In 2015 Dr. Mariam Al-Jalahma was appointed by His Majesty the King of Bahrain as the is the Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Regulatory Authority in Bahrain. She is as a member of the Supreme Council of Health in Bahrain, and was appointed by the prime minister as a member of the Academic Accreditation Committee of the Supreme Council for Higher Education in 2016. Previously, she held the position of Assistant Undersecretary for Primary Care and Public Health, and was a member of the Executive Board of the Health Ministers' Council for GCC States. A member of the Sura Council in 2000 and a member of the National Institute for Human Rights, Dr. Al-Jalahma worked as an advisor for the World Health Organization in the fields of adolescents and non-communicable diseases.

Dr. Al-Jalahma holds a certificate in Family & Community Medicine from the Arab Board. She completed a diploma in medical education from Dundee University in Scotland in 1994 and a diploma in Health Care Management from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 2000.

She is the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the Medal of Efficiency, bestowed by His Majesty the King of Bahrain in 2011, and the award of the National Women’s Day of Celebration, bestowed by Her Highness Shaikha Sabika Bent Ebrahim Al-Khalifa the Princess of Bahrain in 2009, to recognize Dr. Al Jalahma’s leadership in health.