Taher Masri
Taher al-Masri | |
|---|---|
طاهر المصري | |
Masri in 1960 | |
| Prime Minister of Jordan | |
| In office 19 June 1991 – 21 November 1991 | |
| Monarch | King Hussein |
| Preceded by | Zaid al-Rifai |
| Succeeded by | Abdelraouf al-Rawabdeh |
| Jordanian Ambassador to France | |
| In office November 16, 1978 – September 21, 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Khalid El-Salem |
| Succeeded by | Awad Al-Khalidi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Taher Nashat al-Masri March 5, 1942 Nablus, Mandatory Palestine |
| Alma mater | University of North Texas |
Taher Nashat al-Masri (Arabic: طاهر المصري; born March 5, 1942) is a Jordanian politician who served as the 28th Prime Minister of Jordan from 19 June 1991 to 21 November 1991.[1] He opposed the invasion of Iraq but reportedly wanted the Americans to stay in Iraq and keep it "out of the hands of the fundamentalists".[2]
He was the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Jordan from 1993 to 1995.[3]
He served on the Council on Foreign Relations since 2002 and is the league's commissioner for civil society. While Prime Minister, he pressed for changes to the election law.
He served as the President of the Senate of Jordan from 17 December 2009 to 24 October 2013.[4]
Honors
- Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (2020)
- Order of the British Empire (1988) - Honorary
See also
References
- ^ Joel Brinkley, Jordanian King Names Palestinian Prime Minister, The New York Times, June 19, 1991
- ^ Biodata Archived 2010-02-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Jordanian House of Representatives - Political Figures and Major Events of the Councils of Representatives". April 7, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-04-07.
- ^ "Previous Councils - The Senate of Jordan". Senate of Jordan. 12 January 2019.
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