Abdullah Ensour Explained

Abdullah Ensour
Native Name:عبد الله النسور
Office:Prime Minister of Jordan
Term Start:10 October 2012
Term End:1 June 2016
Predecessor:Fayez al-Tarawneh
Successor:Hani Mulki
Birth Name:Abdullah Abdulkarim Hamdan
Ensour
Birth Date:20 January 1939
Birth Place:Salt, Emirate of Transjordan
Party:Independent
Alma Mater:American University of Beirut
Pantheon-Sorbonne UniversityUniversity of Michigan
Spouse:Ibtissam Hiyari
Children:8
Signature:Abdullah nsour signature.svg

Abdullah Ensour (; Arabic: عبد الله النسور ; born 20 January 1939) is a Jordanian economist who served as the 40th Prime Minister of Jordan between October 2012 and May 2016. A veteran politician, he has held various cabinet positions in Jordanian government in addition to being prime minister.

Early life

Ensour was born in Salt.[1] [2] He studied at the American University of Beirut where he obtained his bachelor's degree in statistics. He then continued to get his master's degree in institutions management, at the University of Michigan in the United States. He also obtained his PhD in planning at the Pantheon-Sorbonne University[3]

Positions held, current and previous

Senatorial posts

- Member of the Senate Council 1997–20092008–20102016–20202022- Present

Committees:

- Member of the House of Representatives 1989–19931993–19952010–2012

Committees:

Ministerial positions

Experiences and memberships, current and previous councils

Career

Ensour was first elected as a deputy to the Jordanian Parliament in 1989, 1992, and finally in 2010. His first ministerial post was as Minister of Planning in 1984. He then became Minister of Planning again in 1985; he also served as Minister of Education (1989); Minister of Foreign Affairs (1991);[2] Minister of Industry and Trade (1993); Minister of Higher Education (1996); Deputy Prime Minister[5] and Minister of Administrative Development (1997); and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Information (1998). He also served in the parliament in the lower house of representatives from 1989 to 2001.

Ensour was also governor of Jordan to the World Bank, deputy of Jordan to the International Monetary Fund and deputy permanent delegate to UNESCO; he sits on a number of boards including the Arab African Bank, Nuackchott (President); the University of Jordan (vice-president); and the French Universities' Graduates in Jordan (Honorary President).

In October 2012, he was appointed as Prime Minister by King Abdullah II, replacing Fayez Tarawneh.[1] After general elections in January 2013, King Abdullah reappointed Ensour as Prime Minister on 9 March 2013.[6] His second cabinet was sworn in on 30 March 2013.[7] His term ended on 29 May 2016.[8]

Ensour is a member of Prague Society for International Cooperation, a respected NGO whose main goals are networking and the development of a new generation of responsible, well-informed leaders and thinkers.[9]

Personal life

Ensour married twice. His first wife, Hala Khleifat, from whom he has three children with, died in 2015. Ensour's second marriage was to Ibtissam Hiary, from whom he has 5 children.

Honours and awards

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Hazaimeh. Hana. Abdullah Ensour to head new government. 29 January 2013. The Jordan Times. 10 October 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130130074142/http://jordantimes.com/abdullah-ensour-to-head-new-government. 30 January 2013. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Index E. Rulers. 26 July 2013.
  3. News: Jordan PM CV.
  4. Web site: http://www.pm.gov.jo/content/141215082037/%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9--%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%83%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1-.html.
  5. News: King Hussein warns of 'destructive darkness' unless peace talks progress . https://web.archive.org/web/20121104061719/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-6441034.html. dead. 4 November 2012. The Jerusalem Post. 21 April 1998. 16 June 2010.
  6. News: Al-Khalidi. Suleiman. Jordan's King Abdullah reappoints Ensour as PM. 10 March 2013. Reuters. 9 March 2013. Amman.
  7. News: Ensour 19-member Cabinet sworn in . 29 June 2013 . The Jordan Times . 30 March 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141220113016/http://jordantimes.com/ensour-19-member-cabinet-sworn-in . 20 December 2014 .
  8. Web site: King dissolves House, appoints Mulki as new premier . The Jordan Times. 29 May 2016 . 2 June 2016.
  9. Web site: Members of Prague Society . 19 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150919153639/http://praguesociety.org/members . 19 September 2015 . dead . dmy-all .
  10. News: Profiles of new ministers. World economic forum website. 2 July 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714202513/http://www.weforum.org/contributors/abdullah-abdulkarim-hamdan-ensour. 14 July 2014. dmy-all.
  11. News: Profiles of new ministers. 18 July 2013. Jordan Times. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130418055102/http://jordantimes.com/uploads/downloads/78d41b82cbf995ce7f17255af6e15d4873b29ab3.pdf. 18 April 2013. dmy-all.
  12. News: Profiles of new ministers. Prime-ministry of Jordan website. 2 July 2014.
  13. News: Profiles of new ministers. Prime-ministry of Jordan website. 2 July 2014.