Ghaleb Zu'bi

Ghaleb Zu'bi
Minister of Justice
In office
11 October 2012 – 30 March 2013
MonarchKing Abdullah II
Prime MinisterAbdullah Ensour
Preceded byKhalifah Suleiman
Succeeded byAhmad Ziadat
Minister of Interior
In office
May 2012 – 11 October 2012
Prime MinisterHani Al-Mulki
Preceded bySalameh Hammad
Minister of Interior
In office
15 January 2017 – 25 February 2018
Succeeded bySameer Mubaidin
Personal details
Born1943 (age 81–82)
Salt, Jordan
Alma materDamascus University

Ghaleb Zu'bi (born 1943) is a Jordanian lawyer and politician who served in different post at the various cabinets of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Zu'bi was appointed minister of interior by Prime Minister Hani Al-Mulki on 15 January 2017[1] and served in the post until 25 February 2018.

Early life and education

Zu'bi was born in Salt in 1943.[2] He hails from one of the Jordan's largest tribes in Salt city.[3] He obtained a bachelor's degree in law from Damascus University in 1967.[2] He also holds a master's degree in law, which he received in Egypt in 1981.[2]

Career

After working as lawyer, Zu'bi joined politics. Then he served as director of the anti-narcotics department, the Amman police department,[citation needed] and assistant director of the public security department.[4] Next, he served as member of parliament for two terms, from 1997 to 2001 and from 2003 to 2007.[2] He was a deputy for East Bank, the first district of Balqa.[citation needed] During his term, he served as head of the legal committee in the lower house for eight years.[5] His first cabinet post was the minister of state for parliamentary affairs and he was appointed to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Nader Dahabi in a reshuffle on 23 February 2009.[6]

In May 2012, Zu'bi was appointed interior minister to the second cabinet of Prime Minister Fayez Tarawneh, replacing Mohammad Al Raoud.[3] Zu'bi's term as interior minister lasted until 11 October 2012 when he was appointed Minister of Justice to the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour.[7] On 30 March 2013, Zu'bi was replaced by Ahmad Ziadat as justice minister.[8] On 15 January 2017, Zu'bi replaced Salameh Hammad in a government reshuffle.[1] Zu'bi served until 25 February 2018.

References

  1. ^ a b "Cabinet reshuffle sees 5 new ministers in, 7 out". The Jordan Times. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d "Profiles of Ministers". Jordan Embassy. Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Jordan gets 'conservative' govt". The Nation. Amman. AFP. 3 May 2012. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Profiles of New Ministers" (PDF). The Jordan Times. 12–13 October 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2013.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Profiles of new ministers" (PDF). The Jordan Times. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  6. ^ "New Jordanian ministers sworn in". BBC Monitoring International Reports. 24 February 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  7. ^ Hazaimeh, Hani (12 October 2012). "Ensour 20-strong Cabinet sworn in". The Jordan Times. Jordan Embassy. Retrieved 22 January 2013.[dead link‍]
  8. ^ "Ensour 19-member Cabinet sworn in". The Jordan Times. 30 March 2013. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2013.