Yousef Shawarbeh

Yousef Shawarbeh
Yousef Shawarbeh
Mayor of Amman
	Incumbent
	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

"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.
"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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[:0-1] "Shawarbeh elected deputy mayor of Amman". Jordan Vista. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2023.

[2] "New Amman mayor pledges 'fair and responsible' governance". Jordan Times. 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2018-12-23.

[3] 0yvjsy (2018-06-08). "New Member: Yousef Al-Shawarbeh - Amman, Jordan". Global Parliament of Mayors. Retrieved 2018-12-23.

[4] "Shawarbeh appointed Amman mayor". Jordan Times. 2022-03-30. Retrieved 2023-05-31.

[5] 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.