Taher Masri

Jordanian politician

طاهر المصري

Masri in 1960

Prime Minister of JordanIn office
19 June 1991 – 21 November 1991MonarchKing HusseinPreceded byZaid al-RifaiSucceeded byAbdelraouf al-RawabdehJordanian Ambassador to FranceIn office
November 16, 1978 – September 21, 1988Preceded byKhalid El-SalemSucceeded byAwad Al-Khalidi Personal detailsBorn

Taher Nashat al-Masri

March 5, 1942
Nablus, Mandatory PalestineAlma materUniversity of North Texas

Taher Nashat al-Masri (Arabic: طاهر المصري; born March 5, 1942) is a Jordanian politician who served as the 28th Prime Minister of Jordan from 19 June 1991 to 21 November 1991.^[1] He opposed the invasion of Iraq but reportedly wanted the Americans to stay in Iraq and keep it "out of the hands of the fundamentalists".^[2]

He was the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Jordan from 1993 to 1995.^[3]

He served on the Council on Foreign Relations since 2002 and is the league's commissioner for civil society. While Prime Minister, he pressed for changes to the election law. ^{[citation needed]}

He served as the President of the Senate of Jordan from 17 December 2009 to 24 October 2013.^[4]

Honors

Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (2020)

References

^ Joel Brinkley, Jordanian King Names Palestinian Prime Minister, The New York Times, June 19, 1991
^ Biodata Archived 2010-02-06 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Jordanian House of Representatives - Political Figures and Major Events of the Councils of Representatives". April 7, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-04-07.
^ "Previous Councils - The Senate of Jordan". Senate of Jordan. 12 January 2019.