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H.E. Dr. Ahmed Abu-Goura<br />
1977-1993<br />
Dr. Ahmed Abu-Goura served as a member of the Standing Commission from October 1977<br />
until December 1995 and was its Chairman from 1981 to 1993 when he decided to step<br />
down due to age and health reasons. 81 Dr. Abu-Goura first joined the Movement in 1953<br />
when he was elected as the Secretary General of the Jordan Red Crescent Society. He then<br />
eventually became President of his National Society in 1964. Prior to joining the Movement,<br />
Dr. Abu-Goura had a long and distinguished career in the Jordanian Government. He was the<br />
Director of the Radiology Department at the Ministry of Health (1951), he was the Minister<br />
of Health (1965) and the Minister of Labour and Social Welfare (1966). Dr. Abu-Goura<br />
received a Doctor in Medicine from the University of Damascus (1943), a Postgraduate<br />
degree in Radiology from the University of London (1951) and a Postgraduate degree in<br />
Radiotherapy from Harvard University (1956). He received a Henry Dunant medal in 1993.<br />
He was born in Salt, Jordan in 1918.<br />
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