AMMAN — A Royal Decree has been issued, appointing Dr. Jafar Hassan as Director of the Office of His Majesty, as of May 6, 2021,
according to a Royal Court statement. اضافة اعلان
Following is the new director’s biography:
Jafar Hassan
is the President of the Politics and Society Institute. He served for almost 30
years in government. His last position was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister
of State for Economic Affairs (2018).
Jafar served as Chief of Staff for His Majesty King Abdullah
ibn Al Hussein (November 2014- February 2018), as well as Minister of Planning
and International Cooperation from December 2009-April 2013, in the consecutive governments of Samir Rifai, Marouf Bakhit, Aoun Khasawneh, Fayez Tarawneh and
Abdallah Nsour.
He began his career in Jordan’s Foreign Service in 1991
serving in Jordan’s mission to the European Headquarters, as well as Jordan’s
Embassy in Washington DC.
Jafar also served intermittently in several positions at the
Royal Hashemite Court during the period 1993-2009.
Jafar is an alumnus of the Graduate Institute of
International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland (PhD, DES),
Harvard University / Kennedy School of Government (MPA), Boston University
(MA), American University in Paris (BA) and Harvard Business School (Senior
Executive Program).
Another Royal Decree was issued, accepting the resignation
of Haifa Khraisha from her position as Adviser to His Majesty for Policies, as
of May 6, 2021.
A third Royal Decree was issued, accepting the resignation
of Kemal Al Nasser from his position as Adviser to His Majesty, as of May 6, 2021.
A fourth Royal Decree was issued, accepting the resignation of Zeina Toukan from her position as Adviser for Economic Affairs at the Royal Hashemite Court, as of May 6, 2021.
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