List of mayors of Amman
The first municipal council in the capital city of Jordan, Amman, was established in 1909.[1][2]
Mayor of Amman | Took office | Left office | ||
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Ismael Babouk | 1909 | 1911 |
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Ahmad Khatib | 1911 | 1915 |
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As'ad Hamdokh | 1915 | 1919 |
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Ayoub Fakhri Fakher | 1919 | 1920 |
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Saeed Khair | 1920 | 1925 |
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Yousef Asfour | 1925 | 1931 |
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Taher Joqqa | 1931 | 1933 |
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Alaeddin Touqan | 1933 | 1937 |
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Sameh Hijazi (1st time) |
1937 | 1938 |
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Saeed Mufti | 1938 | 1939 |
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Hashem Khair | 1939 | 1942 |
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Omar Hikmat | 1942 | 1942 |
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Subhi Kahaleh | 1942 | 1943 |
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Omar Zaki Afyouni | 1943 | 1944 |
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Ra'fat Dajani | 1944 | 1945 |
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Kamal Jayousi | 1945 | 1945 |
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Sameh Hijazi (2nd time) |
1945 | 1948 |
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Abdulmajeed Adwan | 1948 | 1948 |
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Hazza' Majali | 1948 | 1950 |
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Abdulrahman Khalifa | 1950 | 1952 |
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Sadqi Qasem | 1952 | 1952 |
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Farhan Shubeilat (1st time) |
1952 | 1953 |
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Salman Sokkar | 1953 | 1953 |
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Farhan Shubeilat (2nd time) |
1953 | 1955 |
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Omar Matar | 1955 | 1957 |
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Deifallah Hmoud | 1957 | 1960 |
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Hassan Sido Kurdi | 1960 | 1962 |
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Basheer Shureiki | 1962 | 1964 |
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Ahmad Fawzi | 1964 | 1973 |
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Mohammed Touqan | 1973 | 1976 |
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Maen Abu Nowar | 1976 | 1979 |
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Issam Ajlouni | 1980 | 1982 |
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Abdelraouf Al-Rawabdeh | 1983 | 1989 |
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Ali Suheimat | 1989 | 1991 |
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Muhammed Bashir ash-Shishani | 1991 | 1993 |
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Mamdouh Abbadi | 1993 | 1998 |
35 | Nidal Hadid | 1998 | 2006 | |
36 | Omar Maani | 2006 | 2011 | |
37 | Ammar Gharaibeh (Acting mayor) |
2011 | 2012 | |
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Abdulhalim Kilani (Acting mayor) |
2012 | 2013 |
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Aqel Biltaji | 2013 | 2017 |
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Yousef Shawarbeh | 2017 | present |
Mayor of Greater Amman Municipality | |
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أمين عمّان | |
Style | His Excellency |
Appointer | The King of Jordan |
Inaugural holder | Ismael Babouk |
Formation | 1909 |
Website | Office of the Mayor |
References
- "GAM Mayors". Greater Amman Municipality. Retrieved 2015-06-08.
- "New Amman mayor pledges 'fair and responsible' governance". Jordan Times. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
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