Samir Habashneh

Samir Habashneh
Samir Habashneh
Minister of State; Minister of Agriculture
	In office; 9 February 2011 – 17 October 2011
Minister of Interior
	In office; 2003-2003 with Ali Abu Ragheb – 2003-2005 with Faisal AlFayez
Senator
	In office; 2001-2003/ – 2005-2008
Minister of Culture
	In office; 1995–1996
Personal details
Born	November 5, 1951 (age 72); Bethlehem
Alma mater	Baghdad University (BSc 1974)
Profession	Minister (government)

Samir Habashneh (born 1951) is the Minister of State and Minister of Agriculture for Jordan. He is a former Minister of the Interior. was ineligible to seek re-election to a third term due to term limits.

Born in 1951, Habashneh earned his BSc in agricultural engineering from Baghdad University in 1974. He worked in the Agricultural Cooperative Society and then as a consultant at the Ministry of Youth in 1992. In 1993, he became a deputy in Parliament, representing the southern Governorate of Karak. He was appointed Minister of Culture in 1995 and became a senator in 2001. He was a member of the Jordan First Committee and a member in the Jordanian Parties Committee. He was the Minister of the Interior until April 2005.,^[1] serving since 9 February 2011.

References

^ "Jordan Arrests Key Suspect in Rocket Attack". The New York Times. 23 August 2005. Retrieved 24 February 2011.

External links

Ministry of Agriculture official site
Prime Ministry of Jordan website

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[1] "Jordan Arrests Key Suspect in Rocket Attack". The New York Times. 23 August 2005. Retrieved 24 February 2011.

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