Jemilah Mahmood

Tan Sri Dr. Jemilah binti Mahmood is a Malaysian doctor. Since January 2016, she has served as Under Secretary General for Partnerships at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).[1] Before joining the IFRC, Dr. Mahmood was the Chief of the World Humanitarian Summit secretariat at the United Nations in New York and was previously the Chief of the Humanitarian Response Branch at UNFPA in 2011.[2][3] From 1999-2009, she was the President of the Malaysian Medical Relief Society (MERCY Malaysia), a medical charity which she founded in June 1999, inspired by Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders).[4] In 2008, she was one of 16 members appointed by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the Advisory Group of the Central Emergency Response Fund.[5]

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dr.

Jemilah Mahmood
NationalityMalaysian
OccupationUnder Secretary General for Partnerships at IFRC, Doctor and humanitarian activist
Spouse(s)Dr Ashar Abdullah
WebsiteInternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies MERCY Malaysia

Education

Mahmood attended Assunta Girls School in Petaling Jaya.[6] She graduated in 1986 as a Doctor of Medicine (MD) from the National University of Malaysia (UKM), and went on to earn her Masters in Obstetrics & Gynaecology from the university in 1992. She became a member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in the United Kingdom, and received training in various subspecialties of gynaecology in the United Kingdom. Jemilah has completed the Program for Executive Development at the International Institute of Management and Development (IMD) in Lausanne, Switzerland as well.[7]

Career

She started her career in Kuala Lumpur General Hospital, and was a lecturer in obstetrics and gynaecology at the Medical Faculty of UKM until 1995. She also served as a research fellow at Tokyo University, and became a fellow of the UK Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in 2004.[8]

From 1995 to 1998, she was the Treasurer for the Malaysian Obstetrical & Gynaecological Organisation. She was also the Vice President for the Malaysian Menopause Organisation from 1999 to 2000.[9] Until 2009, she was an obstetrician and gynaecologist at Ampang Puteri Specialist Hospital in Kuala Lumpur.[9] From 2009 to 2011, Dr Jemilah was in charge of the humanitarian branch of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in New York City, where she directed her efforts toward reproductive health, gender-based violence, and emergency population data.[10]

On May 2014, Tan Sri Dr Jemilah Mahmood was appointed to head the World Humanitarian Summit Secretariat at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) headquarters in New York. "I am extremely grateful and honoured to be appointed to lead the charge in such an important initiative, and that a Malaysian has been selected for the role," said Dr Jemilah in a statement.[11] About the World Humanitarian Summit which integrates the voices of those rarely heard in the international arena, she explains, "This is done through eight regional consultations with affected people, civil society organisations, academia, governments, the private sector and new donors, to really have global solidarity on the current situation of humanitarian challenges."[12] Based on what she had learned at Teach for Malaysia, she further added, if the problems are universal, then the solutions are shareable. According to Dr Jemilah, the consultation is necessary right now because, "in spite of progress and innovation, humanitarian needs are outpacing the response. This is partly because in protracted crises, such as in Syria, where people are displaced by violence that continues with no end in sight, or in the Sahel, where drought recurs every few years, people’s needs are multi-dimensional."[13]

Starting in March 2020, Tan Sri Dr. Jemilah Mahmood has officially appointed as Special Advisor to the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, on Public Health issues. Upon Dr. Jemilah's new appointment, she will be taking responsibility to advise Prime Minister on the policies and initiatives regarding health matter.[14]

MERCY Malaysia

The medical charity founded by Mahmood, MERCY Malaysia, has performed medical charity and medical rescue work in several countries, including Afghanistan and in Indonesia following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.[15]

Awards and recognition
  • 2002: Dato’ Paduka Mahkota Perak (DPMP) from Sultan Azlan Shah of Perak[16]
  • 2003: First East Asia Women’s Peace Award - Humanitarian Service category[7]
  • 2006: Gandhi, King, Ikeda Award, Morehouse College[17]
  • 2009: Panglima Setia Mahkota (PSM) from DYMM Seri Paduka Baginda Yang Di Pertuan Agong [18][19]
  • 2013: Isa Award for Service to Humanity [20]
  • 2019: Asean Prize [21] [22]

Personal life

Mahmood is married to Dr. Ashar Abdullah, and they have two sons.[23]

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References
  1. "Jemilah Mahmood - IFRC". Ifrc.org. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  2. "WHS Middle East & North Africa Consultation Meeting - humanitarianforum". Humanitarianforum.org. 1 April 2015. Archived from the original on 27 May 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  3. "EC Audiovisual Service - Photo". ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
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  5. "UN Secretary-General appoints new members to Advisory Group of the Central Emergency Response Fund". Reliefweb.int. 31 October 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  6. "An angel of mercy". Assuntaalumni.com. Archived from the original on 2018-04-23. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-10-08. Retrieved 2015-07-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-10-04. Retrieved 2015-08-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. "Jemilah Mahmood to head UN-led humanitarian summit secretariat - Nation - The Star Online". Thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  12. "In the eye of the storm - Nation - The Star Online". Thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  13. Mahmood, Jemilah (19 June 2015). "Humanitarian funding is not enough: we must increase people's resilience". The Guardian.
  14. Dr. Jemilah appointed PM's Special Advisor | New Strait Times, nst.com.my
  15. "Rebuilding lives". The Star (Malaysia). 10 October 2007. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  16. "Archives - The Star Online". Thestar.co.my. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  17. "MERCY Malaysia's Datuk Dr. Jemilah Mahmood Is First Malaysian To Win Gandhi, King, Ikeda Award". MERCY Malaysia. 2006. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  18. "mStar Online : Semangat tidak luntur walaupun pernah ditembak, Dr Jemilah Mahmood". Mstar.com.my. 22 July 2011. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 2017-08-24.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  19. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
  20. "Bahrain honours Mercy Malaysia's Dr Jemilah Mahmood for services to humanity". The Star (Malaysia). 2 May 2013. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  21. "Dr Jemilah Mahmood is 2019 Asean Prize recipient". The New Straits Time. 3 November 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  22. Humanitarian Leader Wins ASEAN Prize 2019|The ASEAN Secretariat, asean.org
  23. "The humanitarian crusade of Dr Jemilah Mahmood". Themalaysiantimes.com.my. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
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