Bisher Khasawneh
Name and Surname:
His Excellency Dr. Bisher Hani Mohammad Al-Khasawneh
Date of Birth:
January 27, 1969
Academic Qualifications:
- Doctorate in Law, London School of Economics, London
- Master's in Law, London School of Economics, London
- Master's in International Relations and Economics, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London
- Bachelor's in Law, University of Jordan, Amman
Key Positions:
- Advisor to His Majesty the King for Policies (August 18, 2020)
- Advisor to His Majesty the King for Communication and Coordination (2019-2020)
- Jordan’s Permanent Delegate to UNESCO (2018-2019)
- Jordanian Ambassador to France (2018-2019)
- Jordanian Ambassador to Egypt (June 6, 2012 - September 28, 2016)
- Jordan’s Permanent Delegate to the Arab League (2012-2016)
- Jordanian Ambassador to Kenya (May 2013)
- Jordanian Ambassador to Ethiopia (March 2014)
- Jordan’s Permanent Observer to the African Union (March 2014)
- Special Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Director of Strategic Planning, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2009-2012)
- Director of the Special Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2009)
- Advisor at the Prime Ministry of Jordan (2008-2009)
- Director of European and American Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2007)
- Director-General, Jordan Media Center (2007)
- First Secretary / Director of the Peace Negotiations Coordination Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2006-2007)
- First Secretary / Director of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2005-2006)
- First & Second Secretary, Jordan’s Mission to the United Nations, New York
- Jordan’s Alternate Representative in the Second and First Committees of the UN General Assembly (2003-2004)
- Director of Media Affairs & Official Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Director of Human Rights Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Second Secretary, Jordanian Embassy in Egypt and Permanent Mission to the Arab League (1998-2000)
- Second Secretary / Head of Euro-Mediterranean Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1995-1996)
- Third Secretary / Attaché, Jordanian Embassy in the UK (1992-1995)
- Attaché, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1991)
- Part-time Teaching Assistant (UN Law and International Law of the Sea), London School of Economics (1996)
- President of the Arab League Council at the Level of Permanent Representatives (2014)
- Member of Jordan’s Official Delegations to Arab Summits (Sirte 2009, Baghdad 2012, Doha 2013, Kuwait 2014, Sharm El-Sheikh 2015, Nouakchott 2016)
- Member of Jordan’s Official Delegation during its Second Term Presidency of the UN Security Council (April 2015)
- Member of Jordan’s Official Delegations to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Summits (2009-2016)
- Member or Head of Jordan’s Delegations to Regular and Emergency Meetings of the Arab League Council (2009-2016)
- Member or Head of Jordan’s Delegations to Arab Cooperation Forums with Turkey, Russia, China, and the EU (2012-2016)
- Jordan’s Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan (2009-2012)
- Member of Jordan’s Delegation to Economic Arab Summits (2011-2015)
- Member of Jordan’s Delegation to the Arab-Latin America Summit (Riyadh, 2015)
- Member of Jordan’s Delegation to the Arab-African Summit (Kuwait, 2014)
- Member of Jordan’s Delegation to the International Peace Process Conference (Paris, June 3, 2016)
- Member of Jordan’s Delegations to the UN General Assembly (2002-2004, 2009-2012)
- Member of Jordan’s Delegations to EU Partnership Council Meetings (2002, 2004, 2009, 2011)
- Member of Jordan’s Delegation to NATO Summit (Lisbon, 2011)
- Head of Jordanian Delegation for Human Rights Reports to the Arab Human Rights Charter Committee (2012, 2016)
- Part-time Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Jordan (International Organization Law, Human Rights Law) (2014)
- Part-time Lecturer at the Jordanian Diplomatic Institute (2004-2005)
Ministerial Positions:
- Prime Minister & Minister of Defense (2020-2024)
- Minister of State for Legal Affairs (2017-2018)
- Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (2016-2017)
Parliamentary Memberships:
- Member of the 30th Senate
Honors and Awards:
- Jordanian Order of Independence (First Class)
- Jordanian Order of the Star
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