Abdelraouf al-Rawabdeh
Abdelraouf al-Rawabdeh (alternative name: ʿAbd al-Raʾuf al-Rawabda; Arabic عبد الرؤوف الروابدة; * February 18, 1939 in Irbid , Transjordan ) is a Jordanian politician who was Prime Minister of Jordan between 1999 and 2000 .
Life
Al-Rawabdeh completed a pharmacy degree at the American University of Beirut (AUB), from which he graduated in 1962 with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.). He then was a lecturer in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Jordan between 1964 and 1976 .
From 1976 to 1978 al-Rawabdeh was Minister of Communications and, between 1977 and 1979, Minister of Health in the first cabinet of Prime Minister Mudar Badran . At the same time, he was a member of the National Council of Thrones between April 1978 and February 1983, of which he was Vice President from April 1982 to February 1983. At the same time he was a lecturer at the Pharmaceutical Faculty of the University of Jordan between 1982 and 1991 and Mayor of Amman from 1983 to 1986 . Between 1989 and 1991 he was Minister for Public Works and Housing in the third cabinet of Prime Minister Mudran. In November 1989 he also became a member of the Assembly of Representatives (Maǧlis an-Nuwwāb) , of which he was a member until June 2001. In the first government of Prime Minister Abdelsalam al-Majali and in the third cabinet of Prime Minister Zaid ibn Shaker , he served as Minister of Education from 1994 to 1996.
On March 4, 1999, al-Rawabdeh, who was not party to the party, became Fayez al-Tarawneh's successor himself Prime Minister of Jordan and held this office until he was replaced by Ali Abu al-Ragheb on June 19, 2000. He also took over that in his government Office of Defense Minister.
In November 2001, al-Rawabdeh , who was loyal to King Abdullah II bin al-Hussein , 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 was also First Vice President of the Senate between 2001 and May 2003. In July 2003 he was again a member of the Assembly of Representatives before he was reappointed a member of the Senate in 2010. At the same time he was once again First Vice President of the Senate between 2010 and 2013. Most recently, he was President of the Senate as the successor to Taher al-Masri from October 24, 2013 until his replacement by Faisal al-Fayiz on October 25, 2015.
Web link
- Entry in rulers.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jordan: Prime Ministers (rulers.org)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rawabdeh, Abdelraouf al- |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jordanian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 18, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Irbid , Transjordan |