Field Marshal
Field marshal (or field-marshal, abbreviated as FM) is the most senior military rank, ordinarily senior to the general officer ranks. Usually, it is the highest rank in an army and as such few persons are appointed to it. It is considered a ...
Fat'hi Abu Taleb (1933 – 3 November 2016) was a Jordanian army general who was the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Jordanian military. He rose to become one of the most influential military men in Jordanian history. In addition to being a field marshal, he was also served as the head of the
General Intelligence Directorate (GID), as well as the
military attaché
A military attaché is a military expert who is attached to a diplomatic mission, often an embassy. This type of attaché post is normally filled by a high-ranking military officer, who retains a commission while serving with an embassy. Oppo ...
at Jordan's embassy in the United States from 1971 to 1974.
He was a close adviser to 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 ...
.
Education
Abu Taleb graduated from the
Royal Military Academy in 1954.
He received a military science degree from the
Defence Services Staff College
The Defence Services Staff College (DSSC) is a defence service training institution of the Ministry of Defence, Government of India.
It trains officers of all three services of the Indian Armed Forces – ( Indian Military Service, Indian Nav ...
in India in 1966.
He received a master's degree in military science from the
University of Mutah
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 ...
, and a second master's in military science in the United Kingdom.
Upper House of Parliament
Abu Taleb was a member in the upper house of the
Parliament of Jordan
The Parliament of Jordan ( ar, مجلس الأمة ') is the bicameral Jordanian national assembly. Established by the 1952 Constitution, the legislature consists of two houses: the Senate ( ar, مجلس الأعيان ''Majlis Al-Aayan'') an ...
, in the twentieth, twenty-first and twenty-second senates. His service there ended with the dissolution of the twenty-second senate on 25 November 2010.
See also
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Jordanian Armed Forces
The Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) ( ar, الْقُوَّاتُ الْمُسَلَّحَةُ الأرْدُنِية, romanized: ''Al-Quwwat Al-Musallaha Al-Urduniyya''), also referred to as the Arab Army ( ar, الْجَيْشُ الْعَرَبي ...
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1933 births
2016 deaths
Jordanian generals
Jordanian diplomats
Members of the Senate of Jordan
Defence Services Staff College alumni