Ali Abu Al-Ragheb

His Excellency Ali Abu al-Ragheb
3rd Prime Minister of Jordan
In office 21 July 2004 – 22 October 2004
Monarch	Abdullah II56
Preceded by	Ali Abu al-Ragheb (second term)
Succeeded by	Faisal al-Fayez
In office 14 January 2002 – 20 July 2004
Monarch	Abdullah II
Preceded by	Ali Abu al-Ragheb (first term)
Succeeded by	Ali Abu al-Ragheb (third term)
In office 19 June 2000 – 14 January 2002
Preceded by	Abdelraouf al-Rawabdeh
Succeeded by	Ali Abu al-Ragheb (second term)
Personal details
Born	Ali Hussein Abu al-Ragheb 1946 Amman
Alma mater	University of Tennessee
Profession	Civil engineer

Ali Abu al-Ragheb (Arabic: علي أبو الراغب‎) (born 1946) was the Prime Minister of Jordan from 19 June 2000 until 25 October 2004. He resigned and was replaced by Faisal al-Fayez.

Prime Minister Ali Abu Ragheb was born in Amman, Jordan in 1946. He obtained his BSc in Civil Engineering in 1967 from the University of Tennessee in the United States.^[1]

Abu al-Ragheb was partner and managing director of National Engineering and Contracting Co from 1971-1991. He later served as Minister of Industry and Trade in 1991 and in 1995. He was also appointed as Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources in 1991-1993 and was elected to the Jordanian parliament in 1993. Abu Ragheb was appointed Prime Minister and Minister of Defense on 19 June 2000.

Abu al-Ragheb's name was published in the Panama Papers that were released in early April 2016 by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ).

Decorations

• Grand Cordon of the Order of the Star of Jordan Al-Kawkab Al-Urduni
• Grand Cordon of the Order of Al-Nahda in Jordan
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) in Britain.

See also

• List of Prime Ministers of Jordan

References

External links

• Prime Ministry of Jordan website

[[Category:Government ministers of Jordan,Amman ]]