Farouq Qasrawi (12 February 1942 – 10 November 2021) was a Jordanian politician and diplomat. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2005.

Career

Qasrawi was director of the Jordan Diplomatic Institute and the ambassador of Jordan to Japan and Germany. He was appointed foreign minister of Jordan on 7 April 2005 when a new government was formed. His predecessor was

Hani al-Mulki Hani Fawzi Mulki (also known as Hani Mulki; ar, هاني الملقي; '; born 15 October 1951) is a Jordanian politician that held several ministerial and diplomatic positions, and he was Chief Commissioner of the Aqaba Special Economic Zone A ...

. Qasrawi then worked as the personal envoy of 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 ...

. Later, Qasrawi was appointed manager of the personal office of the king, and then a personal advisor to him. In November 2007, Qasrawi was appointed a senator.

References

1942 births 2021 deaths American University of Beirut alumni Alumni of the University of London George Washington University alumni Members of the Senate of Jordan Jordanian diplomats Foreign ministers of Jordan Ambassadors of Jordan to Germany Ambassadors of Jordan to Japan Ambassadors of Jordan to the Philippines Ambassadors of Jordan to South Korea {{Jordan-diplomat-stub