Abdelraouf Rawabdeh

Abdelraouf Salem Nahar al-Rawabdeh (Arabic: عبد الرؤوف الروابدة; 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.

Abdelraouf Rawabdeh
President of the Senate
In office
24 October 2013 – 25 October 2015
Preceded byTaher al-Masri
Succeeded byFaisal al-Fayez
Prime Minister of Jordan
In office
4 March 1999 – 19 June 2000
MonarchKing Abdullah II
Preceded byFayez al-Tarawneh
Succeeded byAli Abu al-Ragheb
Personal details
Born (1939-02-18) 18 February 1939
Irbid, Transjordan
Alma materAmerican University of Beirut

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
  1. "دولة السيد عبد الرؤوف سالم نهار الروابدة".
  2. "New Senate appointed". The Jordan Times. 24 October 2013. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  3. "Royal Decree appoints Fayez Senate president". The Jordan Times. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  4. "Royal Decree approves Rawabdeh's resignation". The Jordan Times. 26 October 2015.
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