Mudar Badran
Mudar Badran | |
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| 23rd Prime Minister of Jordan | |
| In office 13 July 1976 – 19 December 1979 | |
| Monarch | King Hussein |
| Preceded by | Zaid al-Rifai |
| Succeeded by | Abdelhamid Sharaf |
| In office 28 August 1980 – 10 January 1984 | |
| Preceded by | Kassim al-Rimawi |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Obeidat |
| In office 7 December 1989 – 19 June 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Zaid ibn Shaker |
| Succeeded by | Taher al-Masri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mudar Mohammad Ayesh Badran 1934 (age 86–87) Jerash, Emirate of Transjordan (now Kingdom of Jordan) |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Damascus University |
Mudar Mohammad Ayesh Badran (Arabic: مضر بدران) (born 18 January 1934) is a Jordanian former politician and government minister, and industrialist.
Biography[]
Badran was born in Jerash, Jordan (then the Emirate of Transjordan, a colony of the United Kingdom) in 1934.[1] He studied at the Damascus University in French Syria and graduated as a lawyer. Badran started his career as a young officer in the Jordanian army. Later, he served as the Director of the General Intelligence Directorate in the 1970s, during Black September. Following this troubled time, he became chief of the Hashemite Royal Court. He also served as Minister of Education.
Badran became Prime Minister of Jordan from 1976 to 1984, with a brief interruption from 1979 until 1980. He was appointed to the position again on 4 December 1989, replacing Zaid bin Shaker after his resignation.[2][3] Badran's third term lasted until 1991, when Jordan once again became a democracy, and the Senate gained its legitimate powers again after two decades with no parliamentary elections. He served more than eight years as Prime Minister, which made him the second-longest serving Prime Minister of Jordan, second only to Zaid al-Rifai.[4] He also served as foreign minister from 1976 to 1979 and as defense minister for most of the time that he was Prime Minister. Badran was a close associate of King Hussein.
In 1993, he was appointed as a member of the Senate. In 2011, he was given and honorary PhD in economics from the Hashemite University. Badran was also the target of a failed assassination attempt in Amman in February 1981 by the Syrian Defense Companies.[5][6]
Personal life[]
Badran's younger brother, Adnan Badran is also a Jordanian politician.[7]
Badran resides in Abdoun with his wife, Mo'mina. Together, they have two sons and three daughters. His daughter, Reem Badran, is a former deputy in the House of Representatives.
Phasing out of political life, Badran headed to the private sector where he started a steel company; Jordan Steel P.L.C. since 1993, later on becoming Jordan's leading steel manufacturer.[8]
See also[]
- List of Prime Ministers of Jordan
References[]
- ^ "Badran, Mudar Seyyid Muhammad". s9. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ^ Halaby, Jamal (4 December 1989). "Prime minister resigns". Associated Press. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ^ "King Hussein on Monday appointed Mudar Badran". Orlando Sentinel. 5 December 1989. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ^ "Prime Ministers of The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan". Government of Jordan. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
- ^ http://www.hu.edu.jo/news/f_news_0_0.aspx?news_id=%2022518&dp=19-07-2011
- ^ "Against all neighbors" (PDF). Gloria Center. Retrieved 15 January 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "New Jordanian government to be sworn in". Khaleej Times. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
| Emirate of Transjordan (1921–1946) |
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| Kingdom of Jordan (1946–) |
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- 1934 births
- Living people
- Damascus University alumni
- People from Jerash
- Prime Ministers of Jordan
- Government ministers of Jordan
- Education ministers of Jordan
- Defence ministers of Jordan
- Foreign ministers of Jordan
- Jordanian military personnel
- Members of the Senate of Jordan
- Jordanian expatriates in Syria