Abdullah Ensour | |
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| عبد الله النسور | |
 Ensour in 2014 | |
| Prime Minister of Jordan | |
| In office 10 October 2012 – 1 June 2016 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah II |
| Preceded by | Fayez al-Tarawneh |
| Succeeded by | Hani Mulki |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abdullah Abdulkarim Hamdan Ensour (1939-01-20)20 January 1939 (age 87) |
| Party | Independent |
| Spouse | Ibtissam Hiyari |
| Children | 8 |
| Alma mater | American University of Beirut Pantheon-Sorbonne UniversityUniversity of Michigan |
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Abdullah Ensour (/ˈɑːbdələɛnˈsʊər/ ⓘAHB-də-lə en-SOOR;Arabic:عبد الله النسورʿAbd Allāh an-Nasūr; born 20 January 1939) is a Jordanian economist who served as the 40thprime minister of Jordan between October 2012 and May 2016. A veteran politician, he has held various cabinet positions in Jordanian government in addition to being prime minister.
Ensour was born inSalt.[1][2] He studied at theAmerican University of Beirut where he obtained his bachelor's degree in statistics. He then continued to get his master's degree in institutions management, at theUniversity of Michigan in the United States. He also obtained his PhD in planning at thePantheon-Sorbonne University.[3]
- Member of the Senate Council 1997–20092008–20102016–20202022–Present
Committees:
- Member of the House of Representatives 1989–19931993–19952010–2012
Committees:
Ensour was first elected as a deputy to theJordanian Parliament in 1989, 1992, and finally in 2010. His first ministerial post was as Minister of Planning in 1984. He then became Minister of Planning again in 1985; he also served as Minister of Education (1989); Minister of Foreign Affairs (1991);[2] Minister of Industry and Trade (1993); Minister of Higher Education (1996); Deputy Prime Minister[5] and Minister of Administrative Development (1997); and deputy prime minister and Minister of Information (1998). He also served in the parliament in the lower house of representatives from 1989 to 2001.[citation needed]
Ensour was also governor of Jordan to theWorld Bank, deputy of Jordan to theInternational Monetary Fund and deputy permanent delegate toUNESCO; he sits on a number of boards including the Arab African Bank, Nuackchott (President); theUniversity of Jordan (vice-president); and the French Universities' Graduates in Jordan (Honorary President).[citation needed]
In October 2012, he was appointed prime minister by King Abdullah II, replacingFayez Tarawneh.[1] After general elections in January 2013, King Abdullah reappointed Ensour as prime minister on 9 March 2013.[6] His second cabinet was sworn in on 30 March 2013.[7] His term ended on 29 May 2016.[8]
Ensour is a member ofPrague Society for International Cooperation, an NGO whose main goals are networking and developing a new generation of responsible, well-informed leaders and thinkers.[9]
Ensour married twice. His first wife, Hala Khleifat, from whom he has three children, died in 2015. Ensour's second marriage was to Ibtissam Hiary, from whom he has 5 children.[citation needed]
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| Preceded by | Prime Minister of Jordan 2013–2016 | Succeeded by |
