Taher Masri

Taher Nashat al-Masri (Arabic: طاهر المصري) is a Jordanian of Palestinian origin who served as Prime Minister of Jordan from 19 June 1991 to 21 November 1991.[1] He opposed the invasion of Iraq but reportedly wanted the Americans to stay in Iraq and keep it "out of the hands of the fundamentalists".[2]


Taher al-Masri
Prime Minister of Jordan
In office
19 June 1991  21 November 1991
MonarchKing Hussein
Preceded byZaid al-Rifai
Succeeded byAbdelraouf al-Rawabdeh
Jordanian Ambassador to France
In office
November 16, 1978  September 21, 1988
Preceded byKhalid El-Salem
Succeeded byAwad Al-Khalidi
Personal details
Born
Taher Nashat al-Masri

1942
Nablus, Mandatory Palestine
Alma materUniversity of North Texas

He was the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Jordan from 1993 to 1995.[3]

He served on the Council on Foreign Relations since 2002 and is the league's commissioner for civil society. While Prime Minister, he pressed for changes to the election law.

He served as the President of the Senate of Jordan from 17 December 2009 to 24 October 2013.[4]

Honors

See also

  • List of Prime Ministers of Jordan

References

Political offices
Preceded by
Mudar Badran
Prime Minister of Jordan
19911991
Succeeded by
Zaid ibn Shaker
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