Abdul Rahim Malhas

Abdul Rahim Malhas (28 June 1937 – 29 September 2012) was a Jordanian politician who served as Health Minister in the government of Abdelsalam al-Majali between 1993 and 1994.

[1] Abdul Rahim Malhas was born on 28 June 1937 in Amman, Jordan, to his father, the Palestinian Dr. Qassem Abdul Rahim Malhas, and mother, Suad Jude.

[2] He was one of six children, along with his siblings Othman, Muhammad, Rehab, Ghazwa and Basma Malhas.

[4] Malhas graduated with a BSc in 1959 and an MD from the American University of Beirut in 1963.

[1] In 1994 he revealed corruption and embezzlement in health and food sectors by a publication in the newspaper Shihan.