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Wajih Tayeib Azaizeh (born 1955 in Irbid) is the Jordanian Minister of State for Prime Ministry Affairs.[1] He was appointed as minister on 27 September 2023.[2] Previously he had served as Minister of Transport from 7 March until 27 October 2022 and Minister for Political and Parliamentary Affairs from 27 October 2022 until 26 September 2023.[3][4][5][6]

Education

Azaizeh holds a Bachelor in Civil Engineering (1979) from the University of Aleppo.[3]

Career

In 2008, Azaizeh was the Director-General of the Palestinian Affairs Department.[7][8] From 2012 until 2013, he served as Minister of Social Development.[9]

Awards

In 2007, Azaizeh received the Independence Medal of the First Order.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Jordanian king approves cabinet reshuffle". english.news.cn. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  2. ^ "New ministers appointed in 5th reshuffle of Jordan's current gov't". english.news.cn. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  3. ^ a b "Wajih Tayeib Azaizeh | Upper House Twenty-seventh". Guide To Jordanian Politics Life. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  4. ^ "Jordanian PM reshuffles cabinet as anger grows over pandemic response". Arab News. 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  5. ^ "Ministers". The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Ministers". Ministry of Transport. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Ministry of: Department of Palestinian Affairs". portal.jordan.gov.jo. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  8. ^ "BUILDING PALESTINIAN STATE IS NO LONGER DREAM, BUT STRATEGIC VIABLE OBJECTIVE, JORDAN'S AMBASSADOR SAYS AS SEMINAR CONCLUDES | UN Press". press.un.org. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  9. ^ a b "Profiles of new ministers" (PDF). Jordan Times. Retrieved 12 March 2023.


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