Yacoub Zaiadeen (1922 - 5 April 2015) was a Jordanian politician and surgeon. Zaiadeen was born in Samakeieh in

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. He completed his secondary education in

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and moved to

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to study law. He later dropped the study of law and pursued a degree in medicine in

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. After completing his degree Zaiadeen moved to

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where he worked as a surgeon. He was elected to the

Jordanian House of Representatives The House of Representatives of Jordan is the elected lower house of the Parliament of Jordan, Jordanian parliament which, along with the Senate of Jordan, Senate, composes the legislature of Jordan.Jordanian Communist Party The Jordanian Communist Party (JCP; , ''al-Hizb al-Shuyu'i al-Urduni'') is a communist party in Jordan, founded in 1948. Its current general secretary is Saud Qubailat. It publishes ''al-Jamahir'' (, "The Masses"). History In June 1952, the P ...

. Zaiadeen died on 5 April 2015, aged 95.

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1922 births 2015 deaths Jordanian Communist Party politicians Jordanian surgeons Members of the House of Representatives (Jordan) People from Karak Governorate Members of the Jordanian Regional Branch of the Ba'ath Party {{Jordan-politician-stub