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'''Abdelraouf al-Rawabdeh''' ({{lang-ar|عبد الرؤوف الروابدة}}; born 18 February 1939 in [[Irbid]]) was Prime Minister of Jordan from 4 March 1999 until 19 June 2000, a leading political figure from the north city of Irbid in Jordan.
'''Abdelraouf al-Rawabdeh''' ({{lang-ar|عبد الرؤوف الروابدة}}; born 18 February 1939 in [[Irbid]]) was Prime Minister of Jordan from 4 March 1999 until 19 June 2000, a leading political figure from the north city of Irbid in Jordan.


In a speech which aired on Al-Jazeera TV on June 27, 2009 (as translated by [[MEMRI]]) Al-Rawabdeh described the state of [[Israel]] as "a cancerous body" which can be confronted "in one of two ways: If you have the power, you use it to eradicate the cancer. But if you don't have the power, you try to contain the danger, until you obtain the power you need in order to eradicate it."<ref>[http://www.memritv.org/clip_transcript/en/2167.htm Former Jordanian Prime Minister Abd Al-Raouf Al-Rawabdeh: Israel - A Cancer That Must Be Eradicated], MEMRI, Transcript, Clip No. 2167, June 27, 2009.</ref>
==Political experience==

On 24 October 2013 he was named President of the [[Parliament of Jordan|Senate]]. Al-Rawabdeh is the first President of the enlarged Senate, which now has 75 members, where previously there had been 60 members.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://jordantimes.com/new-senate-appointed |title=New Senate appointed |publisher=The Jordan Times |date=24 October 2013 |accessdate=25 October 2013}}</ref> After his resignation, Al-Rawabdeh was replaced as President of the Senate by [[Faisal al-Fayez]] on 25 October 2015.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/royal-decree-appoints-fayez-senate-president |title=Royal Decree appoints Fayez Senate president |publisher=The Jordan Times |date=25 October 2015 |accessdate=3 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url= http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/royal-decree-approves-rawabdeh%E2%80%99s-resignation |title=Royal Decree approves Rawabdeh’s resignation |publisher=The Jordan Times |date=26 October 2015 |accessdate=}}</ref>
On 24 October 2013 he was named President of the [[Parliament of Jordan|Senate]]. Al-Rawabdeh is the first President of the enlarged Senate, which now has 75 members, where previously there had been 60 members.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://jordantimes.com/new-senate-appointed |title=New Senate appointed |publisher=The Jordan Times |date=24 October 2013 |accessdate=25 October 2013}}</ref> Al-Rawabdeh was succeeded as President of the Senate by [[Faisal al-Fayez]] on 25 October 2015.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/royal-decree-appoints-fayez-senate-president |title=Royal Decree appoints Fayez Senate president |publisher=The Jordan Times |date=25 October 2015 |accessdate=3 January 2016}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 02:15, 21 February 2017

Abdelraouf Salem Nahar al-Rawabdeh
President of the Senate
In office
24 October 2013 – 25 October 2015
Preceded byTaher al-Masri
Succeeded byFaisal al-Fayez
Prime Minister of Jordan
In office
4 March 1999 – 19 June 2000
MonarchKing Abdullah II
Preceded byFayez al-Tarawneh
Succeeded byAli Abu al-Ragheb
Personal details
Born (1939-02-18) 18 February 1939 (age 85)
Irbid, Transjordan
Alma materAmerican University of Beirut

Abdelraouf al-Rawabdeh (Arabic: عبد الرؤوف الروابدة; born 18 February 1939 in Irbid) was Prime Minister of Jordan from 4 March 1999 until 19 June 2000, a leading political figure from the north city of Irbid in Jordan.

In a speech which aired on Al-Jazeera TV on June 27, 2009 (as translated by MEMRI) Al-Rawabdeh described the state of Israel as "a cancerous body" which can be confronted "in one of two ways: If you have the power, you use it to eradicate the cancer. But if you don't have the power, you try to contain the danger, until you obtain the power you need in order to eradicate it."[1]

On 24 October 2013 he was named President of the Senate. Al-Rawabdeh is the first President of the enlarged Senate, which now has 75 members, where previously there had been 60 members.[2] Al-Rawabdeh was succeeded as President of the Senate by Faisal al-Fayez on 25 October 2015.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Former Jordanian Prime Minister Abd Al-Raouf Al-Rawabdeh: Israel - A Cancer That Must Be Eradicated, MEMRI, Transcript, Clip No. 2167, June 27, 2009.
  2. ^ "New Senate appointed". The Jordan Times. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Royal Decree appoints Fayez Senate president". The Jordan Times. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
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1999–2000 		Succeeded by
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