Minister of Municipal Affairs Tawfiq Kreishan (
Arabic
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: توفيق كريشان ) (born 1947) is a Jordanian politician serving as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Municipal Affairs in
Bisher Al-Khasawneh's Cabinet
Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh's was tasked with forming a cabinet on 7 October 2020. He was sworn in along with his cabinet on 12 October 2020. The two exceptions were Minister of State Mahmoud Kharabsheh who had been tested positive for C ...
since 12 October 2020.
He graduated in accounting and business administration 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 ...
. He was a member of the
Senate, and was minister of Parliamentary affairs twice.
[http://www.kingabdullah.gov.jo/news/details.php?kn_serial=7994&menu_id=26أ¢إ’آ©_hmka1=1&lang_hmka1=1] He was also minister of
Municipal Affairs five times. The first time he became a minister was in 1996. Before that he became a member of Parliament five times; twice in the Lower house, and three times in the Senate.
In office
Kreishan was part of the Jordanian government for many different terms.
Political experience
*1993-1997 Member of Parliament
*1994-1995 Minister of Municipal Affairs
*1997-1998 Minister of Municipal Affairs
*1998-1999 Minister Of Municipal Affairs
*1998-2000 Member of The
Senate
*1999-2000 Minister of Municipal and Parliamentary Affairs
*2003 minister of Parliamentary Affairs
*2005 minister of Municipal Affaird
*2007-2009 Member of the
Chamber of Deputies
*2009-2010 Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
*2010 minister of parliamentary Affairs
*2010 Member of the Senate
*2011 Deputy Prime Minister
Decorations and honours
* Grand Cordon of the
Order of the Star of Jordan
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References
* http://www.kingabdullah.jo/main.php?main_page=3&lang_hmka1=1
External links
Prime Ministry of Jordan website
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1947 births
Living people
Members of the House of Representatives (Jordan)
Members of the Senate of Jordan
Municipal affairs ministers of Jordan
Parliamentary affairs ministers of Jordan
Government ministers of Jordan
Environment ministers of Jordan
Deputy prime ministers of Jordan
Academic staff of the University of Jordan
Academic staff of Al al-Bayt University
Beirut Arab University alumni