Ali Abu Al-Ragheb
{{Short description|Prime Minister of Jordan}}
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|term_start = 19 June 2000
|term_end = 25 October 2003
|predecessor = Abdelraouf Rawabdeh
|successor = Faisal al-Fayez
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|birth_place = Amman, Jordan
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Ali Abu al-Ragheb ({{langx|ar|علي أبو الراغب}}; born 1946) is a retired civil engineer who served as the 33rd Prime Minister of Jordan from 19 June 2000 until 25 October 2003. He resigned and was replaced by Faisal al-Fayez.
Prime Minister Ali Abu Ragheb was born in Amman, Jordan in 1946. He obtained his BSc in Civil Engineering in 1967 from the University of Tennessee in the United States.[https://web.archive.org/web/20120210192538/http://www.jordanembassyus.org/speech_pm05092001b.htm Commencement address at University of Tennessee]
Abu al-Ragheb was partner and managing director of National Engineering and Contracting Co from 1971 to 1991. He later served as Minister of Industry and Trade in 1991 and in 1995. He was also appointed as Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources in 1991-1993 and was elected to the Jordanian parliament in 1993. Abu Ragheb was appointed prime minister and Minister of Defense on 19 June 2000.
Abu al-Ragheb's name was published in the Panama Papers that were released in early April 2016 by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ).
Decorations
- Grand Cordon of the Order of the Star of Jordan Al-Kawkab Al-Urduni
- Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Renaissance
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) in Britain.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120105012220/http://www.pm.gov.jo/ Prime Ministry of Jordan website]
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