Tan Sri Dr Jemilah Mahmood

Mercy malaysia founder tan sri dr jemilah mahmood has been appointed special advisor to prime minister tan sri muhyiddin yassin on public health.

Tan sri dr jemilah mahmood. She is well known as the founder of mercy malaysia which she led from 1999 2009 and her previous appointments include chief of the humanitarian. Tan sri dr jemilah obtained her doctor of medicine from the national university of malaysia in 1986 and her masters in obstetrics and gynaecology in 1991. She is none other than malaysia s very own tan sri dr. She is also a member of the government of malaysia s economic action council and is actively engaged in the covid 19 response.

She also obtained her fellowship from the royal college of obstetricians and gynaecologists in the united kingdom and completed a business studies programme at the international management and development institute imd in lausanne switzerland. Jemilah binti mahmood is a malaysian physician. Before joining the ifrc dr. Jemilah was raised by her parents in jalan gasing petaling jaya.

She has served as special advisor to the prime minister of malaysia muhyiddin yassin on public health since march 2020 and under secretary general for partnerships in the international federation of red cross and red crescent societies since january 2016. We must always be prepared as we have to step up preparation as a community. She went to assunta girls school and it was there that her desire in becoming a doctor started to develop. Jemilah mahmood began her mandate as under secretary general for partnerships at the international federation of red cross and red crescent societies ifrc in january 2016.

Mahmood is currently the special advisor to the prime minister of malaysia on public health and began her mandate in april 2020. She is well known for being the founder of a non profit organization in malaysia mercy malaysia. She is also a member of the government of malaysia s economic action council and is actively engaged in the covid 19 response and recovery initiatives both on the health economic and social fronts. Mahmood was the chief of the world humanitarian summit secretariat at the united nations in new york.

In a statement today the prime minister s office said that dr jemilah will be advising the prime minister on health policies and initiatives. Mahmood is currently the special advisor to the prime minister of malaysia on public health and began her mandate in april 2020. Under secretary general partnerships. Born on the 3 rd of december 1959 dr.

Before joining the ifrc she served as chief of the secretariat of the world humanitarian summit at the united nations in new york and chief of the humanitarian response branch at unfpa in 2011 p. An acclaimed humanitarian advocate tan sri dr jemilah mahmood was the driving force behind the establishment of mercy malaysia the most successful home grown humanitarian organisation that works.