Firass Abiad
Lebanese doctor and politician
Firass Abiad (Arabic: فراس الأبيض; born 1970) is a Lebanese politician and medical doctor who served as Minister of Health from 10 September 2021 until 8 February 2025. Abiad emerged as a leading voice of the Lebanese health sector during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Early life and education
Abiad was born in London.
Abiad has pursued an academic career that spans the American University of Beirut, as well as institutions in the United Kingdom and the United States. Abiad holds a medical degree from the American University of Beirut in 1993, and a Master's in Business Administration from the same university in 2013.
Career
Abiad began his career in Saudi Arabia, where he worked for a decade at the Specialized Medical Center Hospital in Riyadh. He returned to Beirut in 2010, becoming a gastrointestinal and bariatric surgeon at the American University of Beirut Medical Center and a professor, a position he still held as of October 2021. He worked as a consultant the General Surgery Department at the Specialized Medical Center Hospital between 2001 and 2011.
In 2015, Abiad was appointed chairman of the board of directors of Rafik Hariri University Hospital (RHUH), Lebanon's largest public hospital. These institutions are often influenced by political factors, with management councils appointed by sectarian parties according to traditional quota-sharing practices.
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