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Farhan Shubeilat
Farhan Shubailat (born 1911-died 1979) was a Jordanian ambassador, Minister of Defence, senator and mayor of Amman. Career *Born into a modest family in Tafila (southern Jordan), Farhan Shubailat was sent to the English school in Salt and then obtained a scholarship that enabled him to enter the American University of Beirut, from which he graduated in 1933. *In 1939 he was lecturer at the military academy in Baghdad, where he professed pan-Arab ideas. *In 1946 he was chief of cabinet of King Abdullah of Jordan. Farhan Shubailat convinced King Abdullah to send his grandson Hussein to study abroad, first in Alexandria, then in England. *In 1947 he was a careful observer of the 1947 Syrian parliamentary election. *From 1948 to 1950 he was ambassador in Beirut (Lebanon). *From 1951 to 1952 he was Chamberlain of King Talal of Jordan, then, after the latter's abdication, member of the regency council (1952-1953). *From 1952 to 1955 he was mayor of Amman. *In 1954 he was envoy in Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordanian Ambassador To Lebanon
Jordanian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Jordan, a country in the Near East * Jordanian culture * Jordanian people, see Demographics of Jordan * Jordanian cuisine * Jordanian Arabic * Royal Jordanian, an airline See also * List of Jordanians * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |