Sherif Fawaz Sharaf

Sherif Fawaz Sharaf
Sherif Fawaz Sharaf
Jordanian Ambassador to France
	In office; November 8, 1995 – December 11, 1997
Preceded by	Mutasim Bilbeisi
Succeeded by	Adnan Bahjat Al-Talhouni
Jordanian Ambassador to Germany
	In office; November 26, 1981 – November 8, 1995
Preceded by	Nahib Amr Al-Nimer
Succeeded by	Hussein Ahmad Hammami
Jordanian Ambassador to the United States
	In office; June 6, 1980 till – October 26, 1981.
Preceded by	Abdullah Salah
Succeeded by	Abdul Hadi Majali
Jordanian Minister of Culture and Youth
	In office; November 1976 – June 6, 1980
Personal details
Born	1938 (age 85–86); Amman
Parent	Sharif Sharaf had fought with Sharif Hussein in the 1916 Arab revolt against the Turks and later served with FAisal I of Iraq during the Hashemite rule in Baghdad. Iraqi Parliament elected him Prince Regent to young King Faisal. After the British invasion of Iraq he was sent to Southern Rhodesia. After the war he was invited to Jordan by the late King Abdullah. (father);
Relatives	elder brother of Abdul Hamid Sharaf His brother was appointed Prime Minister of Jordan in 1980.
Alma mater	American University of Beirut

Sherif Fawaz Sharaf (born 1938) is a retired Jordanian administrator and Ambassador.

Career

From 1961 to 1962 he was employed at the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
From 1962 to 1963 he was employed at the Prime Minister's Office.
From 1963 to 1965 he was employed at the Jordanian Mission to the United Nations in New York.
From 1965 to 1966 he was employed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
From 1966 to 1973 he was employed at the Youth Care Organization.
From 1974 to 1976 he was Director-General of Jordan Youth and Sports Organization.
From November 1976 to June 6, 1980 he was Minister of Culture and Youth.
On May 5, 1980 he was designated ambassador to Washington, D.C. where he was accredited form June 6, 1980 till October 26, 1981.
From November 26, 1981 to 1990 he was Ambassador in Bonn (West Germany), Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Luxembourg and the European Economic Community.
From November 8, 1995 to December 11, 1997 he was Ambassador in Paris and the Holy See.^[1]

^ Sayed Mohamed Mahdi al Tajir, The International Who's who of the Arab World 1978, p. 473 [1]

Sahab el Nas Qablinah Tha Al Zaman", (2021) is a historical autobiography in the Arabic language, written by Sharif Fawaz. The book takes the reader through the tumultuous events that shaped the Middle East and Arab world, while introducing prominent international key players who impacted the region including the Hashemite Dynasty.
Book summary of Sahab el Nas Qablinah Tha Al Zaman, an Arabic language historical autobiography by Sharif Fawaz Sharaf, about the Middle East and rise of Arab nations and history of the Ashraf and Hashemites in particular