Abdul Rahman Mohammed Al Owais

Abdul Rahman Bin Mohammed Al Owais (1967) is the minister of health in the United Arab Emirates.

Abdul Rahman Mohammed Al Owais
Minister of Health
Minister of Health
Assumed office
12 March 2013
President
Prime MinisterMohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Preceded byHimself (Acting)
Acting
In office
13 September 2011  12 March 2013
PresidentKhalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Prime MinisterMohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Preceded byHanif Hassan Ali
Succeeded byHimself
Minister of State for Federal National Council Affairs
Assumed office
20 October 2017
PresidentKhalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Prime MinisterMohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Preceded byAnwar Mohammed Gargash
Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development
In office
09 February 2006  12 March 2013
PresidentKhalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Prime MinisterMohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byNahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan
Personal details
Alma materUnited Arab Emirates University

A graduate of the United Arab Emirates University, Al Owais attained a bachelor's degree in Accounting and Information. He then became the Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development in 2006. Thereafter, Al Owais was appointed as Acting Minister of Health in 2011 and served until 2013.

In 2013, Al Owais was appointed as minister of health.[1] In this capacity, he was later appointed by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to serve on the Independent High-level Commission on Non-Communicable Diseases from 2018 until 2019.[2]

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