Bisher Khasawneh
بشر الخصاونة
Khasawneh in 2020
Prime Minister of Jordan
Assumed office
12 October 2020
MonarchAbdullah II
Preceded byOmar Razzaz
Minister of Defence
Assumed office
12 October 2020
Prime MinisterHimself
Minister of state for legal affairs
In office
15 January 2017 – 15 February 2018
MonarchAbdullah II
Preceded byIbrahim Al Jazi
Succeeded byAhmad Ali Al Oaidi
Minister of state for Foreign Affairs
In office
28 September 2016 – 15 January 2017
MonarchAbdullah II
Personal details
Born (1969-01-27) 27 January 1969
NationalityJordanian
SpouseRana Sultan
Children3
Alma mater
AwardsOrder of the Star of Jordan
Order of Independence

Bisher Khasawneh (Arabic: بشر الخصاونة; born 27 January 1969)[1] is a Jordanian politician and diplomat who has been serving as the 43rd Prime Minister of Jordan and Minister of Defence since 12 October 2020.

Khasawneh was an ambassador of Jordan to Egypt, France, Kenya, Ethiopia, African Union, League of Arab States,[2] and to UNESCO. He also served as Coordinator General and Director of the Peace Process and Negotiations Bureau in Jordan.[3] He served as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs between 2016 and 2017. He subsequently was Minister of State for Legal Affairs between 2017 and 2018. He served as the adviser to King Abdullah II for Communication and Coordination at The Royal Hashemite Court between April 2019 and August 2020. Until his appointment as Prime Minister Khasawneh served as the adviser to the King for Policies.

Education

Life and career

Khasawneh's father Hani was a leader of the Ba'ath Party.[7] He studied at the School of Oriental and African Studies and then obtained a doctorate in law from the London School of Economics and Political Science.[5] His doctoral thesis, dated 2007, was titled "An appraisal of the right of return and compensation of Jordanian nationals of Palestinian refugee origin and Jordan's right, under international law, to bring claims relating thereto, on their behalf to and against Israel and to seek compensation as a host state in light of the conclusion of the Jordan-Israel peace treaty of 1994".[8]

In October 2004 Kasawneh held a speech at the fifty-ninth session of the United Nations general assembly.[9] From June 2012 until September 2016, Khasawneh served as Jordanian ambassador to Egypt.[10][11]

On 28 September 2016 he was named Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in Hani Mulki's cabinet.[12] On 15 January 2017 he was named Minister of State for Legal Affairs in a cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Hani Mulki.[13] Khasawneh was sworn in as Jordan's Ambassador to France on 31 August 2018.[14]

On 23 April 2019 he was named adviser for Communication and Coordination to King Abdullah II in The Royal Hashemite Court.[15] On 18 August 2020 he was named as adviser to the king for policies.[16]

Upon his appointment as Prime Minister on 8 October 2020 King Abdullah II instructed him to improve the capabilities of the state in the COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan.[7] He was also tasked with overseeing the November 2020 parliamentary elections.[17] His cabinet, in which he also serves as Minister of Defence, was sworn in on 12 October 2020.[18] Al-Khasawneh stated he wanted to overhaul the Jordan economy, while focusing on developing a public safety net and planning a realistic government budget.[19] Al-Khasawneh declared in a speech to the Jordan parliament in January 2021 that Jordan would receive 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from BioNTech/Pfizer and 2 million doses from the COVAX initiative led by the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI).[20]

Positions

Awards

See also

References

  1. ↑ "من هو بشر هاني الخصاونة رئيس الوزراء الأردني الجديد؟". The New Arab. 8 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "New ministers" (PDF). Jordan Times. 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  3. ↑ T. Balzacq (25 June 2009). The External Dimension of EU Justice and Home Affairs: Governance, Neighbours, Security. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-230-23391-1.
  4. ↑ "SOAS alumnus becomes Prime Minister of Jordan". SOAS Blog. 9 October 2020. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Profiles of new ministers" (PDF). The Jordan Times. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2019.
  6. ↑ Bisher Al-Khasawneh thesis, 2007,doctoral advisor:Christopher Greenwood
  7. 1 2 "Jordan's king appoints veteran diplomat Bisher Al-Khasawneh prime minister". Arab News. 8 October 2020. Archived from the original on 10 October 2020.
  8. ↑ Khasawneh, Bisher Hani (2007). An appraisal of the right of return and compensation of Jordanian nationals of Palestinian refugee origin and Jordan's right, under international law, to bring claims relating thereto, on their behalf to and against Israel and to seek compensation as a host state in light of the conclusion of the Jordan-Israel peace treaty of 1994 (PhD). London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  9. ↑ Al-Khasawneh, Bisher; Jordan (11 October 2004). "Record #551414". United Nations Digital Library System. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "Jordan's king appoints veteran diplomat Bisher Al-Khasawneh prime minister". Arab News. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "Proviles of new ministers" (PDF). Jordan Times. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  12. ↑ Omar Obeidat (29 September 2016). "Mulki's new government sworn in". The Jordan Times. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020.
  13. ↑ "Cabinet reshuffle sees 5 new ministers in, 7 out". The Jordan Times. 15 January 2017. Archived from the original on 8 September 2020.
  14. ↑ "New ambassadors sworn in before King". Petra. 31 October 2018. Archived from the original on 3 November 2018.
  15. ↑ "Royal Decrees appoint advisers to His Majesty, approve Shobaki's resignation". Petra. 23 April 2019. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019.
  16. ↑ "Royal Decrees appoint advisers to His Majesty, RHC". The Royal Hashemite Court. 18 August 2020. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020.
  17. ↑ Mina Aldroubi (8 October 2020). "Jordan diplomat Bisher Al Khasawneh faces tough challenges as PM". The National news. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020.
  18. ↑ "Royal Decree approves new Cabinet headed by Khasawneh". The Jordan Times. 13 October 2020. Archived from the original on 15 October 2020.
  19. ↑ Neha Bhatia (14 October 2020). "Bisher al-Khasawneh forms new Jordan government". MEED. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020.
  20. ↑ "PM: Jordan secures 3m doses of COVID-19 vaccine". Middle East Monitor. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  21. ↑ "New ministers" (PDF). Jordan Times. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  22. 1 2 "Khasawneh comes with wealth of experience". Jordan Times. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
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