Nael al-Ajlouni

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Nael Jamil Al-Ajlouni (died 20 February 2015) was a Jordanian doctor and politician, serving as Health Minister in 1998. He is the older sibling of Jordanian writer and director Haiel Al-Ajlouni and Wa'el Al Ajlouni.

Al-Ajlouni was director of the Jordanian Royal Medical Services with the rank of major general between 26 May 1988 and 15 August 1989. [1] He became Health Minister of Jordan in 1998. [2] After his term as Minister he led a national committee looking into the possibilities of universal health care coverage. [3]

In January 2010, al-Ajlouni became member of the board of trustees of the Jordanian National Centre for Human Rights. [4] He died on 20 February 2015. [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Former health minister Nael Ajlouni dies". The Jordan Times. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  3. Akiko Maeda; Margareta Norris Harrit; Shunsuke Mabuchi; Banafsheh Siadat; Somil Nagpal (18 June 2012). Creating Evidence for Better Health Financing Decisions: A Strategic Guide for the Institutionalization of National Health Accounts. World Bank Publications. pp. 189–. ISBN   978-0-8213-9470-0.
  4. "A Royal Decree issued to appoint new members to the Board of the Trustees of the National Center for Human Rights". The National Centre for Human Rights. Archived from the original on 1 October 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2015.