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Nader Dahabi
نادر الذهبي
	Nader Dahabi; نادر الذهبي
	;
	Prime Minister of Jordan
	In office; 25 November 2007 – 14 December 2009
Monarch	Abdullah II
Preceded by	Marouf al-Bakhit
Succeeded by	Samir Rifai
Born	7 October 1946 (age 63)[citation needed];
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	Al Hussein College; Greek Air Force Academy; Cranfield University; Auburn University
Religion	Islam

Nader Dahabi (Arabic: نادر الذهبي‎) born 1946 in Amman (Jordan) to Jordanian parents, is a Jordanian politician and military figure, who was prime minister from 25 November 2007 to 14 December 2009. He took office following the resignation of Marouf al-Bakhit, and days after the parliamentary elections in which Islamists and opposition were defeated by pro-regime candidates. On the 9th December 2009, he handed in his resignation to King Abdullah II, along with the rest of his government.

Born in Amman on 7 October 1946, Nader Dahabi is married with two sons and one daughter.

[edit] Education

Dahabi graduated from Al Hussein College in Amman in 1964. He received a BSc. in aeronautical engineering from the Greek Air Force Academy in 1969. He has an MSc in aeronautical engineering from Cranfield Institute of Technology in the United Kingdom. He also received an Msc. in Public Administration from the Auburn University (Alabama, USA) in 1987^[1].

[edit] Positions

He joined the Royal Jordanian Air Force as a cadet in 1964, he then got the position of assistant commander of the Royal Jordanian Air Force for logistics from 1992 to 1994^[2].

He was CEO of Royal Jordanian Airlines from 1994 to 2001^[3], and served as chairman of the Arab Air Carriers Organization from 1994-1995^[4].

Dahabi also has been Chairman of the Board of Royal Jordanian Air Falcons since 1994, is a member of the board of the Royal Jordanian Academy.

He was the first arab to serve as president of IATA from 1996-1997, and served as a member of the IATA board of governors from 1995-1998. He was named Minister of Transports by prime minister Ali abu-elragheb in 2001.

In March 2004, Dahabi was appointed as the Chief Commissioner of the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA), a special economic zone established in 2001 on the Red Sea city of Aqaba.

On 25 November 2007 he was appointed as Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, he formed the first Jordanian government with four women.

[edit] Football

PM Dahabi is apparently an avid fan of AEK Athens FC. In May 2008, he allegedly received a Nikos Lymperopoulos jersey as a gift from the Greek Minister of Defense, during an official visit of the latter to Amman.

[edit] References

[0] ttp://www.jordanembassyus.org/new/govlisting/ndahabi.htm

[1] ttp://www.jordanembassyus.org/new/govlisting/ndahabi.htm

[2] ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7108151.stm

[3] ttp://www.jordanembassyus.org/new/govlisting/ndahabi.htm

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Contents

[edit] Education

[edit] Positions

[edit] Football

[edit] References