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- 1 2 "Former health minister Nael Ajlouni dies". The Jordan Times. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
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- ↑ "A Royal Decree issued to appoint new members to the Board of the Trustees of the National Center for Human Rights". The National Centre for Human Rights. Archived from the original on 1 October 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
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