Salameh Hammad

Salameh Hammad
Interior Minister
Assumed office
2 June 2016
Prime Minister Hani Al-Mulki
Preceded by Mazen Qadi
Interior Minister
In office
19 May 2015 – 19 April 2016
Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour
Preceded by Hussein Al-Majali
Succeeded by Mazen Qadi
Interior Minister
In office
1995–1996
Interior Minister
In office
1993–1995
Personal details
Born 1944 (age 71–72)
Amman, Jordan
Nationality Jordanian
Alma mater University of Baghdad

Salameh Hammad (born 1944) is a Jordanian politician. He serves as Interior Minister since 19 May 2015. He held the same post twice before, from 1993 to 1995 and again from 1995 to 1996.

Career

Hammad was born in Amman in 1944. He studied law at the University of Baghdad in Iraq.[1]

In 1989 he oversaw the general elections as secretary-general of the Interior Ministry. In 1990 he dealt with the refugee flux from Kuwait to Jordan, which was caused by the Gulf War.[2] Hammad was Interior Minister from 1993 to 1995, and once again from 1995 to 1996.[1]

He was appointed Interior Minister on 19 May 2015 after the resignation of Hussein Al-Majali two days earlier.[1] On 19 April 2016 he was replaced by Mazen Qadi.[3][4] When Abdullah Ensour was replaced as Prime Minister in June 2016 by Hani Al-Mulki Hammad returned as Interior Minister.[5] In a cabinet reshuffle on 28 September 2016 Hammad retained his position.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Salameh Hammad appointed interior minister". The Jordan Times. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Alan Cowell (1 October 1990). "Confrontation in the Gulf; Jordan Attacks Pace of Refugees' Exit". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "New interior, political affairs minsters named". Petra. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Jordan reshuffles cabinet with new appointments". Xinhua. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Omar Obeidat (2 June 2016). "Mulki's government takes oath of office before King". The Jordan Times. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  6. ↑ Omar Obeidat (29 September 2016). "Mulki's new government sworn in". The Jordan Times. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
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