Salameh Hammad (born 1944) is a

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ian politician who has served as

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in the government of Jordan a number of times. He held the position from 1993 to 1995, from 1995 to 1996, from 2015 to 2016, from 2016 to 2017 and lastly from May 2019 until October 2020.

Career

Hammad was born in

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in 1944. He studied law at the

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. He oversaw the 1989 general elections as secretary-general of the Interior Ministry. In 1990, while in the same position, he dealt with the refugee flux from

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to Jordan, which was caused by the

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. Hammad was Minister of the Interior from 1993 to 1995 and again from 1995 to 1996. He was again appointed as Interior Minister on 19 May 2015 after the resignation of

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two days earlier. On 19 April 2016 he was replaced by Mazen Qadi. When

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was replaced as prime minister in June 2016 by

Hani Al-Mulki Hani Fawzi Mulki (also known as Hani Mulki; ; '; born 15 October 1951) is a Jordanian politician who held several ministerial and diplomatic positions, and he was Chief Commissioner of the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority before his designa ...

, Hammad returned as Interior Minister. In a cabinet reshuffle on 28 September 2016 Hammad retained his position. In another cabinet reshuffle, Hammad was replaced by

Ghaleb Zu'bi Ghaleb Zu'bi (born 1943) is a Jordanian lawyer and politician who served in different post at the various cabinets of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Zu'bi was appointed minister of interior by Prime Minister Hani Al-Mulki on 15 January 2017 an ...

on 15 January 2017. Hammad once more returned as Minister of Interior on 9 May 2019, when he was appointed to replace Samir Mubaidin in a cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister

Omar Razzaz Omar Razzaz (; born 17 May 1961) is a Jordanian politician who served as the 42nd Prime Minister of Jordan from June 14, 2018 to October 12, 2020. He formed a new government on 5 June 2018 after his predecessor resigned as a result of widespread ...

. This happened at the same time as a change of the chiefs of the security agencies in Jordan. With the formation of Bisher Al-Khasawneh's Cabinet he was replaced by Tawfiq Al Halalmeh on 12 October 2020.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hammad, Salameh 1944 births Living people Politicians from Amman Interior ministers of Jordan University of Baghdad alumni Members of the Senate of Jordan