Senate Members

Dr. Abdullah Ensour

Name and Surname:

Dr. Abdullah Ensour

Place and Date of Birth:

Al-Salt – 20 January 1939

Academic Qualifications:

PhD in Planning, Sorbonne University, Paris
Master’s degree in Institutional Management, University of Michigan, USA
Bachelor’s degree in Statistics and Mathematics, American University of Beirut
Jordanian General Secondary Education Certificate – Al-Salt Secondary School

Professional Experience:

Director General, General Budget Department
Secretary General, Ministry of Finance
Director General, Income Tax Department
Jordan’s Governor at the World Bank
Jordan’s Deputy Governor at the International Monetary Fund
Jordanian Cultural Counselor at the Embassy of Jordan in France
Jordan’s Permanent Delegate to UNESCO in Paris
Chairman of the Board, Jordanian-French Business Club
Member, Royal Committee for the National Agenda
Official Spokesperson and Member, Royal Committee “Jordan First”
Chairman, Higher Education Council
Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan
Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Jordan University of Science and Technology
Vice Chairman, Royal Committee for the Establishment of Al-Balqa Applied University
Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Al-Balqa Applied University
Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Hashemite University
Member, University of Jordan Council
Member, Council of the School of Law, University of Jordan
Administrative Director, Royal Scientific Society
Teacher, Supervisor, and Cultural Advisor at the Ministry of Education
Member, National Development Planning Committee
Chairman, Higher Council for Combating Illiteracy
Chairman of the Board, Jordan Cement Company
Vice Chairman of the Board, Jordan Phosphate Mines Company
Vice Chairman of the Board, Jordan–Iraq Land Transport Company
Member of the Board, Bank of Jordan
Member of the Board, Arab African International Bank – Cairo
Member of the Board, Arab Investment Company – Cairo
Member of the Board, Aqaba Railway Corporation
Member of the Board, Royal Jordanian Airlines
Member of the Board, Jordan Investment Corporation
Member of the Board, Aqaba Port Authority
Member of the Board, Jordan Enterprise Development Corporation
Founding Board Member, Salt Development Corporation
Board Member, Noor Al Hussein Foundation
Board Member, Queen Alia Fund
Chairman of the Board, Sawt Al-Shaab Newspaper
Chairman of the Board, Haya Cultural Center
President, French Universities Alumni Association
Board Member, American Universities Alumni Association
Member, American University of Beirut Alumni Association

Ministerial Portfolios:

Prime Minister and Minister of Defense (2012–2016)
Minister of Planning – Government of Ahmad Obeidat
Minister of Planning – Government of Zaid Al-Rifai
Minister of Education – Government of Prince Zeid bin Shaker
Minister of Foreign Affairs – Government of Taher Al-Masri
Minister of Industry and Trade – Government of Prince Zeid bin Shaker
Minister of Higher Education – Government of Abdul Karim Al-Kabariti
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Information, and Minister of Administrative Development – Government of Dr. Abdul Salam Al-Majali

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