Lina Shabib is a Jordanian engineer, politician and former government Minister of Transport.[1]
Lina Shabib | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Transport | |
| Assumed office 21 August 2013 | |
Biography edit
Lina Shahib was appointed the Minister of Transport of Jordan in the cabinet of Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour on 21 August 2013.[2] She attended the General Assembly of the Arab Bridge Maritime Company in Cairo, Egypt on 31 December 2013, where she discussed ways to improve transport connections with Egypt and Iraq.[3] Under her, the transport ministry filed a complaint with the International Civil Aviation Organization against Israel over the construction of Ramon Airport in Timna Valley in July 2015. Jordan in the complaint said that the new airport would be to close to its own King Hussein International Airport in Aqaba and will disrupt air traffic to the airport.[4] On 7 May she signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Ivaylo Moskovski, the Bulgarian Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications that sought to improve aviation and transport ties between Jordan and Bulgaria.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Dr. Lina Shabib, Jordan's Minister of Transport has received Bilal Al Bodour, the UAE Ambassador to Jordan, in her office". fananews.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ "Jordanian PM Announces Cabinet Shuffle Ahead of Elections". Al-Monitor (in Arabic). 22 August 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ "Jordan discusses transport cooperation with Egypt and Iraq". jordanembassyus.org. Petra News Agency. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ "Report: ICAO looking into Jordan complaint against Israeli airport". Maan News Agency. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ "Jordan, Bulgaria Ministries of Transport sign MoU". www.petra.gov.jo. Jordan News Agency. Retrieved 23 November 2017.