| Friday-Saturday, June 15-16, 2018 JORDAN 3 Profiles of new ministers

Prime Minister Deputy Prime Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Higher and Minister of Defence Minister and Expatriates Education and Minister of State Scientific Research Razzaz holds a PhD from Har- Safadi, who holds an MA in Interna- vard University in planning Born in Amman tional Journalism from Baylor Uni- Born in 1953 in with a minor in economics, and in 1944, Muasher versity in Texas and a BA in English Mafraq, Tweisi a post-doctorate from Harvard holds a PhD De- Literature from Yarmouk University, holds a PhD in Law School. He is chairman gree in Business has edited and written for a number Linguistics from of the Jordan Strategy Forum Administration of newspapers, including The Jordan the University of and has served as chairman from Illinois Uni- Times and Al Ghad. Since September Michigan, Ann Ar- of the board of trustees of the versity. He served 2016, he has served as a member of bor, an MA Degree King Abdullah II Fund for De- as minister of na- Rajai Muasher the Senate until his appointment as a Ayman Safadi in Linguistics Adel Tweisi velopment. He has also headed tional economy in minister in Hani Mulki’s Cabinet. Be- from the Univer- the International Commission 1974-75, minister of industry and tween 2008 and 2011, Safadi served as adviser to His sity of Michigan, East Lansing, and for Evaluating Privatisation trade in 1975-76 and minister of Majesty King Abdullah and as deputy prime minister, a BA in English Language and Lit- in Jordan (2013-2014) and led supply, industry and trade in 1985- minister of state and spokesperson for the government. erature from the University of Jor- the national team responsi- 88. He also served as a senator. In 2004, he served as a spokesperson for the UN Assist- dan (UJ). He served as president of ble for preparing the National ance Mission to Iraq. He has also served as director of UJ, Al al Bayt University and found- Employment Strategy in 2011- Omar Razzaz communications at the Royal Court and as press sec- ing president of Al Hussein Bin Talal 2012. Razzaz also served as retary to HRH Prince Hassan. Safadi has founded and University. Tweisi served as minister director general of the Social served as country manager served as CEO of Path Arabia, a political consultancy of culture between 2005 and 2007. Security Corporation (2006- of the World Bank’s Lebanon firm that operated out of Abu Dhabi. He has also served He also received the Independence 2010). From 2002 to 2006, he country office. as the CEO of Abu Dhabi Media Company, and as director Order of the First Class. general of the Jordan Radio and Television Corporation.

Minister Minister of Labour Minister of Health Minister of Public Minister of of Social Works and Housing Environment Development Born in Amman in Born in 1956, 1957, Murad earned a Sheyyab has a Born in Wadi Seer in 1949, Kisbi Fayez holds a Born in degree in management BSc in Medicine has a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Master’s De- 1965 in Am- of electric engineering and a Master’s Engineering from Ankara Uni- gree in Inter- man, Lattouf from the UK in 1982. Degree in Pae- versity and a Master’s Degree in national Rela- holds an MSc He was also the min- diatrics from Construction Management from tions, and a in Financial ister of labour in the the University George Washington University. Bachelor’s De- M a n a g e - previous government. of Jordan. He He joined the Ministry of Public gree in Politi- ment. She He is the owner and di- served as direc- Works and Housing as an engi- cal Science. He previously Hala Lattouf rector of Said Murad & Samir Murad tor general of the Mahmoud Sheyyab neer, and later headed a division Yahya Kisbi served as min- Nayef Fayez served as Sons Company, a fam- King Abdullah I in the ministry. He also served ister of tourism minister of social development ily business specialised in general trade, University Hospital. A former vice as director of World Bank financing projects at and antiquities and minister of for three terms, from 2009 to spare parts and maintenance services. president of the Jordan University the Ministry of Education. He became assistant environment in 2012-2013. He 2011, and worked in Her Maj- Murad is also a board member in Capital of Science and Technology, Sheyy- secretary general at the Ministry of Public Works is former director general of the esty Queen Rania’s Office. Bank, MedGulf Insurance Co., INJAZ and ab served as minister of health in and Housing and served as director general of the Jordan Tourism Board. He was other societies and institutions. Samir Rifai’s Cabinet in 2010. government tender department. He had previously an adviser to the Cabinet and served as minister of public works and housing in former director of the office of one of Abdullah Ensour’s governments. HRH Prince Feisal.

Minister of Political and Minister of Public Sector Minister of Minister of Minister Parliamentary Affairs and Development Tourism and Agriculture of Justice Minister of State Antiquities Shweikeh holds a BSc in Fi- H n e i f a t Born in Born in Irbid in 1954, Maay- nance from Yarmouk Univer- A graduate served as 1962, Abu tah earned a Master’s Degree sity and is a certified man- of Georget- Tafileh may- J a r a d in telecom engineering from agement accountant. She own Univer- or from 2007 holds a the University of Bucharest in also has degrees in global sity, Annab to 2011. He Bachelor’s 1981 and was president of the senior management, educa- has experi- served as Degree in National Federation of Jorda- tional leadership and ad- ence in the project di- Law from nian Students in Romania from ministration from the Uni- private sec- rector at the the Univer- 1976-1980. Maaytah is one of the Musa Maaytah versity of Chicago’s Booth Majd Shweikeh tor. Before Lina Annab Labour Min- Khaled Hneifat sity of Jor- Awad Abu Jarad founders of the Jordanian Demo- School of Business and the her appoint- istry, work- dan and a cratic Socialist Party and was elected as a member IESE Business School at the University of Na- ment as minister, she had been ing in initiatives to mitigate State PhD of Criminal Law in of the party’s political office during its first confer- varra. The minister, who served as president working as general manager poverty and unemployment in 2001 from the Lebanese Uni- ence. He helped in the establishment of the United of the International Women’s Forum’s Jordan of Zara Investment Company poverty pockets. Hneifat has versity. He joined the Minis- Democratic Party, which was later renamed the Jor- chapter between 2011 and 2013, has worked as since 2008. She has also served received the Order of Inde- try of Justice in 1985 before danian Left Democratic Party, and was elected as a senior telecom executive in several compa- on the board of a number of pendence of the Third Class gradually moving to higher its secretary general in 1996. From 1999, he served nies. She has served as CEO of VTEL Holdings, private companies. for implementing development posts until he was assigned as the CEO and partner of a trade and marketing vice chairperson of Africell Tempo (2010-2012), projects in Tafileh. as minister of justice since company as well as director of Al Badeel Centre for vice chair of Itisaluna and CEO of Orange Jor- September 2016. Studies and Training. He served as minister of po- dan. She served as ICT minister in Abdullah litical development in Samir Rifai’s government. Ensour’s government.

Minister of Transport Minister Minister of Awqaf and Minister of Minister of Water and Minister of of Interior Islamic Affairs Finance and Irrigation Municipal Affairs Mubaidin is Born in 1964, Abul Bassal Kanakrieh holds Owais is former Born in 1959, Masri former Amman holds a PhD in Jurispru- a Bachelor’s De- president of obtained his Bach- governor and dence and Islamic Politics gree in Econom- the board of di- elor’s Degree in En- former secre- from Zaytouna University ics since 1984 rectors of free gineering from the tary general of in Tunisia. He worked as and an MA in Fi- zones and devel- University of Cairo. the Ministry of the dean of Sharia facul- nancial and Ac- opment zones. He has previously Interior. ty at Yarmouk University counting Scienc- served as mayor of Walid Masri and University of Sharjah. es in 1997. He is Irbid and as an as- Samir Mubaidin He is a member of several Abdul Nasser Abul Bassal former director Ezzedine Kanakrieh Munir Owais sistant to the Amman mayor. He was jurisprudential councils, general of the minister of public works and housing boards, boards of trustees, boards of preach- Social Security Corporation and and minister of municipal affairs in ing and guidance. Abul Bassal was a former former secretary general of the Fi- Abdullah Ensour’s governments. president of the World Islamic Sciences and nance Ministry, a post he held be- Education University. tween 2008 and 2012, and in 2014.

Minister of State Minister Minister of Minister of Minister of State for for Investment Affairs of Youth State for Legal Industry, Trade Media Affairs Affairs and Supply Holding an MSc in Business Qaisi has served Ghunaimat started Management and Bachelor’s as Jordan’s Abu Yamin is a H a m m o u r i her career in 1999 Degree in Computer Sciences, a m b a s s a d o r former depu- is the former at Al Rai daily’s eco- Shehadeh worked for 14 years to France and ty, who head- dean of the nomic department. in the financial sectors in Jor- the Kingdom’s ed the Low- Law Faculty at She worked as an dan, Lebanon, Egypt and the representative er House’s the University economic analyst at West Bank. He was head of to UNESCO in E c o n o m i c of Jordan. He several media out- personal services at the HSBC Paris. Committee. holds a PhD lets and TV chan- Bank, chairman of the board of Muhannad Shehadeh Makram Qaisi Mubarak Abu Yamin in Commercial Tareq Hammouri nels. In August 2014, Jumana Ghunaimat directors of the Military Credit Law from the she made an exclu- Fund and worked at the economic department of UK’s University of Bristol. sive interview with His Majesty King the Royal Court. Shehadeh has held the post of Abdullah to Al Ghad daily, where she minister of state for investment affairs before in has been working as editor-in-chief. Hani Mulki’s government, as well as chairman of the Jordan Investment Commission.

Minister of Minister of Energy Minister of Planning Minister of Minister of ICT Education and Mineral and International Culture Resources Cooperation Born in 1980, Gharaibeh gradu- Mahafzah is Nsour has ated from Yarmouk University president of the Zawati worked as Kawar holds a Mas- a degree in 2003 with a degree in tel- University of CEO of the Jordan ter’s Degree of Science in law and ecommunication engineering. Jordan (UJ). He Strategy Forum in Social Policy and has pub- He is head of Jordan’s offices received a PhD and served as ad- Planning for Develop- lished six of Ericsson international com- in Medicine in viser for energy ing Countries, Public books of pany for communication sys- 1977 from Da- affairs at Umniah, Adminsitration from short sto- tems and solutions, and has mascus Univer- the King Abdul- the London School of ries. She headed several projects for sity, and a PhD Azmi Mahafzah lah II Fund for Hala Zawati Economics and Po- Mary Kawar has been Basmah Nsour digitisations and communica- Muthana Gharaibeh in Micro-Biology Development, the litical Science in 1998 writing in tion infrastructure. Gharaibeh and Immunity from the American Ahli Bank and the Bank of Jordan. – 1999 and a PhD in Development Eco- Arab media since 1990. Nsour is a member of Jordan’s Information and Com- University in Beirut in 1984. He She also offered the Lower House nomics and International Development is editor-in-chief of Taike munications Technology Association int@j board assumed several academic and ad- with many consultations related from the same school. She also served magazine, which is special- of directors, Adel Centre for Legal Aid board of di- ministrative posts, including dean to the energy sector. Zawato holds as country director at the International ised in women innovation. rectors, as well as the board of directors of “Jor- of the medicine faculty at the UJ a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Labour Organisation between 2015 and dan Progress” platform. Gharaibeh has completed and deputy dean. Engineering. in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. several programmes in international universities, including Harvard and Aspen Institute.