Mahmoud Hweimel (died 20 August 2013) was a

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ian politician. He served as Member of the

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three times, and from 1996 to 1997 served as Minister of State in the government of

Abdul Karim al-Kabariti Abdul Karim al-Kabariti ( ; ar, عبد الكريم الكباريتي; born 15 December 1949) is a Jordanian politician and businessman who was the 30th Prime Minister of Jordan from 4 February 1996 to 9 March 1997. Early life and education Ka ...

Career

Hweimel was born in the Gour Al-Mazra'a region of

Karak Governorate Karak ( ar, الكرك) is one of the governorates of Jordan, located south-west of Amman, Jordan's capital. Its capital is Al-Karak. It s bordered by Madaba and the Capital governorates to the north, Ma'an Governorate to the east, Tafilah Governor ...

, Jordan. He was elected to the

for the first time in 1989, and once more in 1993. In 1996 and 1997 he served as Minister of State in the government of

. In January 2013 he was once more elected to the House of Representatives, serving as Representative for the Fourth District of

. After suffering from cancer for a long time he died on 20 August 2013. A by-election to determine Hweimel's successor was scheduled for 9 November 2013. It was won by Mifleh Esheibat.

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