Jordanian politician (1942–2021)
Ahmed Al Khattab (Arabic: أحمد آل خطاب) (1942 – 9 May 2021) was a Jordanian politician.[1]
Biography
Al Khattab was born in Ma'an in 1942.[2] He graduated from the Palestine Technical University – Kadoorie in 1962 with a bachelor's degree in agriculture.[3] He went on to serve as President of the university's Alumni Club.[4][5][6][7]
Al Khattab became Director of Agriculture for the Ma'an Governorate and was also railway director in Aqaba.[8] He was elected to the House of Representatives of Jordan, serving from 1997 to 2001.[9] He was also Minister of Agriculture of Jordan [ar] in Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh's cabinet,[10] Fayez al-Tarawneh's second cabinet,[11] and Abdullah Ensour's cabinet.[12]
In 2013[13] and in 2018,[14] the Palestine Technical University – Kadoorie honored him as a pioneering graduate.
Ahmed Al Khattab died on 9 May 2021.[15]
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