Suleiman Hafez, also known as Suleiman Hafez Al-Masri, (born 1941) is a Jordanian economist and politician who has served in various capacities in different cabinets of

the Hashemite Kingdom of 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 River ...

Early life and education

Hafez was born in 1941. He holds a bachelor's degree in commerce from

Beirut Arab University Beirut Arab University (BAU) ( ar, جـامعة بيروت العربية) is a Lebanese private university located in Beirut, Lebanon. It was founded by the Lebanese Waqf El-Bir wal Ihsan Society in 1960. The University attained the Internation ...

's branch of

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in 1968.

Career

Hafez served in different public positions, including chief commissioner of the electricity regulatory commission, and member of the board of directors of several organizations such as the royal Jordanian, the Jordan electricity authority, civil aviation authority, Jordan phosphate mines company, Jordan cement factories and the agricultural credit corporation. Then he held different cabinet posts;

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from 1997 to 1998 and minister of telecommunications in 1999. He was the chairman of the Jordanian investment corporation from August 2000 to January 2003. He was named as the minister of energy to the cabinet led by the then prime minister

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in November 2010. He was appointed finance minister to the cabinet of the then prime minister

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in May 2012. He replaced Umayya Toukan as finance minister. Hafez retained his post in the cabinet formed by

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on 11 October 2012. Hafez's term ended on 30 March 2013. He was replaced by Umayya Toukan in the post.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hafez, Suleiman 21st-century Jordanian politicians 1941 births Living people Alexandria University alumni Government ministers of Jordan Finance ministers of Jordan Energy ministers of Jordan