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Profiles of New Ministers | Tuesday, October 13, 2020 JORDAN 3 Profiles of new ministers Prime Minister Deputy Prime Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Deputy Prime and Minister of Defence Minister and of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Minister and Minister of Local Minister of State for Born on January 27, 1969, Kha- Administration Safadi, who holds an MA in Interna- Economic Affairs sawneh holds a PhD in law from tional Journalism from Baylor Uni- the London School of Economics. Born in Maan versity in Texas and a BA in English Born in Amman in He also worked as an adviser for in 1947, Kreis- Literature from Yarmouk University, 1946, Toukan ob- policies to His Majesty King Ab- han obtained has edited and written for a number tained his bachelor’s dullah as of August 18, 2020 and his BSc in ac- of newspapers, including The Jordan and master’s degrees adviser to King Abdullah for com- counting and Times and Al Ghad. Since September in business admin- munications and coordination business ad- 2016, he has served as a member of the istration from the between 2019 and 2020 and Jor- m i n i s t r at i o n Tawfiq Kreishan Senate until his appointment as a min- Ayman Safadi American Univer- Umayya Toukan dan’s permanent representative to from the Arab ister in Hani Mulki’s Cabinet. Between sity of Beirut, a post- UNESCO between 2018 and 2019. University of Beirut in 1972. He 2008 and 2011, Safadi served as adviser to His Majesty graduate diploma in economic develop- Khasawneh was also the King- was a deputy in Jordan’s 12th King Abdullah and as deputy prime minister, minister of ment from Oxford University and a PhD dom’s ambassador to France be- Bisher Al Khasawneh Parliament (1993-1997). Kreishan state and spokesperson for the government. He has also in Finance and Monetary Economy from tween 2018 and 2019 and to Egypt served as minister of municipal served as director of communications at the Royal Court Columbia University. Toukan served as between 2012 and 2016, when he minister of state for foreign af- and rural affairs and environment and as press secretary to HRH Prince Hassan. He also Central Bank Governor for two consecu- also was Jordan’s permanent rep- fairs between 2016 and 2017, and in 1994 and in 1997, and was ap- served as director general of the Jordan Radio and Televi- tive terms between 2001 and 2010. He was resentative to the Arab League in minister of state for legal affairs pointed minister of state for par- sion Corporation. He also held the post of foreign minister also Jordan’s ambassador to Belgium, Cairo, in addition to serving as a between 2017 and 2018. liamentary affairs in 2003. in Omar Razzaz’s government. Holland and Luxemburg and a senator Minister of Minister of Minister of Political and Minister of State for Minister of Planning Agriculture Education Parliamentary Affairs Media Affairs and International Cooperation Born in 1947 in Born in Ir- Born in Irbid in 1954, Maay- Born in 1963, in Mar- Al Ruwaished, bid in 1955, tah earned a master’s degree ka, Ayed obtained a Born in Irbid in 1967, D a o u d i y e h N u e i m i in telecom engineering from bachelor’s degree in Shraideh obtained served as the served as the University of Bucharest in law from the Univer- his degrees in eco- Kingdom’s am- m i n i s t e r 1981 and was president of the sity of Jordan in 1985 nomics from Yar- bassador to of educa- National Federation of Jorda- and a master’s degree mouk University. He Greece in 2005, tion be- nian Students in Romania from in international law has served as envi- and non-resi- tween 2007 1976-1980. Maaytah is one of from the University of ronment minister in dent ambassa- Mohammad Daoudiyeh and 2009. Tayseer Nueimi the founders of the Jordanian Musa Maaytah Edinburgh in 1988. He Ali Al Ayed 2010-2011, secretary Nasser Shraideh dor to Cyprus in He holds a Democratic Socialist Party and joined the Foreign Min- general of the Minis- 2006. He also assumed the post of PhD degree in edu cation psy- was elected as a member of the party’s political of- istry in 1991 and served as the Kingdom’s try of Planning and International Co- Minister for Political Development chology from the University fice during its first conference. He helped in the es- ambassador to Israel and charge d›affaires operation in 2006, promoted from the and Parliamentary Affairs in 2003- of Pittsburgh, US, in 1986. He tablishment of the United Democratic Party, which in the Jordanian embassy in Washington post of director of the international 2004. He also was Jordan’s ambas- also worked at several univer- was later renamed the Jordanian Left Democratic and Jordan’s embassy in Tel Aviv. He was cooperation department at the minis- sador to Morocco, Portugal, Mauri- sities in Jordan and abroad as Party, and was elected as its secretary general in a member of the Jordanian delegation dur- try. In 2016, he was appointed as the tania and Senegal. Daoudiyeh also assistant, associate and pro- 1996. He served as minister of political develop- ing the Kingdom’s negotiations with Israel chief commissioner of the Aqaba Spe- served as minister of youth in 1996- fessor. Nueimi also served as ment in Samir Rifai’s government and Minister of from 1992 to 1994. Ayed also served as min- cial Economic Zone Authority . 1997, as well a member of the 12th minister of education in Omar Political and Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of ister of media affairs and communications Parliament in 1993-1997. Razzaz’s government. State in Omar Razzaz’s government. in Samir Rifai’s government. Minister of Public Minister of Tourism Minister of Minister of Minister of Works and Housing and Antiquities State for Prime State for Legal Justice Ministry Affairs Affairs Born in Wadi Seer A graduate of Brigham Young Uni- Born in Am- in 1949, Kisbi has versity, Fayez holds a bachelor’s Born in Amman Born in 1950, man in 1964, a bachelor’s degree degree in political science and a in 1966, Jazi Ziadat holds Talhouni, cur- in civil engineering master’s degree in international re- holds a PhD in a PhD in law rently a sena- from Ankara Univer- lations. He started his professional international law from the Uni- tor, holds a sity and a master’s career at the Royal Court serving from the Univer- versity of PhD from the degree in construc- as assistant chief of Royal Protocol sity of London. London. He University of tion management for His Majesty the late King Hus- He also served as served as Edinburgh, from George Wash- Yahya Kisbi sein and for His Majesty King Ab- Nayef Al Fayez minister of state Ibrahim Jazi minister of Ahmad Ziadat UK. He has Bassam Talhouni ington University in dullah. He also served as the direc- for legal affairs state for the worked as a the US. He joined the Ministry of Pub- tor of HRH Prince Feisal’s office and as the head of Her between 2011 and 2012 and minis- Prime Ministry affairs in 2016. lawyer for more than 20 years and lic Works and Housing as an engineer, Majesty Queen Rania’s Protocol. He served as tourism ter of justice in 2012. Jazi is also an Ziadat worked as assistant pro- served as a legal adviser for sev- and later served as assistant secretary minister in the governments of Awn Khasawneh and international lawyer in general inter- fessor at the University of Jor- eral international organisations. general and minister in one of Abdullah Fayez Tarawneh. He has also served as minister of national law and issues related to hu- dan between 1990 and 2003 and He served as minister of justice Ensour’s governments and one of Omar tourism and environment in Abdullah Ensour’s gov- man rights, the environment law and as associate professor in 2003. in Omar Razzaz’s government. Razzaz’s governments. ernment in 2012. the law of the sea, among others. Minister of Industry, Minister Minister of Finance Minister of Awqaf Minister of Culture Trade and Supply of Energy and Islamic and Mineral Born in Amman in Affairs Holding a PhD de- Ali, who has been working at the Resources 1977, Al-Ississ holds gree in media stud- Trade Ministry since 1998, was a PhD in economic Born in Zarqa in ies, Tweissi is cur- appointed as secretary general in Z a w a t i development and 1967, Khalaileh rently dean of the 2010. She has a BSc in industrial worked as general politics from was granted a Jordan Media In- engineering, a trade policy diplo- CEO of the Harvard University. PhD degree in Is- stitute and before ma from the World Trade Organi- Jordan Strat- He served as minis- lamic fiqh (Islamic served as deputy di- sation (WTO) and an MBA from egy Forum ter of planning and jurispru dence) rector of the devel- the German-Jordanian Univer- and served international cooper- in 2009 from the opment studies sity/Talal Abu Ghazaleh Graduate Maha Al Ali as adviser Hala Zawati ation and minister of Mohamad Al-Ississ World Islamic Sci- Mohammad Khalaileh centre at King Hus- Basim Tweissi School of Business. Ali has served for energy af- state for economic af- ences University. He sein University and as director of the foreign trade policy department and fairs at Umniah, the King Abdul- fairs between 2018 and 2019.
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