Jaleela bint Sayed Jawad Hassan is the Minister of Health for the Kingdom of Bahrain since June 2022.
[1] Prior to this role, she was the Chief Executive Officer of Primary Healthcare Centres.
[2][3] And for twelve years prior to the CEO's role, she was a Public Health Consultant which included a time as the Acting Head of Immunization Group in Disease Control Section of the Ministry of Health, Bahrain.
[4] After her Bachelor's Degree in Medicine & Surgery (M.B.B.S) in 2000, from King Faisal University in Saudi Arabia, she earned her Licensure from the Ministry of Health, after Bahrain Medical Licensure Examination.
[5] In May 2023, the World Health Assembly (WHA), the decision-making body of WHO, elected Dr. Jaleela as the Chair of the WHA Main Committee (A), which deals with key technical issues, such as health systems and comprehensive health coverage.