Ahmad Ziadat | |
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Minister of Justice | |
In office 7 May 2021 –18 September 2024 | |
Monarch | Abdullah II of Jordan |
Prime Minister | Bisher Al-Khasawneh |
Preceded by | Awad Abdul Bakhit Abu Jarad Al-Mashkaba |
Succeeded by | Bassam Talhouni |
In office 2013–2013 | |
Prime Minister | Abdullah Ensour |
Preceded by | Ghaleb Zu'bi |
Succeeded by | Bassam Talhouni |
Minister of State for Legal Affairs | |
In office 12 October 2020 –7 May 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Bisher Al-Khasawneh |
Succeeded by | Mahmoud Kharabsheh |
Personal details | |
Born | Ahmad Nouri Ziadat 1950 |
Alma mater | Harvard University (LL.M.) University of London (LL.D.) |
Ahmad Nouri Ziadat (born 1950) is a Jordanian politician. He was Minister of Justice from 7 May 2021 [1] [2] until 18 September 2024. [3] Previously he had served as Minister of State for Legal Affairs since 12 October 2020 in Bisher Al-Khasawneh's Cabinet led by Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh. [4] [5]
Ziadat holds a Bachelor of Law (1983) from the University of Jordan,a Master of Laws (1985) from the Harvard University and a Doctor of Law (1989) from the University of London. [1] [5]
From 1983 until 1984,Ziadat was a research and teaching assistant at the University of Jordan. Between 1990 and 2003,he worked as an assistant professor at the University of Jordan and as a part-time lecturer at the Institute of Banking Studies,Al-Ahliyya Amman University and Al-Bayt University. [1] [6]
In 2003,he was named associate professor at the University of Jordan,and additionally served as the Dean of the Faculty of Law until 2005. [1] [2]
In 2016,Ziadat was appointed Minister of State for Prime Ministry Affairs. [2]
From 2020 until 2021,he served as Minister of State for Legal Affairs. [7] [8]
Between 7 May 2021 until 18 September 2024,Ziadat had been the Minister of Justice. [2] [3]