Rida Khawaldeh | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 27 September 2016 –Before December 2020 | |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 1 June 2016 –28 September 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Hani Mulki |
| Succeeded by | Khaled Hneifat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 July 1962 Mursa,Jerash,Jordan |
| Alma mater | University of Jordan,University of Illinois |
Rida Shibli Khawaldeh (born 15 July 1962) is a Jordanian academic and politician. He was Minister of Agriculture in the government of Hani Mulki between 1 June 2016 and 28 September 2016,when he left the government in a cabinet reshuffle. Khawaldeh was subsequently appointed to the Senate.
Khawaldeh was born on 15 July 1962 in Mursa,Jerash,Jordan. [1] Khawaldeh studied plant production at the University of Jordan and obtained a BSc and MSc there in 1984 and 1986 respectively. In 1990,he obtained his PhD from the University of Illinois. [2] In April 2012 he became president of the University of Jordan at Aqaba. [1] [2] In April 2013 Khawaldeh was appointed by royal decree as president of Mutah University. [3]
Khawaldeh was named minister of agriculture in the government of Hani Mulki which was sworn in on 1 June 2016. [4] Khawaldeh was one of three university presidents appointed in the government Mulki. [5] On 28 September 2016 Mulki performed a cabinet reshuffle which led Khawaldeh to lose his position,he was succeeded by Khaled Hneifat. [6]
Khawaldeh was appointed member of the Senate on 27 September 2016. [6] [7] In 2018,while attending a conference of the Jordan Society for Scientific Research,he called for a national conference with all actors to create and effective strategy to deal with plant and animals species extinction in Jordan. [8] As member of the senate Khawaldeh was chair of the Jordanian-Mexican Friendship Committee and presided over a meeting with the Mexican ambassador in March 2019. [9] By December 2020 his term in the senate had ended. [10]
By late 2020 Khawaldeh was president of the Jordan Society for Scientific Research. [10]
By September 2022,Khawaldeh was the dean of the agricultary technology faculty and dean of scientific research at Al-Ahliyya Amman University. [11]
In September 2025,Khawaldeh was serving as Hamdi Mango Center for Scientific Research. [12]
In December 2025 he also served as executive secretary of the Association of Agricultural Research Institutions in the Near East and North Africa. [13]