Abdullah Ensour

Abdullah Ensour
Prime Minister of Jordan
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 October 2012
Monarch	Abdullah II
Preceded by	Fayez al-Tarawneh
Personal details
Born	Abdullah Abdulkarim Hamdan Ensour 20 January 1939 Salt, Transjordan (now Jordan)
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	American University of Beirut Pantheon-Sorbonne University
Religion	Islam
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Abdullah Ensour ( pronunciation  AHB-duh-lah ehn-SOOR , Arabic: عبد الله النسور‎ ʿAbd Allāh an-Nasūr; born 20 January 1939) is a Jordanian economist who has been Prime Minister of Jordan since October 2012. A veteran statesman and politician, he has held various cabinet positions in Jordanian governments.

Early life and education

Ensour was born in Salt.^[1][2] He studied at the American University of Beirut where he obtained his bachelor's degree in statistics. He then continued to get his master's degree in institutions management, at the University of Michigan in the United States. He also obtained his Ph.D. in planning at the Pantheon-Sorbonne University^[3]

Positions Held, Current & Previous

• Senatorial Posts:

- Member of the House of Representatives 1989-1993, 1993-1995, 2010-2012

Committees:

• Chairman of the Finance and Economic Committee.
• Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee.
• Member of the Committee on Education and Higher Education.

- Member of the Senate Council 1997-2009, 2008-2010

Committees:

• Member of the Finance Committee.
• Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee.

• Ministerial Positions:

• Minister of Planning.
• Minister of Education.
• Minister of Foreign Affairs.
• Minister of Industry and Trade.
• Minister of Higher Education.
• Minister of Administrative Development.
• Media Minister.
• Deputy Prime Minister.
• Prime Minister and Minister of Defense.

• Experiences and Memberships, Current and Previous Councils:

• Director General of the Budget Department.
• The Ministry of Finance Secretary General.
• Director General of the Income Tax Department.
• Governor of Jordan at the World Bank.
• Deputy Governor of Jordan at the International Monetary Fund.
• Jordan's permanent delegate to UNESCO.
• Chairman of the Jordanian-French Business Club Management.
• Member of the Royal Commission National Ajenda.
• Chairman of the Royal Commission to strengthen national integrity system.
• The official spokesman and a member of the Royal Commission for Jordan First.
• Chairman of the Higher Education Council.
• Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University of Jordan Zaitouna.
• Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University of Science and Technology.
• Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Balqa Applied University.
• Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Hashemite University.
• Member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Jordan.
• Member of the Board of Rights in the University of Jordan.
• Administrative and Financial Director of the Royal Scientific Society.
• Member of the National Commission for Development Planning.
• Chairman of the Supreme Council for the fight against illiteracy.
• Chairman of the Cement Company.
• Vice Chairman of the phosphate company.
• Vice Chairman of the Iraqi Jordanian Land Transport Company.
• Member of the Board of Management of Bank of Jordan.
• Member of the Council of Arab African International Bank.
• Member of the Council of Arab Company for Investment Management.
• Member of the Board of Directors of Aqaba Railway.
• Member of the Board of Royal Jordanian Management.
• Member of the Board of Jordan Investment Corporation management.
• Member of the Board of Management the authority of the port of Aqaba.
• Member of the Board of Jordan Enterprise Manager for the development of economic projects.
• Board Member of Emaar Salt Foundation.
• Board Member of the Noor Al Hussein Foundation.
• Board Member of the Queen Alia Fund Management.
• Chairman of the newspaper Voice of the People.
• Chairman of the Board of Directors Haya Cultural Center.
• Chairman of the graduates of French universities Club.
• Member of the Board graduates of American universities Club.
• Teacher and director in the Ministry of Education.

Career

Ensour was first elected as a deputy to the Jordanian Parliament in 1989, again in 1992, and a third time in 20010. His first ministerial post was as Minister of Planning in 1984. He then became Minister of Planning again in 1985; he also served as Minister of Education (1989); Minister of Foreign Affairs (1991);^[2] Minister of Industry and Trade (1993); Minister of Higher Education (1996); Deputy Prime Minister^[4] and Minister of Administrative Development (1997); and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Information (1998). He also served in the parliament in the lower house of representatives from 1989 to 2001. He was appointed as Prime Minister and Minister of Defence as of October 2012 - Present.

Ensour was also governor of Jordan to the World Bank, deputy of Jordan to the International Monetary Fund and deputy permanent delegate to UNESCO; he sits on a number of boards including the Arab African Bank, Nuackchott (President); the University of Jordan (Vice-President); and the French Universities' Graduates in Jordan (Honorary President).

In October 2012, he was appointed as Prime Minister by King Abdullah II, replacing Fayez Tarawneh.^[1] After general elections in January 2013, King Abdullah reappointed Ensour as Prime Minister on 9 March 2013.^[5] His second cabinet was sworn in on 30 March 2013.^[6]

Ensour is a member of Prague Society for International Cooperation, a respected NGO whose main goals are networking and the development of a new generation of responsible, well-informed leaders and thinkers.^[7]

Personal life

• Dr. Ensour is married and has eight children^[8]

Honours and awards

• Supreme Order of the Renaissance Wissam al-nahda
• Istiqlal Medal of the First Order.^[9][10]
• Kawkab Medal of the First Order.^[9]
• Education Jordanian Medal – Excellent^[11]
• Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur^[12]

See also

• First cabinet of Abdullah Ensour
• Second cabinet of Abdullah Ensour

References

1. Hazaimeh, Hana (10 October 2012). "Abdullah Ensour to head new government". The Jordan Times. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
2. "Index E". Rulers. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
3. "Jordan PM CV".
4. "King Hussein warns of 'destructive darkness' unless peace talks progress". Jerusalem Post. 21 April 1998. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
5. Al-Khalidi, Suleiman (9 March 2013). "Jordan's King Abdullah reappoints Ensour as PM". Reuters (Amman). Retrieved 10 March 2013.
6. "Ensour 19-member Cabinet sworn in". The Jordan Times. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
7. Members of Prague Society
8. "Hala Khleifat, PM’s wife, passes away". The Jordan Times. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
9. "Profiles of new ministers". World economic forum website. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
10. "Profiles of new ministers" (PDF). Jordan Times. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
11. "Profiles of new ministers". Prime-ministry of Jordan website. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
12. "Profiles of new ministers". Prime-ministry of Jordan website. Retrieved 2 July 2014.

External links

• Prime Ministry of Jordan website