Nader Dahabi ( ar, نادر الذهبي; born 7 October 1946 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 ...

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

) is a Jordanian politician who was the 37th Prime Minister of Jordan from 25 November 2007 to 14 December 2009. He took office following the resignation of Marouf al-Bakhit, and days after the

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in which Islamists and opposition were defeated by pro-regime candidates. On 9 December 2009, he handed in his resignation 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 t ...

, along with the rest of his government. Nader Dahabi is married with two sons and one daughter.

Early life and education

Dahabi graduated from Al Hussein College in

in 1964. Then he joined the

Royal Jordanian Air Force The Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF; ar, سلاح الجو الملكي الأردني, Silāḥ ul-Jawu al-Malakī 'al-Urdunī) is the aerial warfare branch of the Jordanian Armed Forces. History Early days Jordan gained independence in 19 ...

. Dahabi was sent on a scholarship to Greece where he received a degree in aeronautical engineering from the

Hellenic Air Force Academy The Hellenic Air Force Academy ( el, Σχολή Ικάρων, abbr. ΣΙ (SI)) is a military academy responsible for supplying the Hellenic Air Force with military pilots, aeronautical engineers, air traffic and air defence controllers. The firs ...

in 1969 and graduated top of his class. He also has a degree in

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from

Cranfield Institute of Technology , mottoeng = After clouds light , established = 1946 - College of Aeronautics 1969 - Cranfield Institute of Technology (gained university status by royal charter) 1993 - Cranfield University (adopted current name) , type = Public research uni ...

in the United Kingdom, and one in public administration from

Auburn University Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a public land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama. With more than 24,600 undergraduate students and a total enrollment of more than 30,000 with 1,330 faculty members, Auburn is the second largest uni ...

in 1987. Dahabi was born in 1946 in Jordan's capital,

. He graduated from Al Hussein College in 1964. He joined the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) in 1964. Dahabi has degrees from the

, and

. Dahabi became an Assistant Commander in the RJAF in 1991. In 1994 he became CEO of

Royal Jordanian Airlines Royal Jordanian Airlines ( ar, ; transliterated: ''Al-Malakiyyah al-'Urduniyyah''), formerly known as Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines, is the flag carrier airline of Jordan with its head office in the capital, Amman. The airline operates scheduled ...

, a position he left in 2001. Dahabi served as chairman of the

Arab Air Carriers Organization The Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO; ar, الاتحاد العربي للنقل الجوي, Al-Ittiḥād al-`Arabiyy lil-Naql al-Jawwiyy, lit=Arab Union for Air Transport) is a non-profit organization with 33 constituent airline members f ...

from 1994 to 1995. He became the first Arab to serve as president of the

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in 1996. Dahabi also has been Chairman of the Board of Royal Jordanian Falcons since 1994, and is a member of the board of the Royal Jordanian Academy.

Government

In 2001, Dahabi was appointed Minister of Transport by prime minister Ali Abu al-Ragheb. He left the post in 2003. In March 2004, Dahabi was appointed as the Chief Commissioner of the

Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority The Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) is the financially and administratively autonomous institution responsible for the management, regulation, and the development of the Aqaba Special Economic Zone (ASEZ). History The Aqaba Speci ...

, a special economic zone established in 2001 on the Red Sea city of

Aqaba Aqaba (, also ; ar, العقبة, al-ʿAqaba, al-ʿAgaba, ) is the only coastal city in Jordan and the largest and most populous city on the Gulf of Aqaba. Situated in southernmost Jordan, Aqaba is the administrative centre of the Aqaba Govern ...

As prime minister

On 25 November 2007, Dahabi was appointed Prime Minister of Jordan after the resignation of the office's previous holder, Marouf al-Bakhit. As prime minister, Dahabi's focus was on improving Jordan's economy. During his tenure as Prime Minister, Dahabi attempted to implement reforms, but these were hindered by an unfriendly

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. In 2009, halfway through Dahabi's four-year term, King Abdullah dissolved parliament and he resigned. He was replaced by

Samir Rifai Samir Zaid al-Rifai ( ar, سمير زيد الرفاعي) (born 1 July 1966) is a Jordanian politician who was the 38th Prime Minister of Jordan from 14 December 2009 to 9 February 2011. Early life and education Al-Rifai hails from a prominent ...

After office

Dahabi was implicated in the

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. The documents linked him an offshore company in the

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Football

Dahabi is apparently an avid fan of

AEK Athens FC AEK FC ( el, ΠΑΕ A.E.K. ; Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; ''Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos'', meaning ''Athletic Union of Constantinople'') is a Greek professional football club based in Nea Filad ...

. In May 2008, he allegedly received a

Nikos Liberopoulos Nikolaos "Nikos" Liberopoulos ( el, Νίκος Λυμπερόπουλος; born on 4 August 1975) is a retired Greek former professional international footballer who played as a forward. He is famous for his aim-to-goal shot, his innate in-play ...

jersey as a gift from the Greek Minister of Defense, during an official visit of the latter to

Family

Nader Dahabi's brother Mohammed was until January 2008 the head of the General Intelligence Directorate.

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, cable 2007-11-26 (07AMMAN4693
BIOGRAPHIES FOR JORDAN'S NEW GOVERNMENT
, Retrieved 2011-01-09. In 2012, Mohammed Dahabi was sentenced to 13 years in prison.

References

External links

Prime Ministry of Jordan website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dahabi, Nader 1946 births Alumni of Cranfield University Living people Prime Ministers of Jordan Royal Jordanian Air Force personnel Government ministers of Jordan Transport ministers of Jordan Tourism ministers of Jordan Defence ministers of Jordan Auburn University alumni Members of the Senate of Jordan Jordanian people of Syrian descent