Field Marshal Fat'hi Abu Taleb (1933 – 3 November 2016) was a Jordanian army general who was the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff[1] in the Jordanian military. He rose to become one of the most influential military men in Jordanian history[citation needed]. In addition to being a field marshal, he was also served as the head of the General Intelligence Directorate (GID), as well as the military attaché at Jordan's embassy in the United States from 1971 to 1974.[2][3]
Fat'hi Abu Taleb | |
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| Born | 1933 Wadi Sir, Amman, Jordan |
| Died | 3 November 2016 (aged 82–83) Amman, Jordan |
He was a close adviser to king Abdullah II.[citation needed]
Education
editAbu Taleb graduated from the Royal Military Academy in 1954.[4] He received a military science degree from the Defence Services Staff College in India in 1966.[4] He received a master's degree in military science from the University of Mutah, and a second master's in military science in the United Kingdom.[2]
Upper House of Parliament
editAbu Taleb was a member in the upper house of the Parliament of Jordan, in the twentieth, twenty-first and twenty-second senates.[5][6] His service there ended with the dissolution of the twenty-second senate on 25 November 2010.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Technically, the title is closer to "chief of staff of the armed forces" "Jordan-Command Structure: The Armed Forces". December 1989. Archived from the original on 16 April 2010. from Helen Chapin Metz, ed. (1991). Jordan: A Country Study (fourth ed.). Federal Research Division, Library of Congress.
- ^ a b "معالي المشير فتحي ابو طالب (His Excellency Field Marshal Fathi Abu Talib)" (in Arabic). Amman: The Jordanian Senate.
- ^ "Former army chief Abu Taleb laid to rest". jordantimes.com. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ a b "المشير الركن فتحي أبو طالب (Staff Field Marshal Fathi Abu Taleb)" (in Arabic). Alkarama Online. Archived from the original on 2012-08-11. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
- ^ "Guide to Political Life in Jordan: Previous Houses". Amman, Jordan: Phenix Center for Economic and Informatics Studies. Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
- ^ "The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: Government Listing: Members of the Jordanian Upper House of Parliament". Embassy of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (Washington, D.C.). Archived from the original on 24 November 2010.
- ^ "The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: Government Listing: Members of the Jordanian Upper House of Parliament". Embassy of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (Washington, D.C.). Archived from the original on 14 May 2011.
External links
edit- "Photograph" (in Arabic). Alkarama Online. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- "Jordanian armed forces" (in Arabic).
