Keumalahayati [SEP] country of citizenship
Keumalahayati
Keumalahayati, or Malahayati (fl. 16th century), was an admiral in the navy of the Aceh Sultanate, which ruled the area of modern Aceh Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. She was the first woman admiral in the modern world (if Artemisia I is not included). Her troops were drawn from Aceh's widows and the army named the "Inong Balee", after the Inong Balee Fortress near the city of Banda Aceh. Some historians rate Keumalahayati as an equal of Semiramis and Catherine the Great,
Medical Officer, R.C.N. Hospital, Cornwallis, NS, Apr., 1955 to Sep., 1956.
Medical Officer, R.C.N. Hospital, Halifax, NS, Sep., 1956 to June, 1957.
Rank on discharge: Surgeon Lieutenant Commander.
Awards.
- In 2000 Dr. Halpern was given the Human Rights Award from the American Psychiatric Association.
- In 2003 he received the Medical Society State of New York's President's Citizenship Award.
- In 2004 he received the William C. Menninger Memorial Award for