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Ghaleb Zu'bi
Jordanian lawyer and politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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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 a lawyer, Zu'bi joined politics. He served as director of the anti-narcotics department, the Amman police department,[4] and assistant director of the public security department.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]
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.[8] On 30 March 2013, Zu'bi was replaced by Ahmad Ziadat as justice minister.[9] On 15 January 2017, Zu'bi replaced Salameh Hammad in a government reshuffle.[1] Zu'bi served until 25 February 2018.
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