Yousef Shawarbeh
Yousef Shawarbeh | |
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| File:يوسف الشواربة.png | |
| Mayor of Amman | |
| Assumed office August 2017 | |
| Deputy Mayor of Amman | |
| In office 2013–2016 | |
| Minister of Political Development and Parliamentary Affairs | |
| In office 2016–2016 | |
| Chairman of Amman Municipal Committee | |
| In office March 2017 – August 2017 | |
Yousef Shawarbeh (born 1968[1]) is a Jordanian politician, the 40th and current mayor of Amman, Jordan since 2017.
Early life and education
Shawarbeh holds a master's degree in law.
Career
Shawarbeh was a member of the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) and headed Tareq neighbourhood's local committee.[1] He was appointed deputy mayor of the GAM in September 2013[1] and mayor Amman in August 2017.[2][3] In March 2022, the Cabinet renewed his mayoral mandate.[4]
In 2023, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Shawarbeh to his Advisory Group on Local and Regional Governments, co-chaired by Pilar Cancela Rodríguez and Fatimatou Abdel Malick.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Shawarbeh elected deputy mayor of Amman". Jordan Vista. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "New Amman mayor pledges 'fair and responsible' governance". Jordan Times. 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2018-12-23.
- ^ globa0yvjsy (2018-06-08). "New Member: Yousef Al-Shawarbeh - Amman, Jordan". Global Parliament of Mayors. Retrieved 2018-12-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Shawarbeh appointed Amman mayor". Jordan Times. 2022-03-30. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
- ^ Local and Regional Engagement, Action and Multi-Level Cooperation Are Vital to Rescue SDGs and Contribute to Topics under the Summit of Future United Nations, press release of 6 October 2023.
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