Ayman Safadi
{{Short description|Jordanian politician (born 1962)}}
{{Infobox Minister
| name = Ayman Safadi
| image = Ayman Safadi in 2024 (cropped).jpg
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| office = Minister of Foreign Affairs
| monarch = Abdullah II
| primeminister = Hani Al-Mulki
Omar Razzaz
Bisher Al-Khasawneh
Jafar Hassan
| predecessor = Nasser Judeh
| successor =
| term_start = 15 January 2017
| term_end =
| office2 = Deputy Prime Minister
| termstart2 = 12 October 2020
| monarch2 = Abdullah II
| primeminister2 = Bisher Al-Khasawneh
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|01|15|df=y}}
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| party = Independent
| residence =
| alma_mater = Baylor University
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| nationality = Jordanian
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| footnotes =
| education = Yarmouk University
| native_name = {{nobold|أيمن الصفدي}}
| caption = Safadi in 2024
| native_name_lang = ar
}}
Ayman Safadi (Arabic: أيمن الصفدي ʾAyman Aṣ-ṣafadī; born 15 January 1962) is a Jordanian politician who is Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Safadi is a member of the Jordanian Druze community.{{cite web|url=https://portal.jordan.gov.jo/wps/portal/Home/GovernmentEntities/Ministries/Ministry/Ministry%20of%20Foreign%20Affairs/!ut/p/z1/hc9NCsIwEAXgq9QDSMaYFLoMtS39E9oK1mwki6ZGNClpEfT0BnFrnN3A94Y3iKMecS0eahSLMlrc3H7i4ZmR5EAhY3mDWwKs2sdJVrVF02J0_AD4MQwQ9-eLf8A1wLaO6xHxSSyXtdLSoL5WWs2LfQZGBqmxgxp1wKQUys6uEvceJdgP2Cb8Ahrt8iwuoYYUUweiMioJ3QKQL_D83Q0aTff-VckuvxK2egO9uFCC/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017124943/https://portal.jordan.gov.jo/wps/portal/Home/GovernmentEntities/Ministries/Ministry/Ministry%20of%20Foreign%20Affairs/%21ut/p/z1/hc9NCsIwEAXgq9QDSMaYFLoMtS39E9oK1mwki6ZGNClpEfT0BnFrnN3A94Y3iKMecS0eahSLMlrc3H7i4ZmR5EAhY3mDWwKs2sdJVrVF02J0_AD4MQwQ9-eLf8A1wLaO6xHxSSyXtdLSoL5WWs2LfQZGBqmxgxp1wKQUys6uEvceJdgP2Cb8Ahrt8iwuoYYUUweiMioJ3QKQL_D83Q0aTff-VckuvxK2egO9uFCC/ |title=Minister |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates |archive-date=17 October 2020}}
Biography
=Early life=
Safadi was born in Zarqa, Jordan, on 15 January 1962.{{cite web|url=https://portal.jordan.gov.jo/wps/portal/Home/GovernmentEntities/Ministries/Ministry/Ministry%20of%20Foreign%20Affairs/!ut/p/z1/hc9NCsIwEAXgq9QDSMaYFLoMtS39E9oK1mwki6ZGNClpEfT0BnFrnN3A94Y3iKMecS0eahSLMlrc3H7i4ZmR5EAhY3mDWwKs2sdJVrVF02J0_AD4MQwQ9-eLf8A1wLaO6xHxSSyXtdLSoL5WWs2LfQZGBqmxgxp1wKQUys6uEvceJdgP2Cb8Ahrt8iwuoYYUUweiMioJ3QKQL_D83Q0aTff-VckuvxK2egO9uFCC/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017124943/https://portal.jordan.gov.jo/wps/portal/Home/GovernmentEntities/Ministries/Ministry/Ministry%20of%20Foreign%20Affairs/%21ut/p/z1/hc9NCsIwEAXgq9QDSMaYFLoMtS39E9oK1mwki6ZGNClpEfT0BnFrnN3A94Y3iKMecS0eahSLMlrc3H7i4ZmR5EAhY3mDWwKs2sdJVrVF02J0_AD4MQwQ9-eLf8A1wLaO6xHxSSyXtdLSoL5WWs2LfQZGBqmxgxp1wKQUys6uEvceJdgP2Cb8Ahrt8iwuoYYUUweiMioJ3QKQL_D83Q0aTff-VckuvxK2egO9uFCC/ |title=Minister |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates |archive-date=17 October 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.alhurra.com/different-angle/2018/08/03/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2-%D9%88%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B6%D8%AA%D9%87%D9%85-%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D9%88%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%87%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9|title=الدروز ومعارضتهم لقانون القومية اليهودية|language=Arabic|accessdate=7 April 2021|date=3 August 2018}} He holds a BA in English literature from Yarmouk University,{{Cite web|title=Ayman Al Safadi|url=https://www.weforum.org/people/ayman-safadi/|access-date=2021-11-17|website=World Economic Forum|language=en}} and an MA in international journalism from Baylor University which he earned in 1992.{{Cite web|url=https://www2.baylor.edu/baylorproud/2017/05/jordans-new-minister-of-foreign-affairs-is-also-a-baylor-bear/|title=Jordan's new Minister of Foreign Affairs is also a Baylor Bear|date=May 9, 2017}}
=Journalism=
He used to write in The Jordan Times.{{cite web|url=http://www.jordantimes.com/sites/default/files/users/emrani/new%20ministers12017.pdf|title=portfolios|access-date=27 July 2017}} He was CEO of Abu Dhabi Media Company, Director General of Jordan Radio and Television Corporation, editor-in-chief and columnist for the Al-Ghad daily newspaper, and editor-in-chief of The Jordan Times.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baylor.edu/business/globalbusinessforum/index.php?id=976054|title=Ayman Safadi | Global Business Forum | Baylor University|website=www.baylor.edu|date=7 June 2022 }}
In 2015, Safadi was appointed as a member of the board of directors of the Al-Mamlaka TV channel.{{cite web|url=http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/al-mamlaka%E2%80%99-tv-channel-start-broadcasting-july-16|title='Al Mamlaka' TV channel to start broadcasting July 16|date=30 June 2018|access-date=2 July 2018|work=The Jordan Times}}
He founded in 2014 and is the Chief Executive Officer of Path Arabia, a political and communication strategy company and consultancy that operates out of Abu Dhabi.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baylor.edu/business/globalbusinessforum/index.php?id=930423|title=Ayman Safadi | Global Business Forum | Baylor University|website=www.baylor.edu|date=7 June 2022 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.weforum.org/people/ayman-safadi/|title=Ayman Al Safadi|website=World Economic Forum}} It focuses on the Middle East.
=Politics=
File:Secretary Blinken and Jordanian Foreign Minister Safadi Address Reporters (52362525938).jpg, 2022.]]
Between 2008 and 2011, he was an adviser to King Abdullah II at The Royal Hashemite Court,{{Cite web|date=2020-10-13|title=Who is in Jordan's new Cabinet?|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/mena/who-is-in-jordan-s-new-cabinet-1.1092535|access-date=2021-11-17|website=The National}} Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of State, and government spokesperson.
Safadi was a member of the Jordanian Senate from September 2016 until his appointment as minister in 2017.
He also was spokesperson for the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).
Safadi was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs on 15 January 2017, replacing Nasser Judeh.{{cite web|date=15 January 2017|title=Cabinet reshuffle sees 5 new ministers in, 7 out|url=http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/cabinet-reshuffle-sees-5-new-ministers-7-out|access-date=27 July 2017|work=The Jordan Times}} On 12 October 2020, he was also appointed Deputy Prime Minister in Bisher Al-Khasawneh's Cabinet.{{cite web|date=13 October 2020|title=Royal Decree approves new Cabinet headed by Khasawneh|url=https://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/royal-decree-approves-new-cabinet-headed-khasawneh|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201015193245/https://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/royal-decree-approves-new-cabinet-headed-khasawneh|archive-date=15 October 2020|publisher=The Jordan Times}}
In January 2022, Safadi met with United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington, D. C., to discuss bilateral relations, economic cooperation, and issues in the Middle East including Syrian crisis, two-state solution, and support of Iraq.{{Cite web|date=2022-01-11|title=Safadi meets US State Department officials in Washington|url=http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/safadi-meets-us-state-department-officials-washington|access-date=2022-01-17|website=Jordan Times|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Jordan - Safadi, U.S. counterpart seek further cooperation {{!}} MENAFN.COM|url=https://menafn.com/1103543592/Jordan-Safadi-US-counterpart-seek-further-cooperation|access-date=2022-01-17|website=menafn.com}}{{Cite web|title=Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Jordanian Foreign Minister Safadi|url=https://www.state.gov/secretary-blinkens-meeting-with-jordanian-foreign-minister-safadi-2/|access-date=2022-01-17|website=United States Department of State|language=en}}
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