Tawfiq Kreishan

Tawfiq Mahmoud Hussein Kreishan
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
In office
2 July 2011 – 17 November 2011
Personal details
Born 1947
Ma'an Jordan
Alma mater Beirut Arab University Lebanon

Tawfiq Kreishan (Arabic : توفيق كريشان ) (born 1947) is a Jordanian politician. He graduated in accounting and business administration from Beirut Arab University. He is now Member of The Senate (Parliament), was minister of Parliamentary affairs for two times.[1] He also was minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs five times. The first time he became a minister was in 1996. Before that he became a member of Parliament five times; twice in the Lower house, and three times in the Senate.

In office

Tawfiq Kreishan was part of the Jordanian government for 9 different terms:-

× Term start Term end Office Head of Government
1 2 July 201117 November 2011Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Parliamentary AffairsMarouf al-Bakhit
2 28 July 201022 November 2010Minister of Parliamentary AffairsSamir Rifai
3 14 December 200922 November 2010Minister of Parliamentary AffairsSamir Rifai
4 7 April 200524 November 2005Minister of Municipal AffairsAdnan Badran
5 21 July 200322 October 2003Minister of Parliamentary AffairsAli Abu al-Ragheb
6 4 March 199918 June 2000Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Environment, Minister of Parliamentary AffairsAbdelraouf al-Rawabdeh
7 21 August 19984 March 1999Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and EnvironmentFayez al-Tarawneh
8 19 March 199720 August 1998Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and EnvironmentAbdelsalam al-Majali
9 8 June 19947 January 1995Minister of Municipal and Rural AffairsAbdelsalam al-Majali

Political experience

  • 1993-1997 Member of Parliament
  • 1998-2000 Member of The Senate
  • 2007-2009 Member of the Chamber of Deputies
  • 2009-2010 Minister Of Parliamentary Affairs
  • 2010 Member of The Senate

Decorations and honours

References

  1. ↑ http://www.kingabdullah.gov.jo/news/details.php?kn_serial=7994&menu_id=26أ¢إ’آ©_hmka1=1&lang_hmka1=1

2. http://www.kingabdullah.jo/main.php?main_page=3&lang_hmka1=1

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