Raed Arafat
Raed Arafat | |
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رائد عرفات | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | May 27, 1964 UMF Târgu Mureș |
| Occupation | Medic, Politician |
| Profession | Physician |
| Cabinet | First Ponta cabinet |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Raed Arafat (
He founded the Mobile Emergency Service for Resuscitation and Extrication (SMURD) with the help from the Romanian Fire Fighting Brigade represented by Lt.-Col Mircea Pintilie. He was also the coordinator of Mureș County Emergency Services until 2007, when he was invited to take the position of Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Health to deal with the development of emergency medical care in Romania.[clarification needed]
He was also, for a short period, the
In 2014 he accepted the position of Secretary of State at the Ministry of Internal Affairs to head the newly created Department for Emergency Situations under which all emergency services are coordinated including fire and rescue, civil protection, prehospital medical emergency response, air rescue and emergency departments. He is still serving at the Ministry of Internal Affairs in this position.[1]
Early life
Arafat was born in
Education
Arafat enrolled at the
Career
Following the
In 1991, he created SMURD, a mobile emergency service which began collaborating with the Romanian firefighting service
Politics
In late 2005, his project to have SMURD function as an additional rescue service at a county level was passed into law, but raised opposition from the physician and Social Democratic politician Sorin Oprescu, who had drafted an alternative proposal.[5] A reference to Arafat as "the Ayatollah of Romanian emergency medicine" and the stress he placed on the latter's country of origin brought Oprescu to the attention of the National Council for Combating Discrimination.[5][6] A first aid instructor, he coordinated international lectures on the matter in several countries (including Austria, Denmark, Greece, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States).[4] In 2003, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Merit of Romania (a Grand Officer since 2005).[4]
Since August, 2009, he has held the position of Under-Secretary of State for Health.[7] He resigned from this position on January 10, 2012, as he expressed criticism on the health system reform.[8] After a series of protests in several cities,[9] the government announced changes to the reform plan, and Dr Arafat returned to his post as Under-Secretary of State.[10] In late 2012 he was Romanian Minister of Health, then came back to his charge as undersecretary in the same ministry.
References and bibliography
- ^ "O alegere unanimă". DW.COM. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ Rompres
- ^ a b c d e (in Romanian) Andi Laslau, "Arabii din România, radiografie completă" Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, at News4Romania.ro
- ^ a b c d (in Romanian) "Raed Arafat" at Gala Societăţii Civile
- ^ a b (in Romanian) Geta Roman, "Ayatollah-ul Arafat l-a învins de urgenţă pe feudalul Oprescu", in Cotidianul, October 25, 2005
- ^ (in Romanian) Irina Dimiu, "«Hobbyul meu: să salvez oameni»" (interview with Raed Arafat), p.2, in Avantaje
- ^ "Romanian bus collision kills 11". BBC News. 14 August 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- ^ (in Romanian) http://ziarero.antena3.ro/article/view/id/10403
- ^ "Emergency call as Romania austerity protests escalate". BBC News. BBCNews. 2012-01-16. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
- ^ Kulish, Nicholas (February 10, 2012). "Palestinian Helps Romania Remake Its Emergency Care System". The New York Times.
- (in Romanian) A. Todea, F. Maria, M. Avram, Oameni de știință mureșeni – Dicționar biobibliografic, CJ Mureș Biblioteca Județeană Mureș, tipografia Mediaprint SRL, 2004