Kamel Mahadin
| Kamel Mahadin كامل محادين |
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| Senator at the House of Senate | |
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Assumed office November 2014 |
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| Chief Commissioner of Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority | |
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In office August 2012 – November 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Nasir Al Madadha |
| Succeeded by | Hani Mulki |
| Minister of Water and Irrigation | |
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In office March 1999 – June 2000 |
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24 June 1954 Karak, Jordan 
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| Spouse(s) | Khalida Maaitah |
| Children | Tariq, Yazan, Amer, Tamara |
| Religion | Islam |
| Website | www.kamelmahadin.com |
Kamel Mahadin (Arabic: كامل محادين; born June 24, 1954) is a Jordanian senator at The House of Senate. He's also an architect, Landscape architect, Teacher, Author and Artist.
Kamel Mahadin is the son of Ottallah Mahadin a retired governor and his mother Huryeh Al Usta. In 1982 he married Khalida Maaitah, with whom he has three sons: Tariq, Yazan, Amer and one daughter Tamara. Apart from Arabic, Mahadin is fluent in English.
Kamel was born in Karak, Jordan in 1954, finished secondary education at the high school of Mafraq, Jordan and received a scholarship from the United States Agency for International Development to study Architecture at the American University of Beirut. After four years, his scholarship was transferred to the United States due to war in Lebanon; received his Bachelor’s in Architecture from Kansas State University and Masters in landscape architecture from Louisiana State University. Doctorates in Environmental Designs were awarded from Texas A & M University. Worked as a campus planner for Louisiana State University and later as a visiting lecturer at Texas A&M University. In 1987 returned to Jordan teaching at the Department of Architecture at University of Jordan, where he became chairman of the department from 1991 to 1995. In 1987, then founded M K Associates; Jordan’s only specialized landscape design firm. Over a period of twenty years, he served as a landscape consultant for Amman Greater Municipality, Mutah University, Al-El Beit University and the Ministry of Tourism and served as a landscape consultant to the Royal Court. In January 1997 he became Director General to Petra Regional Council, and in 1999 took the portfolio as the Ministry of Water and Irrigation. In June 2000, he came back to teaching and practicing Landscape Design, running M.K. Associates; a landscape design firm. Practiced design in the United States, the Persian Gulf and the Middle East. With a wide range of published articles in his field. Kamel is a registered landscape architect in the US. He is registered at the International Federation of Landscape Architects, the American Society of Landscape Architects (Texas and Louisiana) and Jordan Society of Architects and Engineers. As of August 2, 2012. Kamel has been appointed as the chief commissioner of Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority therefore he withdrawn from MK Associates and MEALA as a Chairman of the Board.
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