Hiroshi Nakajima
Hiroshi Nakajima (中嶋 宏, Nakajima Hiroshi, May 16, 1928 – January 26, 2013) was a Japanese doctor known chiefly for his tenure as Director-General of the World Health Organization.
Hiroshi Nakajima | |
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中嶋 宏 | |
Nakajima in 1995 | |
| 4th Director-General of the World Health Organization | |
| In office 1988–1998 | |
| Secretary General | Javier Pérez de Cuéllar (1982–1991) Boutros Boutros-Ghali (1992–1996) Kofi Annan (1997–1998) |
| Preceded by | Halfdan T. Mahler |
| Succeeded by | Gro Harlem Brundtland |
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| Born | May 16, 1928 Chiba, Empire of Japan |
| Died | January 26, 2013 (aged 84) Poitiers, France |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Medical University (MD) International University of Health and Welfare (PhD) |
| Signature | |
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