Majd Shweikeh
{{Short description|Jordanian businesswoman and politician}}
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| name = Majd Shweikeh
| image = The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi with the King of Jordan His Majesty Abdullah II Bin Al-Hussein witnessing the exchange of MoUs, at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi on March 01, 2018 (1).jpg
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| office = Minister of Information and Communication Technology and Minister of Public Sector Development
| monarch = Abdullah II
| primeminister =Abdullah Ensour
Hani Al-Mulki
Omar Razzaz
| predecessor = Azzam Sleit
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| term_start = 2 March 2015
| term_end = June 2018
| birth_date = 8 March 1966
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| alma_mater = Yarmouk University
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| nationality =Jordanian
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Majd Shweikeh ({{langx|ar|مجد شويكة}}; born 8 March 1966) is a Jordanian businesswoman and politician. From March 2015 to June 2018 she was Minister of information and communications technology. She previously was CEO at Orange Mobile and VTEL.
Career
Shweikeh studied Finance at Yarmouk University, and obtained a BsC with honors.{{cite web |author= |url=http://blog.globalinvesther.com/women-leaders-in-the-spotlight/women-in-leadership-interview-with-majd-shweikeh-group-ceo-vtel-middle-east-africa/ |title=An Interview with Majd Shweikeh, Group CEO VTEL Middle East & Africa |publisher=Global Invest Her |date=22 April 2013 |accessdate=9 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220023904/http://blog.globalinvesther.com/women-leaders-in-the-spotlight/women-in-leadership-interview-with-majd-shweikeh-group-ceo-vtel-middle-east-africa/ |archive-date=20 February 2016 |url-status=dead }} From 2000 to January 2006 Shweikeh was CFO of Orange Mobile (Jordan), she then became CEO of Orange Mobile and Vice President of Jordan Telecom Group, which she remained until May 2010. In July 2010 she was named CEO of VTEL Holdings, and in June 2011, Group CEO of VTEL Middle East and Africa Limited.
After denouncing on Twitter the lack of women on boards of trustees of Jordanian universities, Shweikeh was asked to meet Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour in his office. After asking her about her plans on ICT he invited her to take a role in government.{{cite web |author= |url=https://apolitical.co/majd-shweikeh-jordan-digital-transformation/ |title=The woman driving a digital revolution in the Middle East |publisher=apolitical |date=26 May 2016 |accessdate=9 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110054127/https://apolitical.co/majd-shweikeh-jordan-digital-transformation/ |archive-date=10 November 2016 |url-status=dead }} On 2 March 2015 Shweikeh was named minister of information and communications technology in the second cabinet of Abdullah Ensour.{{cite web|author=Omar Obeidat |url=http://jordantimes.com/cabinet-reshuffle-sees-five-ministers-in-four-out |title=Cabinet reshuffle sees five ministers in, four out |work=The Jordan Times |date=2 March 2015 |accessdate=3 March 2015}} In Hani Al-Mulki's cabinet, which was sworn in on 1 June 2016, Shweikeh kept her position as Minister of ICT and Minister of Public Sector Development.{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.jordantimes.com/sites/default/files/users/emrani/profilesnewministers2016_0.pdf |title=Profiles of New Ministers |publisher=The Jordan Times |date= |accessdate=9 November 2016}} Shweikeh remained in office after a cabinet reshuffle on 28 September 2016, becoming one of two women in the 29-member cabinet.{{cite web|author=Omar Obeidat |url=http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/mulki%E2%80%99s-new-government-sworn |title=Mulki's new government sworn in |publisher=The Jordan Times |date=29 September 2016 |accessdate=9 November 2016}}
In March 2015 former MP Ali Dalaeen published a private photo of Shweikeh on Facebook, he criticized the wedding gown dress she was wearing and made other critical comments. Opponents of his actions then planned to sue Dalaeen, and accused him of violating norms.{{cite web|author=Mohammad Ghazal |url=http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/activists-plan-sue-former-mp-defamatory-remarks%E2%80%99-against-ict-minister |title=Activists plan to sue former MP for 'defamatory remarks' against ICT minister |publisher=The Jordan Times |date=7 March 2015 |accessdate=9 November 2016}}
In 2016 Forbes Middle East named Shweikeh number 9 on a list of most powerful Arab women in government.{{cite web |author= |url=http://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/en/lists/people/pname/majd-shweikeh/pid/90365/ |title=#9 Majd Shweikeh |work=Forbes Middle East |date= |accessdate=9 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110043708/http://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/en/lists/people/pname/majd-shweikeh/pid/90365/ |archive-date=10 November 2016 |url-status=dead }}