Ali Mohamad Suheimat Eng. (born 1936) المهندس علي محمد السحيمات, is a Jordanian politician and engineer, who held several senior political and administrative positions in the Hashemite Kingdom of

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

. Ali Suheimat was born in the city of

Al-Karak Al-Karak ( ar, الكرك), is a city in Jordan known for its medieval castle, the Kerak Castle. The castle is one of the three largest castles in the region, the other two being in Syria. Al-Karak is the capital city of the Karak Governorate. ...

. He was

deputy prime minister A deputy prime minister or vice prime minister is, in some countries, a government minister who can take the position of acting prime minister when the prime minister is temporarily absent. The position is often likened to that of a vice president, ...

, mayor of

Amman Amman (; ar, عَمَّان, ' ; Ammonite language, Ammonite: 𐤓𐤁𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ''Rabat ʻAmān'') is the capital and largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of 4,061,150 a ...

, Minister of Transport and Communications, amongst other positions. Board member of trustees at Oxford Centre for Islamic studies.

Education

*Received his primary, lower secondary and secondary education at Al-Karak Secondary School. *Bachelor's degree in

Civil Engineering Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewage ...

in 1960,

American University of Beirut The American University of Beirut (AUB) ( ar, الجامعة الأميركية في بيروت) is a private, non-sectarian, and independent university chartered in New York with its campus in Beirut, Lebanon. AUB is governed by a private, aut ...

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

. *Diploma in the Establishment and maintenance of roads in 1963, the United States of America. *Diploma in development planning for development projects and economies in developing countries,

University of Sussex , mottoeng = Be Still and Know , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £14.4 million (2020) , budget = £319.6 million (2019–20) , chancellor = Sanjeev Bhaskar , vice_chancellor = Sasha Roseneil , ...

, UK in 1969.Suheimat clan, history and attitudes, by Dr. Yassin Suheimat, 2005

Career

* Engineer in the Ministry of Public Works, during the period from 1960 to 1962 in the Directorate of Works, in

Ma'an Ma'an ( ar, مَعان, Maʿān) is a city in southern Jordan, southwest of the capital Amman. It serves as the capital of the Ma'an Governorate. Its population was approximately 41,055 in 2015. Civilizations with the name of Ma'an have existed ...

and

Irbid Irbid ( ar, إِربِد), known in ancient times as Arabella or Arbela (Άρβηλα in Ancient Greek language, Ancient Greek), is the capital and largest city of the Irbid Governorate. It also has the second largest metropolitan population in ...

. * Road maintenance engineer at the Ministry of Public Works, during 1963–1964. * Director of projects and road construction at the largest companies in

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...

for the construction engineering specialists in the construction of the roads and airports in 1964–1968. * Responsible for follow-up development projects and understated road projects,

airports An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...

and

infrastructure Infrastructure is the set of facilities and systems that serve a country, city, or other area, and encompasses the services and facilities necessary for its economy, households and firms to function. Infrastructure is composed of public and priv ...

from 1969–1971, at The National Planning Council in Jordan. * Secretary General of the Ministry of Transport 1/2/1971 to 1/3/1973 . * Minister of Transport, the Government of Mudar Badran, in the period from 28/11/1976 to 19/12/1979, where he oversaw the completion of the

Queen Alia International Airport Queen Alia International Airport ( ar, مطار الملكة علياء الدولي, Maṭār al-Malika ʿAlyāʾ ad-Dawaliyy) is an international airport located in Zizya, 30 kilometers (18 miles) south of Amman, Jordan's capital city, as w ...

and the port of

Aqaba Aqaba (, also ; ar, العقبة, al-ʿAqaba, al-ʿAgaba, ) is the only coastal city in Jordan and the largest and most populous city on the Gulf of Aqaba. Situated in southernmost Jordan, Aqaba is the administrative centre of the Aqaba Govern ...

, and a number of vital projects, which has contributed to the development of Jordan. * Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Minister of Transport, the government of Sharif Abdul Hamid Sharaf from 19/09/1979 to 07/03/1980. * Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Minister of Transport, the Government of Kassim al-Rimawi 03/07/1980 to 28/08/1980. * Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Minister of Transport, the Government of Mudar Badran from 28/08/1980 to 01/10/1984. * Mayor of Amman, (1989–1991). * Member of the Royal Commission for the drafting of the Second National Charter in 1990. * Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications, the Government of Taher al-Masri from 19/06/1991 to 21/11/1991. * Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport, the Government of Sharif Zaid ibn Shaker 21/11/1991 to 29/05/1993. * Member of the first Advisory Council from 1978 to 20/04/1980. * Member of the Advisory Council II 20/04/1980 to 20/04/1982. * Member of the third Advisory Board 20/04/1982 to 07/01/1984 . * Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the

Petra University University of Petra is a private university in Amman, Jordan. The University offers the Bachelor and Master Program and has more than 33 nationalities from Arab and foreign countries. The University is located on the airport road and features a ...

, Amman-Jordan . * Member of the Royal Commission of the University of Yarmouk, which oversaw the establishment and the building of

Yarmouk University Yarmouk University ( ar, جامعة اليرموك), also abbreviated YU, is a comprehensive public and state supported university located near the city centre of Irbid in northern Jordan. Since its establishment in 1976, Yarmouk University (YU) ...

and

Jordan University of Science and Technology The Jordan University of Science and Technology ( ar, جامعة العلوم والتكنولوجيا الأردنية ''Jami'at Al-Ulum wa Al-Tiknolojia Al-Urdunia''), often abbreviated JUST, is a state-supported university located on the ou ...

. 1977–1986. * Member of the Royal Commission on

Mu'tah University Mu’tah University ( ar, جامعة مؤتة, ''Jāmi‘atu Mu'tah'') is a public university in the Jordanian town of Mu'tah which was founded on 22 March 1981 by the Royal Decree to be a national institution for military and civilian higher ed ...

. 1981–1996. * Member of the Board of University of Mu'tah. * Member of the Board in a number of companies and Institutions. * Consultant to many companies and global institutions outside Jordan.MEED., Volume 44, Issues 14–26, Economic East Economic Digest, ltd, 2000

References

External links

Prime Ministry of Jordan website
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