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Profiles of New Ministers | Thursday, June 2, 2016 Profiles of new ministers Prime Minister and Minister Deputy Prime Minister Deputy Prime Minister for Deputy Prime Minister and of Defence for Economic Affairs and Services and Minister of Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister of Industry, Education and Expatriates Born in 1951, Mulki received Trade and Supply his PhD in industrial and Holder of a PhD in administration Born in Amman in 1961, Ju- systems engineering from Born in 1943, Anani ob- from the University of Southern deh received his elementary the Rensselaer Polytechnic tained his BA in economy California, a master’s degrees in and secondary education in Institute in New York and an from the American Univer- political science and administra- Jordan and the UK and ob- MSc in management engi- sity in Cairo in 1960. He tion, and a BA in political and tained a BSc degree in for- neering from the same insti- studied civil engineering economic science from the Uni- eign service at Georgetown tution. He previously served at the California University Jawad Anani versity of Jordan (UJ), Thneibat Mohammad Thneibat University in Washington, Nasser Judeh as minister of industry and in the US from 1962 to 1964. was deputy prime minister and DC. He has served at the Roy- trade, supply, energy, for- Hani Mulki He obtained his master’s degree from Vander- minister of education in Abdullah Ensour’s govern- al Court, first in His Majesty King Hussein’s press eign affairs, and water and bilt University and his PhD from Georgia Uni- ments. He previously served as minister of public sec- office and then as private secretary to HRH Prince irrigation. He also served as a senator and chief commis- versity. Anani has served as minister of supply, tor development and parliamentary affairs in Marouf Hassan. Judeh established and headed the Jordan president of the Royal Sci- sioner of the Aqaba Special labour industry, trade and tourism in the period Bakhit’s first government in 2006-2007. He served as Information Bureau in London. He has served as entific Society and secretary Economic Zone Authority. He from 1979 until 1985. From 1993 to 1998, Anani minister of administrative development in Ali Abul director general of the Jordan Radio and Televi- general of the Higher Council received the Independence served as minister of state for prime ministry Ragheb’s Cabinet in 2000. In October 2001, he took on sion Corporation. Judeh was government spokes- for Science and Technology. Order of the First Class and affairs and minister of media, in addition to a second portfolio of culture minister in the second person and minister of state for media affairs and Mulki was Jordan’s ambas- the Kawkab Order of the First serving as deputy prime minister for economic reshuffle of Abul Ragheb’s government. Thneibat also communications in previous governments. He re- sador to Egypt and the Arab Class, in addition to other in- affairs and minister of foreign affairs. Anani served as secretary general of the Civil Service Bureau tains his post as deputy premier and foreign min- League. He has also served as ternational medals. also served as senator and Royal Court chief. and worked as assistant professor at UJ. ister from Abdullah Ensour’s government. Minister of Interior Minister of Minister Minister of Political and Minister of Planning and Water and of Culture Parliamentary Affairs International Cooperation Hammad was born Irrigation and Minister of State in 1944. He ob- Born in Fakhoury received a BSc in bio- tained his BA in Born in 1962 1953 in Ma- Born in Irbid in 1954, medical engineering and an MSc law from Baghdad in Fuheis, fraq, Tweisi Maaytah earned a mas- in engineering management University in 1969 Hazem Nass- holds a ter’s degree in telecom from Case Western Reserve Uni- and a diploma in er holds a PhD in lin- engineering from the versity, an MA in public policy public administra- PhD in wa- g u i s t i c s University of Bucharest from the Kennedy School of Gov- tion from Paris in ter resourc- from the in 1981 and was presi- ernment at Harvard University 1974, in addition es from the University dent of the National Fed- and an MBA from the Kellogg Hazem Nasser Adel Tweisi Musa Maaytah Imad Fakhoury to a diploma in lo- Salameh Hammad T e c h n i c a l of Michigan, eration of Jordanian Stu- School at Northwestern Univer- cal administration U n i v e r s i t y Ann Arbor, dents in Romania from 1976-1980. Maaytah sity. He was appointed senator and chairman of the and French culture from Sorbonne Munich. He served as secretary an MA degree in linguistics is one of the founders of the Jordanian King Abdullah II Fund for Development board of University in 1976. Hammad previ- general of the Water Ministry from the University of Michi- Democratic Socialist Party and was elected trustees in November 2014, after serving as King’s ously served as sub-district director in 1997 and 1999. Nasser was gan, East Lansing, and a BA as a member of the party’s political office Office Director from 2011 to 2014. Between 2009 at the Interior Ministry, district direc- minister of water and irriga- in English language and lit- during its first conference. He helped in the and 2011, Fakhoury served as minister of public tor in Aqaba, head of the nationality tion between 2001 and 2003, erature from the University of establishment of the United Democratic sector development and minister of state for mega- and foreigner affairs department and and minister of water and irri- Jordan (UJ). He served as pres- Party, which was later renamed the Jorda- projects. He has also served as regional programme a governor supervising Lower House gation and minister of agricul- ident of UJ, Al al Bayt Univer- nian Left Democratic Party, and was elected and policy manager at the bureau for Arab States of elections. He served as interior minis- ture between 2003 and 2005. sity and founding president of as its secretary general in 1996. From 1999, the UNDP; commissioner for investment and eco- ter from 1993 to 1996 and from 2015 He also held the same portfo- Al Hussein Bin Talal Univer- he served as the CEO and partner of a trade nomic development at the Aqaba Special Economic to 2016 in Abdullah Ensour’s govern- lios in Abdullah Ensour’s gov- sity. Tweisi served as minister and marketing company as well as director Zone Authority; and chief of staff to His Majesty King ment. Hammad received the Independ- ernments. Nasser is recipient of culture between 2005 and of Al Badeel Centre for Studies and Training Abdullah for planning and programming. Fakhoury ence Order of the Second Class and Al of Al Kawkab Order of the First 2007. He also received the In- He served as minister of political develop- served as minister of planning and international co- Kawkab Order of the Second Class. Class and the Independence dependence Order of the First ment in Samir Rifai’s government. operation under Abdullah Ensour’s government. Order of the Second Class. Class. Minister of Labour Minister Minister of Higher Minister of Transport Minister of of Health Education and Scientific Environment Born in the Northern Jor- Research Born in Wadi Seer dan Valley in 1959, Ghe- Born in in 1949, Kisbi has a Born in 1958, zawi has a master’s de- 1 9 5 6 , Born in 1947 in Ajloun, bachelor’s degree in Khayyat has an gree in economics from S h e y y a b Owais has a BSc in biol- civil engineering from academic back- St Mary’s University in has a BSc ogy from the American Ankara University ground in ocea- San Antonio, Texas, and in medi- University of Beirut, an and a master’s degree nography, holding a BA in political science cine and a MSc in biochemistry from in construction man- a BSc from High and economics from the master’s in the University of Jordan agement from George Point University State University of New paediatrics and a PhD in molecular Washington Universi- in the US. He ob- York. He served as the Ali Ghezawi from the genetics from Washington Wajih Owais ty. He joined the Minis- Yahya Kisbi tained his PhD in Yaseen Khayyat Development and Em- University State University. He has try of Public Works and environmental en- ployment Fund’s director and was the sec- of Jordan. Mahmoud Sheyyab served several times as minister of higher edu- Housing as an engineer, and later headed a gineering from Cambridge University. retary general of the Jordanian Society for He served cation and minister of education, and he has division in the ministry. He also served as He previously served as director gen- Science and Culture. He also worked as pres- as director general of the worked as professor of genetics, a researcher, director of World Bank financing projects eral of the Jordan Standards and Me- ident of the Royal Scientific Society’s politi- King Abdullah I University chairman of the King Abdullah I University at the Ministry of Education. He became trology Organisation and director of cal economy unit and the economic chancel- Hospital. A former vice presi- Hospital and president of the Jordan Univer- assistant secretary general at the Ministry the Industrial Chemistry Centre at the lor of the minister of water. Ghezawi served dent of the Jordan University sity of Science and Technology and a senator. of Public Works and Housing and served Royal Scientific Society, which he joined as the public relations deputy at the Jordan of Science and Technology, In 2015, Owais was appointed as chairman of as director general of the government ten- in 1983 as a researcher.
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