Ghaleb Zu'bi | |
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Minister of Justice | |
In office 11 October 2012 –30 March 2013 | |
Monarch | King Abdullah II |
Prime Minister | Abdullah Ensour |
Preceded by | Khalifah Suleiman |
Succeeded by | Ahmad Ziadat |
Minister of Interior | |
In office May 2012 –11 October 2012 | |
Prime Minister | Hani Al-Mulki |
Preceded by | Salameh Hammad |
Minister of Interior | |
In office 15 January 2017 –25 February 2018 | |
Succeeded by | Sameer Mubaidin |
Personal details | |
Born | 1943 (age 80–81) Salt,Jordan |
Alma mater | Damascus University |
Ghaleb Zu'bi (born 1943) is a Jordanian lawyer and politician who served in different post at the various cabinets of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Zu'bi was appointed minister of interior by Prime Minister Hani Al-Mulki on 15 January 2017 [1] and served in the post until 25 February 2018.
Zu'bi was born in Salt in 1943. [2] He hails from one of the Jordan's largest tribes in Salt city. [3] He obtained a bachelor's degree in law from Damascus University in 1967. [2] He also holds a master's degree in law,which he received in Egypt in 1981. [2]
After working as lawyer,Zu'bi joined politics. Then he served as director of the anti-narcotics department,the Amman police department,[ citation needed ] and assistant director of the public security department. [4] Next,he served as member of parliament for two terms,from 1997 to 2001 and from 2003 to 2007. [2] He was a deputy for East Bank,the first district of Balqa.[ citation needed ] During his term,he served as head of the legal committee in the lower house for eight years. [5] His first cabinet post was the minister of state for parliamentary affairs and he was appointed to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Nader Dahabi in a reshuffle on 23 February 2009. [6]
In May 2012,Zu'bi was appointed interior minister to the second cabinet of Prime Minister Fayez Tarawneh,replacing Mohammad Al Raoud. [3] Zu'bi's term as interior minister lasted until 11 October 2012 when he was appointed justice minister to the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour. [7] On 30 March 2013,Zu'bi was replaced by Ahmad Ziadat as justice minister. [8] On 15 January 2017,Zu'bi replaced Salameh Hammad in a government reshuffle. [1] Zu'bi served until 25 February 2018.
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