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Ali Abu al-Ragheb
Prime Minister of Jordan
In office
19 June 2000 – 25 October 2003
MonarchAbdullah II
Preceded byAbdelraouf Rawabdeh
Succeeded byFaisal al-Fayez
Personal details
Born1946
Amman
Alma materUniversity of Tennessee
ProfessionCivil engineer

Ali Abu al-Ragheb (Arabic: علي أبو الراغب) (born 1946) was the 33rd Prime Minister of Jordan from 19 June 2000 until 25 October 2003. He resigned and was replaced by Faisal al-Fayez.

Prime Minister Ali Abu Ragheb was born in Amman, Jordan in 1946. He obtained his BSc in Civil Engineering in 1967 from the University of Tennessee in the United States.[1]

Abu al-Ragheb was partner and managing director of National Engineering and Contracting Co from 1971-1991. He later served as Minister of Industry and Trade in 1991 and in 1995. He was also appointed as Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources in 1991-1993 and was elected to the Jordanian parliament in 1993. Abu Ragheb was appointed Prime Minister and Minister of Defense on 19 June 2000.

Abu al-Ragheb's name was published in the Panama Papers that were released in early April 2016 by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ).

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References

  1. ^ Commencement address at University of Tennessee
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2000–2003 		Succeeded by


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