Omar Abdallah Dakhqan

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Omar Abdallah Dakhqan (died 19 November 2012) was a Jordanian politician. He served as Agriculture Minister in 1973. [1] [2] He also served as director general of the Hedjaz Jordan Railway and Jordan Phosphate Mines, as well as being chairman of the Jordan Valley Authority. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Former agriculture minister Omar Dakhqan passes away". The Jordan Times. 20 November 2012. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  2. "Prefeasability study: Fruit and vegetable processing" (PDF). USAID. January 1973. p. 18. Retrieved 18 October 2013.