Nayef Al-Fayez

Nayef Himiedi Al-Fayez is a Jordanian minister and politician who holds the position of Minister of Tourism and Antiquities in Bishr Al-Khasawneh's government. He assumed the position on October 12, 2020, succeeding Majd Shweikeh.[1][2]

Nayef Himiedi Al-Fayez
Minister of Tourism and Antiquities
In office
2012–2012
Prime MinisterFayez Tarawneh
Minister of Tourism and Antiquities and Minister of Environment
In office
2012–2013
Prime MinisterAbdullah Ensour
Minister of Environment
In office
2018–2020
Prime MinisterOmar Razzaz
Minister of Tourism and Antiquities
Assumed office
2020
Personal details
Nationality Jordan
EducationBrigham Young University (M.A International Relations)

Education

Nayef Al-Fayez holds a MA in International Relations and a Bachelor of Political Science.[3]

Career

Nayef Al-Fayez held the position of Minister of Tourism and Antiquities and Minister of Environment (2012-2013), Minister of Tourism and Antiquities (2012), Director General of the Tourism Revitalization Authority, and worked as an advisor in the Cabinet, administrative director of the Dead Sea Institute project, and Director of Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein's office.[4]

He held the position of Minister of Environment in the government of Omar Razzaz from June 14, 2018, until his departure from the government team in the first ministerial amendment on October 11, 2018 (less than 100 days after the formation of the government), and the position of Minister of Environment in Hani Al-Mulki's second government from (February 25, 2018 - June 14, 2018).

Since taking office in 2020, Nayef Al-Fayez has been working to get the city of Al-Salt to be nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage site,[5] and to secure funding to keep the country's tourism sector afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic; the ministry since the beginning of those efforts have raised and secured 20 million JOD (28.2 millions USD).[6]

References
  1. "Who is in Jordan's new Cabinet?". The National News. 13 October 2020.
  2. "Royal Decree approves new Cabinet headed by Khasawneh". The Jordan Times. 13 October 2020.
  3. "Resumes of new ministers". Roya News. 12 October 2020.
  4. "Nayef H. Al-fayez". Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  5. "Tourism minister highlights heritage value of Salt". The Jordan Times. 9 December 2020.
  6. "Financial support will be provided to several sectors amid the coronavirus crisis: PM". Roya News. 3 December 2020.
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