Monarch Abdullah II Preceded by Abdelraouf al-Rawabdeh Resigned October 25, 2003 | Monarch Abdullah II Name Ali al-Ragheb Succeeded by Faisal al-Fayez | |
Preceded by Ali Abu al-Ragheb (second term) Preceded by Ali Abu al-Ragheb (first term) Full Name Ali Hussein Abu al-Ragheb Born 1946Amman Similar People Abdul Karim al‑Kabariti, Faisal al‑Fayez, Toujan al‑Faisal, Abdullah II of Jordan, Abdullah I of Jordan | ||
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).