Abdelraouf Rawabdeh
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Abdelraouf Rawabdeh | |
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| President of the Senate | |
| In office 24 October 2013 – 25 October 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Taher al-Masri |
| Succeeded by | Faisal al-Fayez |
| Prime Minister of Jordan | |
| In office 4 March 1999 – 19 June 2000 | |
| Monarch | King Abdullah II |
| Preceded by | Fayez al-Tarawneh |
| Succeeded by | Ali Abu al-Ragheb |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 February 1939 Irbid, Transjordan |
| Alma mater | American University of Beirut |
Abdelraouf Salem Nahar al-Rawabdeh (Template:Lang-ar; born 18 February 1939 in Irbid) was the 32nd Prime Minister of Jordan from 4 March 1999 until 19 June 2000, a leading political figure from the northern city of Irbid in Jordan.
Political experience
In 1983 Al-Rawabdeh became the Mayor of Amman and would serve in that position until 1989. In 1989 he then joined the Jordanian Parliament as a member of the 11th Parliament of Jordan, and again in 1993 and 1997 until 2001 in the 12th and 13th Parliament of Jordan respectively.[1]
On 24 October 2013 he was named President of the Senate. Al-Rawabdeh is the first President of the enlarged Senate, which now has 75 members, where previously there had been 60 members.[2] After his resignation, Al-Rawabdeh was replaced as President of the Senate by Faisal al-Fayez on 25 October 2015.[3][4]
See also
References
- ^ "دولة السيد عبد الرؤوف سالم نهار الروابدة".
- ^ "New Senate appointed". The Jordan Times. 24 October 2013. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ^ "Royal Decree appoints Fayez Senate president". The Jordan Times. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Royal Decree approves Rawabdeh's resignation". The Jordan Times. 26 October 2015.
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