Hanan Abdul Rahim, MSc, PhD
Dr. Hanan Abdul Rahim is Dean of the College of Health Sciences at Qatar University, the country’s largest national university. She has a PhD in Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine from the University of Oslo, Norway (2003) and a MSc in Biology from Illinois State University, IL, USA (1994).
Dr. Abdul Rahim has over 20 years of experience in public health. She was the founding Coordinator of the BSc Public Health program at Qatar University and one of the founding members of Qatar’s first Master of Public Health (MPH) program. Between 2008 and 2017, she was the Associate Director of the Social and Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI) at Qatar University, the country’s first academic-based survey research organization.
Dr. Abdul Rahim’s research interests are at the intersection of social science and public health, with a special interest in the social determinants of noncommunicable diseases and the health of women. She has participated in a number of research studies and has authored a range of research and policy-oriented articles and reports in leading academic journals, including the Lancet, Health Policy, and Health Policy and Planning.
Dr. Abdul Rahim provides consultation for health and development agencies, including UNFPA and EMRO/WHO and is a member of several national health committees.