Sherif Fawaz Sharaf
Sherif Fawaz Sharaf (born 1938) is a retired Jordanian administrator and Ambassador.
Sherif Fawaz Sharaf | |
|---|---|
| Jordanian Ambassador to France | |
| In office November 8, 1995 – December 11, 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Mutasim Bilbeisi |
| Succeeded by | Adnan Bahjat Al-Talhouni |
| Jordanian Ambassador to Germany | |
| In office November 26, 1981 – November 8, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Nahib Amr Al-Nimer |
| Succeeded by | Hussein Ahmad Hammami |
| Jordanian Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office June 6, 1980 till – October 26, 1981. | |
| Preceded by | Abdullah Salah |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Hadi Majali |
| Jordanian Minister of Culture and Youth | |
| In office November 1976 – June 6, 1980 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1938 (age 81–82) Amman |
| Father | Sharif Sharaf, had fought with Sharif Hussein in the 1916 Arab revolt against the Turks and later served with Faisal I of Iraq during the Hashemite rule in Baghdad.[1] |
| Relatives | elder brother of Abdul Hamid Sharaf |
| Alma mater | American University of Beirut |
Career
- From 1961 to 1962 he was employed at the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- From 1962 to 1963 he was employed at the Prime Minister's Office.
- From 1963 to 1965 he was employed at the Jordanian Mission to the United Nations in New York.
- From 1965 to 1966 he was employed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- From 1966 to 1973 he was employed at the Youth Care Organization.
- From 1974 to 1976 he was Director-General of Jordan Youth and Sports Organization.
- From November 1976 to June 6, 1980 he was Minister of Culture and Youth.
- On May 5, 1980 he was designated ambassador to Washington, D.C. where he was accredited form June 6, 1980 till October 26, 1981.
- From November 26, 1981 to 1990 he was Ambassador in Bonn (West Germany), Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Luxembourg and the European Economic Community.
- From November 8, 1995 to December 11, 1997 he was Ambassador in Paris and the Holy See.[2]
References
- elder brother of Abdul Hamid Sharaf
- Sayed Mohamed Mahdi al Tajir, The International Who's who of the Arab World 1978, p. 473
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