Wajih Tayeib Azaizeh (born 1955 in Irbid) is the Jordanian Minister of State for Prime Ministry Affairs.[1] He was appointed as minister on 27 September 2023.[2] Previously he had served as Minister of Transport from 7 March until 27 October 2022 and Minister for Political and Parliamentary Affairs from 27 October 2022 until 26 September 2023.[3][4][5][6]
Wajih Azaizeh | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State for Prime Ministry Affairs | |
| Assumed office 27 September 2023 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah II of Jordan |
| Prime Minister | Bisher Al-Khasawneh |
| Preceded by | Ibrahim Jazi |
| Minister of Transport | |
| In office 7 March 2021 – 27 October 2022 | |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Maher Abul Samen |
| Minister of Social Development | |
| In office 2012–2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Awn Khasawneh Fayez Tarawneh Abdullah Ensour |
| Succeeded by | Khawla Armouti |
| Minister of Political and Parliamentary Affairs | |
| In office 27 October 2022 – 26 September 2023 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah II of Jordan |
| Prime Minister | Bisher Al-Khasawneh |
| Preceded by | Musa Habes Almaaytah |
| Succeeded by | Haditha Jamal Haditha Al-Khreisha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wajih Tayeib Azaizeh 1955 Irbid, Jordan |
| Alma mater | University of Aleppo (B) |
Education
editAzaizeh holds a Bachelor in Civil Engineering (1979) from the University of Aleppo.[3]
Career
editIn 2008, Azaizeh was the Director-General of the Palestinian Affairs Department.[7][8] From 2012 until 2013, he served as Minister of Social Development.[9]
Awards
editIn 2007, Azaizeh received the Independence Medal of the First Order.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Jordanian king approves cabinet reshuffle". english.news.cn. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- ^ "New ministers appointed in 5th reshuffle of Jordan's current gov't". english.news.cn. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
- ^ a b "Wajih Tayeib Azaizeh | Upper House Twenty-seventh". Guide To Jordanian Politics Life. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
- ^ "Jordanian PM reshuffles cabinet as anger grows over pandemic response". Arab News. 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
- ^ "Ministers". The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Ministers". Ministry of Transport. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Ministry of: Department of Palestinian Affairs". portal.jordan.gov.jo. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
- ^ "BUILDING PALESTINIAN STATE IS NO LONGER DREAM, BUT STRATEGIC VIABLE OBJECTIVE, JORDAN'S AMBASSADOR SAYS AS SEMINAR CONCLUDES | UN Press". press.un.org. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
- ^ a b "Profiles of new ministers" (PDF). Jordan Times. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
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