Awad Khleifat (born 1945) is a
Jordanian politician who served as
the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan's deputy prime minister and
interior minister
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from October 2012 to late March 2013.
Early life and education
Khleifat was born in
Wadi Musa
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in the Petra region in 1945.
He holds a
PhD
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in history, which he received from
SOAS, University of London
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in 1973.
The title of his thesis is ''The
Caliphate
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of Hisham b. 'Abd al-Malik (105-125/724-743) with special reference to internal problems''.
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Career
Khleifat served as chairman of Mutah University
Mu’tah University (, ''Jāmi‘atu Mu'tah'') is a public university in the Jordanian town of Mu'tah which was founded on 22 March 1981 by the Royal Decree to be a national institution for military and civilian higher education.
Academics
In ...
from 1989 to 1991. Then he joined politics, and served as a member of the upper house several times.[ He also served in different Jordanian cabinets.][ One of his cabinet positions was minister of higher education. He was also deputy prime minister.][ In addition, Khleifat served as interior minister several times, for instance, in 1996. He was also appointed interior minister in June 2000 to the cabinet of Ali Abu Ragheb. His term ended in January 2002, and he was replaced by Qaftan Al Majali. Khleifat was appointed to the upper house of parliament on 17 November 2003. ]King Abdullah II
Abdullah II (Abdullah bin Hussein; born 30 January 1962) is King of Jordan, having ascended the throne on 7 February 1999. He is a member of the Hashemites, who have been the reigning royal family of Jordan since 1921, and is traditionally reg ...
appointed Khleifat to the royal committee on 31 January 2006. On 17 December 2009, he was again appointed to the upper house of parliament.
Khleifat was again appointed interior minister and also, deputy prime minister to the cabinet
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led by Abdullah Ensour
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formed on 11 October 2012.[
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Personal life
Khleifat awarded the Kawkab Medal of the First Order and the Istiqlal Medal of the First Order.
References
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1945 births
Living people
Alumni of SOAS University of London
Deputy prime ministers of Jordan
Academic staff of Mutah University
Heads of universities in Jordan
Interior ministers of Jordan
20th-century Jordanian politicians
21st-century Jordanian politicians