ABOUT HANAN RIZKALLA

Hanan Rizkalla is a business  executive with over 20 years of experience in management and leadership positions in medical fields. Hanan was born in Egypt, worked in multiple countries, and immigrated to Canada. She has been living in Oakville with her husband and three children for many years. She chose Oakville because it is a vibrant diverse community to live in and raise a family.   

Hanan earned her Bachelor of Internal Medicine and Bachelor Surgery from Cairo University in Egypt and her Master’s degree in Epidemiology & Public Health. Further more, she is progressing on a Master’s degree in Healthcare Research from Liverpool University in the United Kingdom. In her career, Hanan was driven by her care for people and ambition to support the community. Around the world, she worked as a physician and then progressed to senior management roles, as a Clinical Research Physician for Novartis and later for GSK GlaxoSmithKline as the Regional Head of Medical Affairs for Middle East and Africa. Most recently, Hanan has dedicated her work to pain management and rehabilitation systems.  Working closely with people inspires her in her career and development.  

She cares deeply about making medical care and products available for all in need and especially people with limited access to healthcare systems. She invested much of her first years in medicine volunteering time for charitable medical services. She continues to  actively volunteer her time at various organizations such as Ovarian Cancer Canada and Prostate Cancer Canada in support of the community. She has served on several Conservative riding association boards and volunteered in political campaigns for both the Conservative Party of Canada and the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.