Fayez Tarawneh فايز الطراونة | |
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Prime Minister of Jordan | |
In office 2 May 2012 – 11 October 2012 | |
Monarch | Abdullah II |
Preceded by | Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh |
Succeeded by | Abdullah Ensour |
In office 20 August 1998 [1] – 4 March 1999 | |
Monarchs |
Hussein I Hassan (Regent) Abdullah II |
Preceded by | Abdelsalam al-Majali |
Succeeded by | Abdelraouf al-Rawabdeh |
Personal details | |
Born | Amman, Jordan | 1 May 1949
Died | 15 December 2021 Amman, Jordan | (aged 72)
Political party | Independent |
Alma mater |
University of Jordan University of Southern California |
Fayez Tarawneh ( Arabic: فايز الطراونة; Fāyiz aṭ-Ṭarāwinah; 1 May 1949 – 15 December 2021) was a Jordanian independent politician, who served twice as the 31st Prime Minister of Jordan, and also as Chief of the Royal Hashemite Court.
Tarawneh was born on 1 May 1949. [2] He received a bachelor's degree in economy from the University of Jordan. [2] He also obtained a master's degree in 1974 and a PhD in 1980 in economics, both from the University of Southern California. [2]
Tarawneh was Jordanian ambassador to the United States from 1993 until 1997, [1] and headed the Jordanian delegation that was in charge of peace negotiations with Israel in 1994. [3] Then he was appointed Prime Minister and served in this post from 20 August 1998 to 4 March 1999, the last Prime Minister under King Hussein, who died in February 1999. [2] Next he was named chief of the royal court in 1999. [4] The other cabinet posts he held include Foreign Minister and Trade Minister. [2] Tarawneh was appointed senator in 2003. [2]
He was appointed to serve as prime minister for a second time on 26 April 2012 after the sudden resignation of his predecessor, Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh. [5] An increase in fuel prices resulted in protests. On 2 September 2012, a motion of no confidence passed in parliament against his government. [6] On 11 October 2012, he was replaced by Abdullah Ensour as prime minister. Tarawneh was appointed chief of royal court by King Abdullah II on 28 January 2013, replacing Riyad Abu Karaki. [2]
Tarawneh died on 15 December 2021, at the age of 72. [7] [8] The following day, after the funeral prayer at the Royal Guards Mosque, he was buried at the Royal Cemetery in Amman in a funeral attended by King Abdullah, Prince Faisal and other senior Jordanian officials. [9]
In 1995, Tarawneh was awarded the Gabriel Peace Prize together with Israeli negotiator Elyakim Rubinstein for his role in the talks that led to the signing of the Israel-Jordan peace treaty in October 1994. [10]