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Ali Suheimat

Ali Mohamad Suheimat Eng. (born 1936) المهندس علي محمد السحيمات, is a Jordanian politician and engineer,[1] who held several senior political and administrative positions in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Ali Suheimat was born in the city of Al-Karak. He was deputy prime minister, mayor of Amman, Minister of Transport and Communications, amongst other positions.[2] Board member of trustees at Oxford Centre for Islamic studies.[3]

Ali Mohammad Atwi Suheimat
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Transport
In office
21 November 1991 – 29 May 1993
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Transport and Communications
In office
20 June 1991 – 20 November 1991
Minister of State for Prime Ministry Affairs, Minister of Transport
In office
28 August 1980 – 10 January 1984
Minister of State for Prime Ministry Affairs, Minister of Transport
In office
3 July 1980 – 28 August 1980
Minister of State for Prime Ministry Affairs, Minister of Transport
In office
19 December 1979 – 3 July 1980
Minister of Transport
In office
27 November 1976 – 19 December 1979
Personal details
Born1936
Al Karak

Education edit

  • Received his primary, lower secondary and secondary education at Al-Karak Secondary School.
  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering in 1960, American University of Beirut,[4] Lebanon.
  • Diploma in the Establishment and maintenance of roads in 1963, the United States of America.
  • Diploma in development planning for development projects and economies in developing countries, University of Sussex, UK in 1969.[5]

Career edit

  • Engineer in the Ministry of Public Works, during the period from 1960 to 1962 in the Directorate of Works, in Ma'an, Al-Karak and Irbid.
  • Road maintenance engineer at the Ministry of Public Works, during 1963–1964.
  • Director of projects and road construction at the largest companies in Saudi Arabia for the construction engineering specialists in the construction of the roads and airports in 1964–1968.[6]
  • Responsible for follow-up development projects and understated road projects, airports and infrastructure from 1969–1971, at The National Planning Council in Jordan.
  • Secretary General of the Ministry of Transport 1/2/1971 to 1/3/1973 .[7]
  • Minister of Transport,[8] the Government of Mudar Badran, in the period from 28/11/1976 to 19/12/1979, where he oversaw the completion of the Queen Alia International Airport and the port of Aqaba, and a number of vital projects, which has contributed to the development of Jordan.
  • Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Minister of Transport, the government of Sharif Abdul Hamid Sharaf from 19/09/1979 to 07/03/1980.[9]
  • Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Minister of Transport,[10] the Government of Kassim al-Rimawi 03/07/1980 to 28/08/1980.
  • Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Minister of Transport, the Government of Mudar Badran from 28/08/1980 to 01/10/1984.
  • Mayor of Amman, (1989–1991).[11]
  • Member of the Royal Commission for the drafting of the Second National Charter in 1990.
  • Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications, the Government of Taher al-Masri from 19/06/1991 to 21/11/1991.[12]
  • Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport, the Government of Sharif Zaid ibn Shaker 21/11/1991 to 29/05/1993.
  • Member of the first Advisory Council from 1978 to 20/04/1980.
  • Member of the Advisory Council II 20/04/1980 to 20/04/1982.
  • Member of the third Advisory Board 20/04/1982 to 07/01/1984 .
  • Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Petra University, Amman-Jordan .[13]
  • Member of the Royal Commission of the University of Yarmouk, which oversaw the establishment and the building of Yarmouk University and Jordan University of Science and Technology. 1977–1986.[5]
  • Member of the Royal Commission on Mu'tah University. 1981–1996.
  • Member of the Board of University of Mu'tah.
  • Member of the Board in a number of companies and Institutions.
  • Consultant to many companies and global institutions outside Jordan.[14]

References edit

  1. ^ Civil engineering, Volume 33 American Society of Civil Engineers, 1963
  2. ^ Current world leaders, Volume 26, Issues 1-6
  3. ^ "Governance | Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies". www.oxcis.ac.uk.
  4. ^ "Home Page".
  5. ^ a b Suheimat clan, history and attitudes, by Dr. Yassin Suheimat, 2005
  6. ^ Highways & road construction international, Volumes 44–46, 1976
  7. ^ "Previous Ministers | Ministry of Transport". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
  8. ^ International railway journal, Volume 17 Simmons-Boardman Pub. Corporation., 1977
  9. ^ Statesman's Year-Book, Palgrave Macmillan, 1983 - 1690 pages
  10. ^ Near East/South Asia report, Issue 2865 Foreign Broadcast Information Service, USA
  11. ^ "Home". ammancity.gov.jo. Archived from the original on 2009-04-22. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  12. ^ Management and international business issues in Jordan - Page 158, Hamed El-Said, Kip Becker - 2001 - 198 pages.
  13. ^ http://www.uop.edu.jo/About/BoardofTrustees.aspx?lang=en&location=About Archived 2010-11-16 at the Wayback Machine / Board Of Trustees.
  14. ^ MEED., Volume 44, Issues 14–26, Economic East Economic Digest, ltd, 2000

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