Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia
- Born
- August 15, 1957
- Family
- Ravalia and his wife Dianne have two sons, Adam and Mikhail.
- Education
- bachelor of medicine and bachelor of surgery from the University of Rhodesia, in present-day Zimbabwe.
- Career
- family physician, as well as a senior medical officer at the Notre Dame Bay Memorial Health Centre, in Twillingate, NL. He was also an associate professor of family medicine and the assistant dean of Rural Medical Education Network at Memorial University of Newfoundland.
- Political Experience
- Appointed to the Senate on June 1, 2018.
- Notable
- Awarded the Canadian Family Physician of the Year Award and received the Order of Canada in 2016. In 2012, he was awarded the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal.
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Business & Financial Interests
Before his appointment to the Senate in 2018, Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia had a long career in medicine. He worked as a family physician in Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador, for over three decades. In addition to his medical practice, he held academic roles. He was reportedly an associate professor of family medicine and the assistant dean of Rural and Northern Health at Memorial University's Faculty of Medicine. He also served as the senior medical officer for the Central Health region in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Key Relationships & Connections
Senator Ravalia was appointed on the recommendation of the Independent Advisory Board for Senate Appointments and sits with the Independent Senators Group (ISG), a non-partisan group in the Senate. Throughout his medical career, he was actively involved with professional organizations, including the College of Family Physicians of Canada, which named him Family Physician of the Year for Newfoundland and Labrador in 2004. He has also been recognized with an award from the Canadian Medical Association.