2003: Member of the American Academy of ear, nose and throat disease (ORL)
 * 2003–2020: Specialist supervisor doctor at al-Mouwasat University Hospital
 * 2014–2017: Head of the Syrian Association of Otorhinolaryngology doctors
 * 2017: Member of the Syrian Board and Chairman of the Training Committee for ORL diseases
 * 2019: Head of Damascus Doctors Syndicate
 * 2020–present: Minister of Health, he has been responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in Syria.
 * 2021: Elected to the Executive Council of World Health Organization

Personal life
He is married and has two children.