Ibrahim Mashhour Al Jazi (born 1966) is a Jordanian politician who serves as Minister of State for Prime Ministry Affairs. He was appointed as minister on 12 October 2020. Jazi also served as Minister of State for Legal Affairs and as Minister of Justice in 2011 and in 2012.

Education

Jazi holds a Master in

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from the University of Essex and a

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in International Law from the

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Career

Al Jazi is a lawyer of

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. He has been senior partner at a law firm since 2003. Between 2011 and 2012, Al Jazi served as the Minister of State of Legal Affairs. In 2012, he worked as Minister of Justice. From 2013 until 2014, Al Jazi worked as Dean of the School of Law and as assistant to the president of

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. In 2014, he was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Jordan. Additionally, he worked as the director of the Office of Legal Affairs Department at the University of Jordan for 8 years. Since 12 October 2020, Al Jazi has been Minister of State for Private Ministry Affairs.

References

1966 births Living people 21st-century Jordanian politicians Alumni of the University of Essex Alumni of the University of London Prime ministry affairs ministers of Jordan Government ministers of Jordan Justice ministers of Jordan {{Jordan-politician-stub