Mai al-Kaila
Mai al-Kaila | |
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| مي الكيلة | |
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| Health Minister of Palestine | |
| Assumed office 13 April 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Jawad Awad |
| Palestinian Ambassador to Italy | |
| In office 1 October 2013 – 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Sabri Attia |
| Succeeded by | Abeer Odeh |
| Palestinian Ambassador to Chile | |
| In office 2006–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Sabri Attia |
| Succeeded by | Imad Nabil Jadaa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mai al-Kaila 8 April 1955 East Jerusalem, Jordanian West Bank |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
Mai Al-Kaila (Arabic: مي الكيلة; born 8 April 1955) is a Palestinian doctor, diplomat and politician, and the first woman to hold the position of Health Minister of Palestine.[1][2] She holds a PhD in public health and health administration.[3] She chaired the Palestinian Medical Council in her capacity as Health Minister. She is also part of the Palestinian Authority headed by current prime minister Dr. Mohammad Shtayyeh.
Background
[edit]Mai Salem Hanna al-Kaila was born in Jerusalem on 8 April 1955. She received her basic and preparatory education in the schools of Birzeit, and her secondary education at the Private College in Ramallah. She studied nursing at the Augusta Victoria Hospital in Jerusalem. She studied medicine at the University of Granada in Spain and obtained a bachelor's degree from it, then she specialized in the field of obstetrics and gynecology in the University of California, San Francisco in the United States of America and obtained a master's degree.[4] She obtained her PhD in Public Health and Epidemiology from the University of Chile.[5]
Career
[edit]Al-Kailah worked as a resident physician at the Palestine Red Crescent Hospital in Jerusalem in the Obstetrics and Gynecology program.[5] Mai Al-Kailah has promoted jobs and positions, as she worked as a lecturer at Al-Quds University in the Public Health Department, and at UNRWA as head of the Motherhood and Childhood Program.[5]
In 1994, Mai Al-Kailah was appointed to the Palestinian delegation to participate in the World Conference on Women, 1995 in Beijing, China.[6]
Alkaila was appointed as the Ambassador of the State of Palestine to Chile on 31 October 2005.[7] She continued to serve in that role until her appointment as Ambassador of the State of Palestine to Italy on 1 October 2013.[3][8][9] On 4 December 2016, she won the Palestinian Revolutionary Council elections, which were held during the seventh conference of Fatah, and became a member in it.[10]
On 13 April 2019, al-Kaila took the constitutional oath before Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as Minister of Health within Mohammad Shtayyeh's government.[11]
Honors
[edit]- In 2017, Mai al-Keila was awarded a gold medal by the Norman Academy in cooperation with the Italian Air Force; this is due to her activism and defense of Palestinian human rights.[12]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ مي كيلة تتسلم مهامها وزيرة للصحة [Mai Kaila Obtains Position as Minister of Health]. alwatanvoice.com (in Arabic). 14 April 2019. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ Nofal, Aziza (6 May 2019). "Woman heads Palestinian Health Ministry for the first time". Al-Monitor. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ a b مي كيلة [Mai Kaila]. وكالة سوا الإخبارية (in Arabic). 13 April 2019. Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "كل ما تريد معرفته عن وزراء الحكومة الـ18". الترا فلسطين (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ a b c الدكتورة مي كيلة ,, من أسيرة محررة الى دبلوماسية ناجحة الى أول وزيرة صحة ميدانية ,, الى فارسة محاربة في مواجهة. www.alhayat-j.com. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Dr. Mai Alkaila". World Bank. 27 September 2020. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Libsys Opac". library.lab.pna.ps. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ د.مي كيلة تقدم اوراق اعتمادها سفيرة فلسطين في ايطاليا [Dr. Mai Kaila Presents Her Credentials as Palestinian Ambassador to Italy]. Ma'an News Agency (in Arabic). 25 October 2013. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Libsys Opac". library.lab.pna.ps. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ الفائزون في انتخابات اللجنة المركزية والمجلس الثوري [Election Winners in Central Council and Revolutionary Council]. Ma'an News Agency (in Arabic). 4 March 2019. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019.
- ^ حكومة اشتية تؤدي اليمين الدستورية. dooz.ps (in Arabic). 13 April 2019. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ اكاديمية نورمان تمنح د. مي كيله وسامها الذهبي [Norman Academy Awards Dr. Mai Kaila Gold Medal]. alwatanvoice.com (in Arabic). 14 November 2017. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- Living people
- 1955 births
- People from Birzeit
- Academic staff of Al-Quds University
- Palestinian women academics
- University of Chile alumni
- University of Granada alumni
- University of California, San Francisco alumni
- Palestinian women nurses
- Palestinian women physicians
- Women government ministers of the Palestinian National Authority
- Ambassadors of the State of Palestine to Italy
- Ambassadors of the State of Palestine to Chile
- Palestinian women ambassadors
- Expatriates in Spain
- Palestinian expatriates in the United States
- Health ministers of Palestine
- 21st-century Palestinian women politicians
- 21st-century Palestinian politicians
- 20th-century Palestinian physicians
- Recipients of Italian civil awards and decorations
- 21st-century Palestinian diplomats