Faeqa bint Saeed Al Saleh

Faeqa bint Saeed Al Saleh is a politician and the government minister of health in Bahrain.[1][2]

Biography

Faeqa graduated from the University of London with an M. A. in Library and Information Studies. She served as the Assistant Secretary General of the League of Arab States'Head of Social Affairs Sector. Faega served as Minister of Social Development from December 2014 till she was appointed the Minister of Health in Bahrain on October 2015. The Forbes Middle East placed her 9th on a list of most powerful Arab women in governments.[3] She is the only women in the Cabinet of Bahrain.[4] In December 2015 she presided over celebration of Bahraini Women's day in the Ministry of Health, where she promised her support to female cadres and their allies in the ministry.[5] Under her, the Ministry of health and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs collaborated to establish King Hamad Nursing and Associated Medical Sciences University in Pakistan.[6] She inaugurated the first hotel clinic in Bahrain in Four Seasons Hotel.[7]

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References
  1. "Health Minister briefed on Galali citizens' needs". Bahrain News Agency. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. "Health Minister visits Hoora, Qudaibiya". Bahrain News Agency. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  3. "Top 10 Most Powerful Arab Women In Government 2017". Forbes Middle East. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  4. Toumi, Habib (30 September 2015). "Bahrain king reshuffles cabinet". GulfNews. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  5. "Health Ministry celebrates Bahraini Women's Day". Bahrain News Agency. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  6. "Bahrain-Pakistan health cooperation reviewed". Bahrain News Agency. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  7. Divecha, Devina. "Four Seasons Bahrain Bay gets in-house clinic". HotelierMiddleEast.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
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