Mercy Malaysia founder shares thoughts on being a woman in leadership
Humanitarian activist and doctor Tan Sri Datuk Dr Jemilah Mahmood has certainly accomplished a lot in her life. She is known, of course, for her role as founder of Mercy Malaysia in and for literally taking a bullet in her hip during a mission to deliver medical aid in Iraq. She is also known for her numerous other leadership roles, such as in the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies () and World Humanitarian Summit at the United Nations in New York, among others.
But to Dr Jemilah, her journey is “far from complete”.
“I have a lot more to do, and to achieve because there’s just so much need out there right now,” says the year-old who trained in obstetrics and gynaechology.
And the journey is riddled with many obstacles, especially gender-related challenges, she adds.
“Convincing global stakeholders of Asian women’s capability to take leadership positions is a common issue, whether it’s in the United Nations, large corporations or government organisations, etc,” she says.
“When I started Mercy Malaysia, there were crazy rumours was that I was in a very unhappy marriage and started Mercy Malaysia to get
Tan Sri Dr. Jemilah Mahmood
Dr. Mahmood is a medical professional with more than two decades experience managing crises in health, disasters and conflict settings. She is currently Professor and Director of the newly established Sunway Centre for Planetary Health in Malaysia. She is also the Pro-Chancellor of Heriot-Watt University Malaysia. She had been the Special Advisor to the Prime Minister of Malaysia on Public Health from April September She was also a member of the Government of Malaysia’s Economic Action Council, and currently on the Malaysian Climate Action Council and Consultative Council for Foreign Policy. In , she was appointed a Senior Fellow of the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Centre.
Her previous appointments include the Under Secretary General for Partnerships at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Chief of the World Humanitarian Summit secretariat at the United Nations, and Chief of the Humanitarian Response Branch at UNFPA. She is the founder of MERCY Malaysia, a southern based international humanitarian organisation.
Dr. Mahmood is currently on the board of the Employees Provident Fun
Jemilah Mahmood
Jemilah Mahmood began her mandate as Under Secretary General for Partnerships at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in January Her portfolio involves partnership, resource development, strategy, policy, knowledge and global communications. Under her leadership she has also developed a global innovation as well as futures and foresight unit.
Before joining the IFRC, Dr. Mahmood was the Chief of the World Humanitarian Summit secretariat at the United Nations in New York. She is well known as the founder of MERCY Malaysia, which she led from , and her previous appointments include Chief of the Humanitarian Response Branch at UNFPA; Senior Fellow at Khazanah Nasional Berhad in Malaysia’s Khazanah Research and Investment Strategy Division, and Senior Visiting Research Fellow at the Humanitarian Futures Programme at Kings College in London. From , she was one of 16 members appointed by United Nations Secretary-General to the Advisory Group of the Central Emergency Response Fund.
Dr. Mahmood has held many Board positions in NGOs and INGOs and is the recipient of numerous national and international awards for her contributio
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Tan Sri Dr. Jemilah Mahmood
Professor and Director, Sunway Centre for Planetary Health
Dr. Mahmood is a medical professional with more than two decades experience managing crises in health, disasters and conflict settings. She is currently Professor and Director of the newly established Sunway Centre for Planetary Health in Malaysia. She was the Special Advisor to the Prime Minister of Malaysia on Public Health, from April to August She is also a member of the Government of Malaysia’s Economic Action Council and Climate Action Council.
Her previous appointments include the Under Secretary General for Partnerships at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Chief of the World Humanitarian Summit secretariat at the United Nations, and Chief of the Humanitarian Response Branch at UNFPA. She is the founder of MERCY Malaysia, a southern based international humanitarian organization.
Dr. Mahmood has held many Board positions in NGOs and INGOs and is the recipient of numerous national and international awards for her work. In , she was appointed a Senior Fellow of the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Fou
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