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Ali Abu al-Ragheb

His Excellency
Ali Abu al-Ragheb
Prime Minister of Jordan
In office
21 July 2003 – 22 October 2003
Monarch Abdullah II
Preceded by Ali Abu al-Ragheb (second term)
Succeeded by Faisal al-Fayez
Prime Minister of Jordan
In office
14 January 2002 – 20 July 2003
Monarch Abdullah II
Preceded by Ali Abu al-Ragheb (first term)
Succeeded by Ali Abu al-Ragheb (third term)
Prime Minister of Jordan
In office
19 June 2000 – 14 January 2002
Preceded by Abdelraouf al-Rawabdeh
Succeeded by Ali Abu al-Ragheb (second term)
Personal details
Born Ali Hussein Abu al-Ragheb
1946
Amman
Alma mater University of Tennessee
Profession Civil engineer
Religion Islam

Ali Abu al-Ragheb (Arabic: علي أبو الراغب‎‎) (born 1946) was the Prime Minister of Jordan from June 19, 2000 until October 25, 2003. He resigned and was replaced by Faisal al-Fayez.

Prime Minister Ali Abu Ragheb was born in Amman, Jordan in 1946. He obtained his BSc in Civil Engineering in 1967 from the University of Tennessee in the United States.

Abu al-Ragheb was partner and managing director of National Engineering and Contracting Co from 1971-1991. He later served as Minister of Industry and Trade in 1991 and in 1995. He was also appointed as Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources in 1991-1993 and was elected to the Jordanian parliament in 1993. Abu Ragheb was appointed Prime Minister and Minister of Defense on 19 June 2000.

Abu al-Ragheb's name was published in the Panama Papers that were released in early April 2016 by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ).


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