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Farouq Qasrawi

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Farouq Ahmad Ali Al Qasrawi
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
7 April 2005 – 24 November 2005
Succeeded byAbdul Ilah Khatib
Personal details
Born12 February 1942
Died10 November 2021 (aged 79)
Alma materAUB
University of London
George Washington University
ProfessionDiplomat

Farouq Qasrawi (12 February 1942[1] – 10 November 2021[2]) was a Jordanian politician and diplomat. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2005.

Career

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Qasrawi was director of the Jordan Diplomatic Institute and the ambassador of Jordan to Japan and Germany.[3][4] He was appointed foreign minister of Jordan on 7 April 2005 when a new government was formed.[5] His predecessor was Hani al-Mulki.

Qasrawi then worked as the personal envoy of King Abdullah II.[6] Later, Qasrawi was appointed manager of the personal office of the king,[7] and then a personal advisor to him. In November 2007, Qasrawi was appointed a senator.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Index Ka".
  2. ^ رئيس الوزراء ينعى وزير الخارجية الأسبق فاروق القصراوي (in Arabic)
  3. ^ Majālī, ʻAbd al-Salām; Jawad Ahmed Anani; Munther J. Haddadin (2006). Peacemaking: the inside story of the 1994 Jordanian-Israeli treaty. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 249. ISBN 978-0-8061-3765-0.
  4. ^ Abdallah, Sana (20 April 2005). "All the king's men". Al Ahram Weekly. 738. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Condoleezza Rice With Jordanian FM Farouq Qasrawi" (Press release). US State Department. 21 June 2005. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  6. ^ "Jordanian - Egyptian summit held in Aqaba". Al Bawaba. 29 April 2006. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  7. ^ "Los reyes Abdalá y Rania de Jordania de visita oficial en París". Hola. 21 March 2006. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  8. ^ "Monarch appoints Senate members". Jordan Times. 30 November 2007. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2011.