Taher Nashat al-Masri (Arabic: طاهر المصري; born March 5, 1942) is a Jordanian politician who served as the 28th Prime Minister of Jordan from 19 June 1991 to 21 November 1991.[1] 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".[2]
Taher al-Masri | |
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طاهر المصري | |
 Masri in 1960 | |
| Prime Minister of Jordan | |
| In office 19 June 1991 – 21 November 1991 | |
| Monarch | King Hussein |
| Preceded by | Zaid al-Rifai |
| Succeeded by | Abdelraouf al-Rawabdeh |
| Jordanian Ambassador to France | |
| In office November 16, 1978 – September 21, 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Khalid El-Salem |
| Succeeded by | Awad Al-Khalidi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Taher Nashat al-Masri March 5, 1942 Nablus, Mandatory Palestine |
| Alma mater | University of North Texas |
He was the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Jordan from 1993 to 1995.[3]
He served on the Council on Foreign Relations since 2002 and is the league's commissioner for civil society. While Prime Minister, he pressed for changes to the election law. [citation needed]
He served as the President of the Senate of Jordan from 17 December 2009 to 24 October 2013.[4]
Honors
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Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (2020)
Order of the British Empire (1988) - Honorary
See also
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edit- ^ Joel Brinkley, Jordanian King Names Palestinian Prime Minister, The New York Times, June 19, 1991
- ^ Biodata Archived 2010-02-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Jordanian House of Representatives - Political Figures and Major Events of the Councils of Representatives". April 7, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-04-07.
- ^ "Previous Councils - The Senate of Jordan". Senate of Jordan. 12 January 2019.
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