Dr. Tarek Hassan

Health insurance consultant , Health Insurance Department, Ministry of Public Health, Qatar

Dr. Tarik Hassan is a seasoned healthcare professional with over 20 years of experience in health insurance, health system development, and healthcare delivery reform. He currently serves as the Health Insurance Consultant for Qatar’s new national health insurance scheme at the Ministry of Public Health. Dr. Hassan played a pivotal role in drafting the Mandatory Health Insurance Law and its Executive Regulations and led the successful rollout of the scheme’s first phase for visitors in February 2023.

Previously, he managed the National Referral System in Saudi Arabia and held senior leadership positions at Sudan’s National Health Insurance Fund, where he led key initiatives to advance Universal Health Coverage. Dr. Hassan holds a master’s degree in Health System Management from the University of Manchester and is a qualified medical doctor. He has published on topics related to health insurance expansion and universal health coverage.