Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh ( ar, عون الخصاونة) (born 22 February 1950) was the 39th Prime Minister of Jordan, serving from October 2011 to April 2012. He was also formerly a judge of the

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Early life and education

Al-Khasawneh was born in

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 ...

on 22 February 1950. Khasawneh received his primary education at the Islamic College in Jordan."Awn Al-Khasawneh" https://www.awn-alkhasawneh.com> He received his university education at

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, where he attained a bachelor's degree in history and law. He also received a master's degree in

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from the same university."Awn Al-Khasawneh" https://www.awn-alkhasawneh.com>

Career

From 1980 until 1990, Al-Khasawneh held senior legal posts in the Jordanian ministry of foreign affairs. From 1991 to 1994, he was legal adviser to the Jordanian delegation to the

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between

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

and Jordan. In 1995, Al-Khasawneh became adviser to the

Hussein of Jordan Hussein bin Talal ( ar, الحسين بن طلال, ''Al-Ḥusayn ibn Ṭalāl''; 14 November 1935 – 7 February 1999) was King of Jordan from 11 August 1952 until his death in 1999. As a member of the Hashemite dynasty, the royal family of ...

and adviser of the State on international law with the rank of cabinet minister. He was appointed chief of the Royal Hashemite Court from 1996 to 1998. Khasawneh has also been a member of numerous international law bodies during his career. He was elected to the International Court of Justice in 1999 and re-elected in 2008. He served in this post from 6 February 2000 to 31 December 2011. He also served as vice-president of the Court from 2006 to 2009. He resigned from the Court by letter dated 20 November 2011. On 17 October 2011, he was appointed by

King Abdullah II Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein ( ar, عبدالله الثاني بن الحسين , translit=ʿAbd Allāh aṯ-ṯānī ibn al-Ḥusayn; born 30 January 1962) is King of Jordan, having ascended the throne on 7 February 1999. He is a member of t ...

as prime minister of Jordan, replacing Marouf al-Bakhit (who had been accused of corruption during an earlier tenure as prime minister). ''

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'' reported that Khasawneh has a reputation as a clean politician and is a noted legal expert. On 26 April 2012, Al-Khasawneh submitted his resignation to King Abdullah, who, in turn, accepted the resignation.

Fayez al-Tarawneh Fayez Tarawneh ( ar, فايز الطراونة; '; 1 May 1949 – 15 December 2021) was a Jordanian independent politician, who served twice as the 31st Prime Minister of Jordan, and also as Chief of the Royal Hashemite Court. Early life and e ...

succeeded Khasawneh as prime minister. In November 2016, Al-Khasawneh was appointed by

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to the High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines, co-chaired by

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, former President of

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, and

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, former President of

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.Secretary-General Appoints Two Former Presidents, 14 Others as Members of High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines

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, press release of 19 November 2015. In 2017, Al-Khasawneh was appointed as Judge Ad-Hoc at the International Court of Justice in the Case of Delimitation in the Caribbean and Pacific (Costa Rica v Nicaragua) joined with the Case of Construction of a Road in Costa Rica along the San Juan River (Nicaragua v Costa Rica)."Awn Al-Khasawneh Appointments" He has also been appointed as an arbitrator."Awn Al-Khasawneh Appointments" Al-Khasawneh publishes and lectures on a variety of issues of international law at prominent universities worldwide."Awn Al-Khasawneh's Lectures and Publications"

Honours

Order of Independence (Jordan) The Order of Independence (''Wisam al-Istiqial'') is the fourth knighthood order of the Kingdom of Jordan. History It was instituted in 1921 by Emir Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca. Grades The Order of Independence is divided in five classe ...

, First Class (1993); Kawkab Order, First Class (1996); Nahda Order, First Class (1996) (Jordan). Légion d'Honneur, Grand Officier (1997) (

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) International Jurists Award, 2009.

References

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Early life and education

Career

Honours

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