Taher al-Masri
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His Excellency Taher al-Masri |
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| Prime Minister of Jordan | |
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In office 19 June 1991 – 21 November 1991 |
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| Monarch | King Hussein |
| Preceded by | Zaid al-Rifai |
| Succeeded by | Abdelraouf al-Rawabdeh |
| Jordanian Ambassador to France | |
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In office November 16, 1978 – September 21, 1988 |
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| Preceded by | Khalid El-Salem |
| Succeeded by | Awad Al-Khalidi |
| Personal details | |
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Taher Nashat al-Masri 1942 Nablus, Mandatory Palestine |
| Alma mater | University of North Texas |
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. 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".
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.
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