Mohammad Amin Fatemi
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Dr. Mohammad Amin Fatemi (born 1952 in Nangarhar Province
) is a noted Afghan
physician
and politician
. He has served as an advisor to the World Health Organization
in Geneva
, Switzerland
for Mediterranean countries. He is the current Public Health Minister of Afghanistan, appointed during a cabinet reshuffle in 2004, having previously served in the same role from 1993 to 1995.
in 1995. He has served as a practising physician in Badakhshan
, and has taught at the Kabul Public Health Institute and was involved in the High Institute of Public Management in Karachi
.
In the early 1990s Fatemi was responsible for the education program of IRC and the Mujahedin's Unity Programs, and was a member of the advisory board of the Health Ministry and Deputy Minister and First Deputy of the Public Health Minister. He served as the Public Health Minister of Afghanistan from 1993 to 1995.
From 1991 to 2001, he was a member of the Board of the Medical Services Development for Afghans and the Board of the Ladies Hospital for Afghan Refugees. Fatemi has served as an advisor to the World Health Organization
in Geneva
, Switzerland
for Mediterranean countries and has also participated in advanced academic programs in Bonn
, Germany
.
Nangarhar Province
Nangarhar is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan in the east of the country. Its capital is the city of Jalalabad. The population of the province is 1,334,000, which consists mainly of ethnic Pashtuns with a sizable community of Arabs and Pashais....
) is a noted Afghan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
physician
Physician
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and politician
Politician
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. He has served as an advisor to the World Health Organization
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
in Geneva
Geneva
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, Switzerland
Switzerland
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for Mediterranean countries. He is the current Public Health Minister of Afghanistan, appointed during a cabinet reshuffle in 2004, having previously served in the same role from 1993 to 1995.
Biography
Born in eastern Afghanistan, Fatemi graduated from Habibia High School and earned his Doctorate in Medicine from Nangarhar Medical College in 1977. He has a certificate in health care and earned a Health Policy in Developing Countries certificate from Boston UniversityBoston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
in 1995. He has served as a practising physician in Badakhshan
Badakhshan
Badakhshan is an historic region comprising parts of what is now northeastern Afghanistan and southeastern Tajikistan. The name is retained in Badakhshan Province which is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, in the far northeast of Afghanistan, and contains the Wakhan Corridor...
, and has taught at the Kabul Public Health Institute and was involved in the High Institute of Public Management in Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
.
In the early 1990s Fatemi was responsible for the education program of IRC and the Mujahedin's Unity Programs, and was a member of the advisory board of the Health Ministry and Deputy Minister and First Deputy of the Public Health Minister. He served as the Public Health Minister of Afghanistan from 1993 to 1995.
From 1991 to 2001, he was a member of the Board of the Medical Services Development for Afghans and the Board of the Ladies Hospital for Afghan Refugees. Fatemi has served as an advisor to the World Health Organization
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
in Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
for Mediterranean countries and has also participated in advanced academic programs in Bonn
Bonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
, Germany
Germany
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.