Taher Nashat al-Masri ( ar, طاهر المصري; born March 5, 1942) is a Jordanian of

Palestinian Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...

origin who served as the 28th

Prime Minister of Jordan The prime minister of Jordan is the head of government of the Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The prime minister is appointed by the List of kings of Jordan, king of Jordan, who is then free to form his own Cabinet of Jordan, Cabinet. Th ...

from 19 June 1991 to 21 November 1991. He opposed the invasion of Iraq but reportedly wanted the Americans to stay in Iraq and keep it "out of the hands of the fundamentalists". He was the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Jordan from 1993 to 1995. He served on the

Council on Foreign Relations The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an American think tank A think tank, or policy institute, is a research institute that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy, economics, mi ...

since 2002 and is the league's commissioner for civil society. While Prime Minister, he pressed for changes to the election law. He served as the President of the Senate of Jordan from 17 December 2009 to 24 October 2013.

Honors

Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun The is a Japanese order, established in 1875 by Emperor Meiji. The Order was the first national decoration awarded by the Japanese government, created on 10 April 1875 by decree of the Council of State. The badge features rays of sunlight f ...

(2020)

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Prime Ministry of Jordan website
1942 births Prime Ministers of Jordan University of North Texas alumni Living people Ambassadors of Jordan to Spain Ambassadors of Jordan to France Government ministers of Jordan Foreign ministers of Jordan An-Najah National University alumni Economy ministers of Jordan Defence ministers of Jordan Members of the Senate of Jordan Presidents of the Senate of Jordan Members of the House of Representatives (Jordan) Speakers of the House of Representatives (Jordan) Permanent Representatives of Jordan to the United Nations Jordanian people of Palestinian descent Honorary Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Grand Crosses 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Grand Cordons of the Order of the Rising Sun {{Jordan-politician-stub

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