Suleiman Arabiyat (1938 – 23 October 2013) was 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 academic, politician and writer. He served as agriculture minister between 1989 and 1990.

Career

Arabiyat was born in

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in 1938. He became a professor and researcher at the

University of Jordan The University of Jordan ( ar, الجامعة الأردنية), often abbreviated UJ, is a public university located in Amman, Jordan. Founded in 1962 by royal decree, it is the largest and oldest institution of higher education in Jordan. ...

during the early 1970s and joined the then new agriculture faculty. He served as dean of the same faculty in 1989. He furthermore served as president of Al-Balqa` Applied University and

Mutah University 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 ...

. During his life he also assumed various positions at the ministry of agriculture and he was agriculture minister between 1989 and 1990.

References

1938 births 2013 deaths People from Al-Salt Heads of universities in Jordan Academic staff of the University of Jordan Academic staff of Al-Balqa` Applied University Academic staff of Mutah University Agriculture ministers of Jordan {{Jordan-politician-stub