Awad Khleifat
Awad Khleifat | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior | |
| In office 11 October 2012 – 30 March 2013 | |
| Monarch | King Abdullah II |
| Prime Minister | Abdullah Ensour |
| Preceded by | Ghaleb Zubi (Interior Minister) |
| Succeeded by | Hussein Al-Majali (Interior Minister) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Awad Mohamad Khleifat 1945 (age 80–81) Wadi Musa, Jordan |
| Alma mater | SOAS, University of London |
Awad Khleifat (born 1945) is a Jordanian politician who served as the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan's deputy prime minister and interior minister from October 2012 to late March 2013.
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Khleifat was born in Wadi Musa in the Petra region in 1945.[1] He holds a PhD in history, which he received from SOAS, University of London in 1973.[2] The title of his thesis is The Caliphate of Hisham b. 'Abd al-Malik (105-125/724-743) with special reference to internal problems.[2]
Career
[edit | edit source]Khleifat served as chairman of Mutah University from 1989 to 1991.[3] Then he joined politics, and served as a member of the upper house several times.[1] He also served in different Jordanian cabinets.[1] One of his cabinet positions was minister of higher education.[4] He was also deputy prime minister.[1] In addition, Khleifat served as interior minister several times, for instance, in 1996.[5] He was also appointed interior minister in June 2000 to the cabinet of Ali Abu Ragheb.[6] His term ended in January 2002, and he was replaced by Qaftan Al Majali.[7] Khleifat was appointed to the upper house of parliament on 17 November 2003. King Abdullah II appointed Khleifat to the royal committee on 31 January 2006.[8] On 17 December 2009, he was again appointed to the upper house of parliament.[9]
Khleifat was again appointed interior minister and also, deputy prime minister to the cabinet led by Abdullah Ensour formed on 11 October 2012.[10][11] His term ended on 30 March 2013 and Hussein Majali replaced him as interior minister in the cabinet reshuffle.[12] The post of deputy prime minister was not filled in the reshuffle.[12]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Khleifat awarded the Kawkab Medal of the First Order and the Istiqlal Medal of the First Order.[13]
References
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