Birth: 1/1/1942 Death:NULL/NULL/NULL
Born in Nablus in 1942; pursued his studies at An-Najah National University, Nablus, Aleppo College in Syria, and the North Texas State University, US, from where he graduated with a BA in Business Administration in 1965; returned to Jordan and worked for the Central Bank from 1965-73; was elected member of the Jordanian parliament and began a career in the Jordanian government, holding various positions, incl. Minister of State for the Occupied Territories (1973-74), Ambassador of Jordan to Spain (1975-78), Permanent Representative of Jordan to UNESCO (1978-83) and Ambassador to France, Paris (1978-83), non-resident Ambassador to Belgium (1979-80), Permanent Representative to the European Community (1978-80), Ambassador to the UK (1983-84); Jordanian FM (1984-88, 1991); Deputy PM of Jordan and Minister of State for Economic Affairs (1989), Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Jordanian Parliament (1989-91, 1992-93); Speaker of the Lower House of the Jordanian Parliament (1993-94); member & reporter of the Royal Commission for drafting the Jordanian National Charter in 1990; Chairman of the Board of Princess Haya Cultural Center for Children since 1992; Pres. of the National Society for the Enhancement of Freedom and Democracy from 1993-97; member of the Al-Quds Ash-Sharif defense association from 1996-2001 and since 2003; Pres. of the Board of Trustees of the Jordan University for Science and Technology, Irbid, since 1998; Pres. of the Jordanian-Spanish Friendship Association since 1998; Commissioner of Civil Societies at the Arab League since 2002; member of the Advisory Committee of the Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue since 2004; member and head of the Political Committee of the Royal Commission for Drafting the National Agenda in 2005; received many awards, incl. the Grand British Empire (GBE) Award.
