Hassan al-Ghabbash
# Hassan al-Ghabbash

Hassan al-Ghabbash (Arabic: حَسَن الْغَبَّاش) (born 1971) is a Syrian doctor and politician. He has been the Health Minister since 2020.

## Education and career

* 1998: Graduated from Faculty of Medicine of Damascus University
* 1998–2002: Otolaryngologist (ORL–H&N) in al-Mouwasat University Hospital
* 2003: Member of the American Academy of ear, nose and throat disease (ORL)
* 2003–2020: Specialist supervisor doctor at al-Mouwasat University Hospital
* 2014–2017: Head of the Syrian Association of Otorhinolaryngology doctors
* 2017: Member of the Syrian Board and Chairman of the Training Committee for ORL diseases
* 2019: Head of Damascus Doctors Syndicate
* 2020–present: Minister of Health, he has been responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in Syria.
* 2021: Elected to the Executive Council of World Health Organization

## Personal life

He is married and has two children.

