- Year of Birth: 1946
- Graduation Country:
United Kingdom
- Last Position: Chief of the Jordanian Royal Court
- Qualifications:
PhD in Philosophy
- Professional Experiences:
1- Assistant Dean in the Faculty of Arts, and Dean of Students’ Affairs at the University of Jordan.
2- President of the Jordanian Writers' Association (1985- 1990.
3- Minister of Culture (1989-1991)
4- Minister of Media Affairs and Culture (6/1991- 10/1991)
5- Minister of Culture and Higher Education (10/1991- 11/1991).
6- Chief of the Jordanian Royal Court in the early 1990's and a political advisor to the late King Hussein bin Talal.
7- Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Information (1/1995- 2/1996).
8- Chairman of the Board, Jordan Press Foundation
9- Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Al-Albait Foundation for Islamic Thought.
10- President of Jerash University
11- Former President of University of Jordan (5/2007- 7/2010).
12- Vice President of the Jordan Academy of Arabic (2008- up-to-date).
13- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education (7/2010- 1/2011).
14-Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education under Samir Rifai's second term
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