Rajai Muasher ( ar, رجائي المعشر ''ʾRaja'i Al-Mu'asher'') is 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 ...

ian politician who currently serves as

's Deputy Prime Minister. Muasher previously served as Deputy Prime Minister in 2009 under

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 ...

's government in 2009. He also served in the

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until his appointment as Deputy Prime Minister by

Omar Razzaz Omar Razzaz ( ar, عمر الرزاز; born 17 May 1961) was the 42nd Prime Minister of Jordan from June 14, 2018 to October 12, 2020. He was designated to form a new government on 5 June 2018 after his predecessor resigned as a result of widesp ...

on 16 June 2018.

Biography

Muasher was born in a

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family in Amman in 1944. He obtained a

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in 1966, and a PhD in Business Administration in 1971 from the

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. Muasher served as minister in a number of ministries in the 1970s, and became head to Jordan's Ahli Bank in the 2000s. He served as Deputy Prime Minister in 2009 under

's government in 2009. He also served in the

until his appointment as Deputy Prime Minister by

on 16 June 2018.

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in 2009 described him to be "a prominent businessman and vocal critic of the liberal reformists and supporter of a wider role for the state in the economy." After his designation as Deputy Prime Minister, Reuters described him as a "conservative politician and influential banker and among Jordan's wealthiest businessmen."

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Muasher, Rajai Foreign ministers of Jordan University of Illinois alumni Government ministers of Jordan People from Amman Living people Jordanian Christians 1944 births