| 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 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- 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, 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- He obtained his master’s degree from Vander- minister of education in ’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 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- 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 ’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. Khayyat served Armed Forces-Arab Army liaison office from. Sheyyab served as minister of a national committee for human resources de- der department. He previously served as as environment minister between 2011 He previously served as minister of munici- health in Samir Rifai’s Cabi- velopment. He is also a member of the board of minister of public works and housing in and 2012 in the governments of Awn pal affairs in Samir Rifai’s government. net in 2010. trustees of the Crown Prince Foundation. one of Abdullah Ensour’s governments. Khasawneh and .

Minister of Minister of Energy Minister of State Minister of Public Minister of Justice Municipal and Mineral for Media Affairs Works and Housing Affairs Resources Born in 1964, Talhouni Born in 1973, Mom- Born in 1963, Ha- has a PhD in Law from Born in Saif holds an MSc and ani holds a PhD in laseh is a civil engi- the University of Edin- 1959, Masri a PhD in economics political science neer with an MSc in burgh and a BA and an obtained his from the University from the University construction man- MA in law from the Uni- b a ch e l o r ’s of London. He served of North Texas. He agement from Okla- versity of Jordan. A law- degree in as a consultant to the obtained his bach- homa State Univer- yer by profession who has e n g i n e e r - World Bank, the In- elor’s and master’s sity. He previously been registered at the Jor- ing from the ternational Monetary degrees in political served as secretary dan Bar Association since University of Walid Masri Fund and the Interna- science from the general at the Pub- 1988, he has worked as Cairo. He pre- tional Labour Organi- Ibrahim Saif University of Jor- Mohammad Momani lic Works Ministry. A Sami Halaseh assistant professor at the Bassam Talhouni viously served as mayor of Ir- sation. Saif is a former dan. He previously recipient of the Inde- University of Jordan’s (UJ) bid and as an assistant to Am- director of the Centre for Strategic Stud- served as a consultant for the Prime pendence Order of the Second Class in law faculty and assumed several administra- man mayor. He was minister of ies at the University of Jordan and has Ministry under Awn Khasawneh and 2007, Halaseh has managed and super- tive posts there. Talhouni was a member in public works and housing and served as secretary general of the Eco- Fayez Tarawneh’s governments. He vised major projects led by the minis- the legislation and justice branch within the minister of municipal affairs nomic and Social Council. He previously was minister of state for media affairs try and funded through international National Agenda Committee. He also served in Abdullah Ensour’s govern- served as minister of planning and as and communications and government grants and loans. He was minister of as the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s com- ments. minister of energy in Abdullah Ensour’s spokesperson in Abdullah Ensour’s public works and housing under Abdul- panies’ comptroller. Talhouni was minister of governments. Cabinet. lah Ensour. justice under Abdullah Ensour.

Minister of Information and Minister of Finance Minister of Minister of Youth Minister Communications Technology Agriculture of State for Malhas, who obtained his Born in 1969 in Am- Prime Ministry Shweikeh holds a BSc in fi- high school diploma from Rida Khawal- man, Wreikat holds Affairs nance from Yarmouk Univer- the National Orthodox deh has a BSc in an MA degree in law sity and is a certified manage- School in Amman, holds plant production and a BSc in busi- Irshaidat has ment accountant. She also has an MBA in international and an MSc in ness administration. p r e v i o u s l y degrees in global senior man- banking and finance from the same major He was had been served in the agement, educational leader- the University of Birming- from the Univer- serving as secretary Ministry of ship and administration from ham, and a BS in business sity of Jordan general of the Min- Rami Wreikat Interior as the University of Chicago’s administration from the (UJ). He obtained istry of Political and governor of Booth School of Business and Majd Shweikeh University of Louisiana. Omar Malhas his PhD from the Rida Khawaldeh Parliamentary Affairs since 2013 before his Karak, Salt and Fawaz Irshaidat the IESE Business School at the He worked at the Hous- University of Illi- appointment as minister. He also served Aqaba. University of Navarra. The minister, who served ing Bank for Trade and Finance and served as nois. Khawaldeh also obtained two as secretary general of the Ministry of as president of the International Women’s Fo- deputy general manager of Doha Bank in Qatar. post-doctoral certificates from the Parliamentary Affairs between 2010 and rum’s Jordan chapter between 2011 and 2013, He also worked as a senior manager at Alliance University of Illinois and Langston 2013, adviser at the Prime Ministry be- has worked as a senior telecom executive in sev- Capital Management’s Bahrain office. Malhas University. He has served as presi- tween 2006 and 2010, and as adviser head eral companies. She has served as CEO of VTEL rejoined the housing bank in 2002 as head of dent of Mutah University and presi- of the investor unit at the Prime Ministry Holdings, vice chairperson of Africell Tempo the treasury and investment department, be- dent of UJ’s Aqaba branch. He has between 2004 and 2006. He was special (2010-2012), vice chair of Itisaluna and CEO of coming the chief banking officer in 2009 and also worked as editor at the Jordan secretary for the prime minister between Orange Jordan. She served as ICT minister in CEO in 2010. He served as finance minister in Journal for agricultural sciences at 2001 and 2003, and director of protocol at Abdullah Ensour’s government. Abdullah Ensour’s government. the Ministry of Higher Education. the prime ministry between 1998 and 2001.

Minister of Minister of Public Sector Development Minister of Minister of Social Minister of Awqaf Tourism and Development State and Islamic Ghosheh had been the executive director of Antiquities Affairs the King Abdullah II Centre for Excellence Armouti was born Hneifat served since its establishment in 2006 until her A graduate of in Amman and re- as Tafileh may- Born in 1976 in appointment as minister. She was named Georgetown Uni- ceived her education or from 2007 to Amman, Arabiyat by Royal Decree as the coordinator for The versity, Annab at the Islamic Scien- 2011. He served holds PhD, MA King Abdullah II Award for Excellence in has experience tific College. She has as project di- Wael Arabiyat Khaled Hneifat and BA degrees Government Performance and Transparen- Yasera Ghosheh in the private Lina Annab a BA in social sci- Khawla Armouti rector at the from the University of Jordan (UJ) in cy from 2004 to 2006. She worked as deputy sector. Before her ences and has experi- Labour Ministry, working in initia- Islamic jurisprudence. He worked as director at the economic and development division in the Royal appointment as minister, she had ence in voluntary work at social develop- tives to mitigate poverty and unem- a professor at UJ’s Sharia faculty and Court. Ghosheh has two MA degrees from University of Jordan been working as general manager of ment centres in Hai Nazzal and Sweileh. ployment in poverty pockets. Hneifat has written a book and a number of (UJ) and Birmingham University in commercial law, and a bach- Zara Investment Company since 2008. Armouti participated in various activities received the Order of Independence research papers on Islamic banking elor’s degree in law from UJ. Ghosheh was awarded the Order of She has also served on the board of a at university and has contributed to initia- of the Third Class for implementing and finance. Al Hussein for Distinguished contribution (2nd class). number of private companies. tives targeting women in society. development projects in Tafileh.