Mashal Zaben

Mashal Mohammad Al-Zaben (born 1953)[1] was the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Jordanian Armed Forces between 23 February 2010 and 2 October 2016.[2] On 22 May 2012 Al-Zaben was promoted to General, and received the Istiqlal Medal of the First Order.[3][4]

Mashal Al-Zaben meets with American counterpart Martin Dempsey in 2012

Al-Zaben is the current Military Advisor for King Abdullah II of Jordan, he received his position on 7 January 2015.[5]

References
  1. "الفريق مشعل الزبن رئيسا لهيئة الاركان المشتركة .. والصرايرة لمجلس الأعيان" (in Arabic). Ammon News. 23 February 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  2. "Royal Decree appoints Masha Al Zaben as chairman of joint chiefs-of-staff". kingabdullah.jo. 23 February 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  3. "Zaben promoted to general". The Jordan Times. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  4. http://jordantimes.com/news/local/freihat-appointed-chairman-joint-chiefs-staff
  5. "Jordan's King appoints new advisers". Middle East Monitor. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.


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