Kemal Memişoğlu (b. 1966) is a Turkish physician, bureaucrat and politician, who is the current Minister of Health of the Republic of Turkey. Prior to his appointment, he was the Provincial Health Director of Istanbul from 2016 to 2024.
Kemal Memişoğlu | |
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.png) Memişoğlu in 2024 | |
| Minister of Health | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2024 | |
| President | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Preceded by | Fahrettin Koca |
| Provincial Health Director of Istanbul | |
| In office 6 October 2016 – 2 July 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1966 (age 57–58) Trabzon, Turkey |
| Political party | Independent |
| Education | Medicine |
| Alma mater | Hacettepe University |
Early life and education
editHe was born in 1966 in Trabzon and his family is from Rize. In 1990, he graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine. In 1995, he completed his general surgery specialty training at Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital.[1]
Career
editAcademic career
editIn 2008, he received the title of Associate Professor of General Surgery and in 2016 he received the title of Professor of General Surgery. He has many scientific articles published in national and international journals.[1]
Political career
editOn July 2, 2024, he was appointed as the Minister of Health in the 67th Government by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[2] On the same day, he took over from Fahrettin Koca at a ceremony held at the Ministry of Health. At the ceremony, Memişoğlu stated that Turkey aims to become a world leader in health technology production.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Sağlık Müdürümüz". istanbulism.saglik.gov.tr. Archived from the original on 2024-07-01. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
- ^ "Murat Kurum ve Kemal Memişoğlu Kabine'de". birgun.net (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Kemal Memişoğlu: Yeni Sağlık Bakanı kimdir?". BBC News Türkçe (in Turkish). 1 July 2024. Archived from the original on 1 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
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