Birth: NULL/NULL/1925 Death:NULL/NULL/NULL
Born in Nablus in 1925; attended high school at Najah College in Nablus and also received the British Matriculation of Palestine; graduated with a BA from the Palestinian Law School; served in the Ministry of Justice; was appointed judge in the District Court of Jerusalem in 1963 and served in the post until 1967, when all Palestinians in courts refused to work under the rule of Israeli occupation; was a member of the Islamic Higher Committee between 1967-80; became a judge in the High Court in Amman, serving from 1985-89; then opened his own his law office in Amman and practiced from 1989-91; was appointed as Minister of Justice in Jordan in 1991; worked as lawyer and consultant with various international organizations in Amman from 1992-2006; involved with a number of Palestinian NGOs, incl. serving as member of the Board of Trustees of Dal Al-Awlad School, the Orphan Arab Committee, and the Scientific Technology College in Jerusalem.
