Abdul Ilah Mohammad Khatib or Abdelilah al-Khatib ( ; ) (born 31 March 1953) is a former Minister of Foreign Affairs for

Jordan Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and Israel and the occupied Palestinian ter ...

. On March 11, 2011 he was appointed as the UN Special envoy to Libya.

Early life

Married, and the father of three children, Khatib graduated with his

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from

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, a master's degree in International Communications from the

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, and a bachelor's degree in

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from the School of Political Science in

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Career

* He was appointed UN Special Envoy to

Libya Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya border, the east, Sudan to Libya–Sudan border, the southeast, Chad to Chad–L ...

on 7 March 2011 * Minister of Foreign Affairs in

Marouf al-Bakhit Marouf Suleiman al-Bakhit (; 18 March 1947 – 7 October 2023) was a Jordanian politician who was twice prime minister. He first served as prime minister from 27 November 2005 until 25 November 2007 and then again from 9 February 2011 to 17 Octo ...

's government (November 2005 - November 2007) * Minister of Foreign Affairs in Ali Abu al-Ragheb's government (June 2000 - January 2002) * Minister of Foreign Affairs in

Abdelraouf al-Rawabdeh Abdelraouf Salem Nahar al-Rawabdeh (; born 18 February 1939) is a Jordanian retired politician who served as the 32nd Prime Minister of Jordan from 4 March 1999 until 19 June 2000, a leading political figure from the northern city of Irbid in Jor ...

's government (August 1998 - June 2000) * Minister of Foreign Affairs in

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's government (March 1999 - March 1999) * Managing Director of Jordan Cement Factories Company (1996 - 1998) * Minister of Tourism and Antiquities in

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's government (January 1995 - February 1996) * General manager of Dammam Investment Company (1994 - 1995)) * Member of board of directors in several investment, industrial and financial corporations. (1993-1994) * An overseer of Jordan's contributions to the Arab-Israeli peace talks (1992-1993) * Head of Private Office in Ministry of Foreign affairs in Jordan (1988 - 1993) * Diplomat in the Embassy of Jordan (

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) (1984 - 1988) * Member of board of trustees of the

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External links

Photograph of Khatib with Canadian Foreign Affairs minister John Manley

Jordan Prime Ministry Website

References

1953 births American University School of Communication alumni Johns Hopkins University alumni Living people Tourism ministers of Jordan Ministers of foreign affairs of Jordan Jordanian diplomats Members of the Senate of Jordan Special Representatives of the Secretary-General of the United Nations Special Envoys of the Secretary-General of the United Nations Recipients of the Order of The Star of Jordan {{Jordan-politician-stub