Ali Khulqi Alsharairi ( ar, علي خلقي الشرايري; * 1878 in

Irbid Irbid ( ar, إِربِد), known in ancient times as Arabella or Arbela (Άρβηλα in Ancient Greek language, Ancient Greek), is the capital and largest city of the Irbid Governorate. It also has the second largest metropolitan population in ...

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; died 25 June 1960) is Ali bin Hussein Alsharairi was one of the first Jordanian politicians. As an experienced military man and a politician, he contributed significantly to the establishment of the

Emirate of Transjordan The Emirate of Transjordan ( ar, إمارة شرق الأردن, Imārat Sharq al-Urdun, Emirate of East Jordan), officially known as the Amirate of Trans-Jordan, was a British protectorate established on 11 April 1921,

Youth and Education

In his early life, Ali assisted his father in agriculture and received his primary education in Irbid. Ali Khulqi's realised later that he needed to develop further and decided to travel to

Damascus )), is an adjective which means "spacious". , motto = , image_flag = Flag of Damascus.svg , image_seal = Emblem of Damascus.svg , seal_type = Seal , map_caption = , ...

to enroll in the local military academy. After he had successfully completed his studies there, he graduated in 1895. He pursued his studies at the

Turkish Military Academy The Turkish Military Academy ( tr, Kara Harp Okulu) is a four-year co-educational military academy and part of the National Defence University. It is located in the center of Ankara, Turkey. Its mission is to develop cadets mentally and ph ...

, where he received an officer rank to join the Ottoman army. Later he became a

Mirliva ''Mirliva'' or ''Mîr-i livâ'' was a military rank of the Ottoman Army and Navy. It corresponds to a brigadier general (modern Turkish: ''Tuğgeneral'') in the modern Turkish Army. ''Mirliva'' is a compound word composed of ''Mir'' (commander) ...

Political life

After the collapse of

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...

, Ali joined the

Great Arab Revolt The Arab Revolt ( ar, الثورة العربية, ) or the Great Arab Revolt ( ar, الثورة العربية الكبرى, ) was a military uprising of Arab forces against the Ottoman Empire in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I. On t ...

and later formed a local government in Ajloun in 1920 until Emir Abdullah I ibn al-Hussain ruled as Emir of Trans-Jordan in 1921. Ali Khulqi Alsharairi served in the first Jordanian government in 1921 as a Minister of Security and Order then as Minister of Education 1923-1924.

Al-Sharayri Family

Al Sharayri family is one of the prominent families of the city of

, or the so-called the Pearls of

, referring to those few families that have had their own water wells that time. Al-Sharayri hails from the tribe o
Bali
which has roots in

Hijaz The Hejaz (, also ; ar, ٱلْحِجَاز, al-Ḥijāz, lit=the Barrier, ) is a region in the west of Saudi Arabia. It includes the cities of Mecca, Medina, Jeddah, Tabuk, Yanbu, Taif, and Baljurashi. It is also known as the "Western Provinc ...

, what is now Saudi Arabia. Many of its members contributed greatly to their community in the early years of the Jordanian state such as: * Mr Sa'id Hassan Al-Sharayri, the first Mayor of the city of Irbid in 1891. * Dr Ahmad Al-Sharayri, one of the first known physicians in Jordan. * Mr Ibrahim Al-Sharayri, one of the first lawyers and prominent judges in Jordan.

Sources

* مجلة رسالة الأردن, عدد15, ايلول . 1960م الكاتب : تيسير ظبيان * مجلة رسالة الأردن, عدد4, شباط, 1959م الكاتب : سليمان الموسى * الكاتب : سليمان الموسى وجوه وملامح, وزارة الثقافة, عمان, 1980 -الجزء الأول -ص: 12 - 44

External links

Prime Ministry of Jordan website
1878 births 1960 deaths People from Irbid Military personnel of the Ottoman Empire Turkish Military Academy alumni Government ministers of Jordan Interior ministers of Jordan Education ministers of Jordan {{Jordan-politician-stub