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In November 2025, Abraham was named principal deputy director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the No. 2 position in the agency.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/louisiana-surgeon-general-who-halted-states-mass-vaccination-campaign|title=Louisiana surgeon general who halted state's mass vaccination campaign appointed No 2 at CDC|publisher=John Solomon, justthenews.com|accessdate=November 27, 2025}}</ref>
In November 2025, Abraham was named principal deputy director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the No. 2 position in the agency.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/louisiana-surgeon-general-who-halted-states-mass-vaccination-campaign|title=Louisiana surgeon general who halted state's mass vaccination campaign appointed No 2 at CDC|publisher=John Solomon, justthenews.com|accessdate=November 27, 2025}}</ref>
=Background==
==Background==
Of Arab descent, Abraham is the son of the former Marlene Posey (1932–2015), a retired [[educator]], and Ralph Abraham, Sr. (1933–1980).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/local/2015/07/29/congressman-abrahams-mother-dies/30830519/|title=Congressman Abraham's mother, 83, dies |author=Greg Hilburn|publisher=''[[Monroe News Star]]'' |date=July 29, 2015 |accessdate=July 30, 2015}}</ref> He is a graduate of [[Louisiana State University]] and its schools of both medicine and veterinary medicine, both in Baton Rouge. Abraham served in the [[United States Coast Guard]] Auxiliary and the Mississippi National Guard. He and his wife, Dianne, have three children.
Of Arab descent, Abraham is the son of the former Marlene Posey (1932–2015), a retired [[educator]], and Ralph Abraham, Sr. (1933–1980).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/local/2015/07/29/congressman-abrahams-mother-dies/30830519/|title=Congressman Abraham's mother, 83, dies |author=Greg Hilburn|publisher=''[[Monroe News Star]]'' |date=July 29, 2015 |accessdate=July 30, 2015}}</ref> He is a graduate of [[Louisiana State University]] and its schools of both medicine and veterinary medicine, both in Baton Rouge. Abraham served in the [[United States Coast Guard]] Auxiliary and the Mississippi National Guard. He and his wife, Dianne, have three children.