Appointments New regional Director of WHO Saima Wazed was nominated as the next Regional Director for the World Health Organization’s South-East Asia region. She is Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s daughter. She was selected by 10 countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, North Korea, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Timor-Leste. Myanmar did not send a delegation to the meeting. About WHO Formation - 7 April 1948 Headquarters - Geneva, Switzerland Director General - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus