Abdelkarim al-Kabariti

Abdelkarim al-Kabariti (1996).

Abdelkarim al-Kabariti (alternative name: ʿAbd al-Karim al-Kabariti; Arabic عبد الكريم الكباريتي; * December 15, 1949 in Amman , Transjordan ) is a Jordanian politician who was Prime Minister of Jordan between 1996 and 1997 .

Life

Kabariti came from an influential family of politicians and entrepreneurs from Aqaba and initially studied geology at the American University of Beirut (AUB), from which he graduated in 1962 with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.). A subsequent study of economics and finance at St. Edward's University in Austin , he finished in 1973 with another bachelor's degree. He then worked as a manager and entrepreneur between 1973 and 1989. He married a daughter of Ahmad al-Lawzi , who was Prime Minister of Jordan from 1971 to 1973.

In the 1989 elections, Kabariti was elected a member of the Assembly of Representatives (Maǧlis an-Nuwwāb) and was a member of this until 1997. He then became Minister for Tourism and Antiquities in the third cabinet of Prime Minister Mudar Badran in 1989 , of which he was a member until 1991. In the subsequent cabinet of Prime Minister Taher al-Masri and in the second cabinet of Prime Minister Zaid ibn Shaker , he served as Minister of Labor between 1991 and 1993. After leaving the government, he was Chairman of the Finance and Economic Committee of the Assembly of Representatives from 1993 to 1995.

In 1995, he took over the post of Foreign Minister in the third cabinet of Zaid ibn Shaker. Kabariti, known for his reform efforts and openness, was an outspoken supporter of the controversial policy of King Hussein I , who broke away from Iraq and came closer to Israel after the Israeli-Jordanian peace treaty was signed on October 26, 1994 . This led to internal criticism from other cabinet ministers. He had close ties with Syria , which, as an influential neighboring country, rejected the peace treaty and the subsequent close cooperation with Israel.

On February 4, 1996, Kabariti finally succeeded Zaid ibn Shaker as Prime Minister himself and held this office until March 19, 1997, after which he was replaced by Abdelsalam al-Majali . In his cabinet he kept the post of foreign minister between 1996 and 1997 and at the same time took over the post of defense minister during this period. He was appointed to the office of Prime Minister by King Hussein I despite the criticism of his policy. He supported the king's call for change in Iraq, which also led to criticism from other politicians. During his tenure, he introduced severe economic change.

After the death of King Hussein I, Kabariti became head of the royal court in 1999 and thus a close advisor to his son and successor, King Abdullah II bin al-Hussein . He held this office until 2000 and then became a member of the Senate (Maǧlis al-Aʿyān) , the upper house of the Jordanian Parliament ( Majlis al-Umma ) appointed by the king . During this time he served as First Vice President of the Senate from 2000 to 2002 and as Chairman of the Senate Finance and Economic Committee between 2005 and 2007.

Web link

• Entry in rulers.org

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Jordan: Foreign Ministers (rulers.org)
2. ↑ Jordan: Prime Ministers (rulers.org)
3. ↑ Prime Ministers of The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. In: kinghussein.gov.jo. Retrieved January 15, 2018 .