Yacoub Zaiadeen

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Yacoub Zayadin
Born1922
Samakeieh, Karak Governorate
DiedApril 5, 2015(2015-04-05) (aged 92–93)
EducationDegree in Medicine
Alma materBeirut
OccupationsPolitician, Surgeon
Political partyJordanian Communist Party

Yacoub Zayadin (1922 - 5 April 2015) was a Jordanian politician and surgeon.

Zayadin was born in Samakeieh in Karak Governorate. He completed his secondary education in Salt and moved to Damascus to study law. He later dropped the study of law and pursued a degree in medicine in Beirut. [1]

After completing his degree Zayadin moved to Jerusalem where he worked as a surgeon. He was elected to the Jordanian House of Representatives for Jerusalem in 1956. He served as Secretary General of the Jordanian Communist Party. [1]

Zayadin died on 5 April 2015, aged 95. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Former MP Yacoub Zayadin passes away". The Jordan Times. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.