Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s daughter Saima Wazed, a mental health expert, has been nominated as the next regional director of the World Health Organization’s South-East Asia region.
“Ms Saima Wazed has been nominated as Regional Director for WHO South-East Asia. Member countries today voted to nominate the next Regional Director during a closed meeting at the #RC76,” the regional office of WHO said in a post on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
Ms Saima Wazed has been nominated as Regional Director for WHO South-East Asia. Member countries today voted to nominate the next Regional Director during a closed meeting at the #RC76.For more info on the RD elect https://t.co/qxYmHRKxpT pic.twitter.com/Lxv9HP9YlJ
— WHO South-East Asia (@WHOSEARO) November 1, 2023
Dr Shambhu Prasad Acharya, a senior WHO official, was the other candidate. He was nominated by Nepal. The member states voted to nominate Wazed to the post during a closed meeting at the 76th session of the WHO Regional Committee for the South-East Asia Region.
Saima Wazed, 49, was accused of using her mother’s clout to get nominated to the position, allegations she has denied. “I look forward to building a healthier South-East Asia,” Wazed posted on X, formerly Twitter, after being selected for the post heading an 11-nation region home to a quarter of the world’s population.
Thank you to @WHOSEARO Member States for choosing me to be their next Regional Director!I would like to pay tribute to our outgoing RD, Dr. Poonam Khetrapal Singh, for her decade of service to the public health of our region.
A special tribute as well for my fellow nominee in…
— Saima Wazed (@drSaimaWazed) November 1, 2023
The nomination will be submitted to the WHO Executive Board during its 154th session which will take place from January 22 to 27 in Geneva, Switzerland, according to a statement from the world health body. Wazed will take office on February 1, 2024.
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