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Tawfiq Mahmoud Hussein Kreishan
Tawfiq Mahmoud Hussein Kreishan
Minister of Municipal Affairs
	In office; 12 October 2021 – 15 September 2024
Monarch	Abdullah II of Jordan
Prime Minister	Bisher Al-Khasawneh
Personal details
Born	1947; Ma'an
Alma mater	Beirut Arab University

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Tawfiq Kreishan (Arabic : توفيق كريشان ) (born 1947) is a Jordanian politician serving as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Municipal Affairs in Bisher Al-Khasawneh's Cabinet from 12 October 2020 to September 15 2024 .^[1]

He graduated in accounting and business administration from Beirut Arab University. He was a member of the Senate, and was minister of Parliamentary affairs twice.^[2] He was also minister of Municipal Affairs five times. The first time he became a minister was in 1996. Before that he became a member of Parliament five times; twice in the Lower house, and three times in the Senate.

In office

Kreishan was part of the Jordanian government for many different terms.


Term start	Term end	Office	Head of government
12 October 2021		Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Local Administration	Bisher Al-Khasawneh
2 July 2011	17 November 2011	Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs	Marouf al-Bakhit
28 July 2010	22 November 2010	Minister of Parliamentary Affairs	Samir Rifai
14 December 2009	22 November 2010	Minister of Parliamentary Affairs	Samir Rifai
7 April 2005	24 November 2005	Minister of Municipal Affairs	Adnan Badran
21 July 2003	22 October 2003	Minister of Parliamentary Affairs	Ali Abu al-Ragheb
4 March 1999	18 June 2000	Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Environment, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs	Abdelraouf al-Rawabdeh
21 August 1998	4 March 1999	Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Environment	Fayez al-Tarawneh
19 March 1997	20 August 1998	Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Environment	Abdelsalam al-Majali
8 June 1994	7 January 1995	Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs	Abdelsalam al-Majali

Political experience

1993-1997 Member of Parliament
1994-1995 Minister of Municipal Affairs
1997-1998 Minister of Municipal Affairs
1998-1999 Minister Of Municipal Affairs
1998-2000 Member of The

Senate

1999-2000 Minister of Municipal and Parliamentary Affairs
2003 minister of Parliamentary Affairs
2005 minister of Municipal Affaird
2007-2009 Member of the Chamber of Deputies
2009-2010 Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
2010 minister of parliamentary Affairs
2010 Member of the Senate
2011 Deputy Prime Minister

Decorations and honours

Grand Cordon of the Order of the Star of Jordan

References

^ "Royal Decree approves new Cabinet headed by Khasawneh". The Jordan Times. 13 October 2020. Archived from the original on 15 October 2020.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2023-11-05. Retrieved 2010-02-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

[1] "Royal Decree approves new Cabinet headed by Khasawneh". The Jordan Times. 13 October 2020. Archived from the original on 15 October 2020.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2023-11-05. Retrieved 2010-02-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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+'''Tawfiq Kreishan''' ([[Arabic]] : توفيق كريشان ) (born 1947) is a [[Jordan|Jordanian]] politician serving as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Municipal Affairs in [[Bisher Al-Khasawneh's Cabinet]] from  12 October 2020  to September 15  2024 .<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/royal-decree-approves-new-cabinet-headed-khasawneh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201015193245/https://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/royal-decree-approves-new-cabinet-headed-khasawneh |title=Royal Decree approves new Cabinet headed by Khasawneh |publisher=The Jordan Times |date=13 October 2020 |archive-date=15 October 2020}}</ref>
-'''Tawfiq Kreishan''' ([[Arabic]] : [[توفيق كريشان]] ) (born 1947) is a Jordanian politician. He graduated in accounting and business administration from [[Beirut Arab University]]. He is now Member of The Senate (Parliament), was minister of Parliamentary affairs for two times.<ref>http://www.kingabdullah.gov.jo/news/details.php?kn_serial=7994&menu_id=26أ¢إ’آ©_hmka1=1&lang_hmka1=1</ref> He also was minister of [[Municipal and Rural Affairs]] five times. The first time he became a minister was in 1996. Before that His Excellency was a Member of Parliament. He became a member of Parliament five times; two times in the Lower house, and three times in The Senate.
+He graduated in accounting and business administration from [[Beirut Arab University]]. He was a member of the [[Senate (Jordan)|Senate]], and was minister of Parliamentary affairs twice.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kingabdullah.gov.jo/news/details.php?kn_serial=7994&menu_id=26%D8%A3%C2%A2%D8%A5%E2%80%99%D8%A2%C2%A9_hmka1%3D1&lang_hmka1=1 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-02-25 |archive-date=2023-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105200057/https://www.kingabdullah.gov.jo/news/details.php?kn_serial=7994&menu_id=26%D8%A3%C2%A2%D8%A5%E2%80%99%D8%A2%C2%A9_hmka1=1&lang_hmka1=1 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was also minister of [[Municipal and Rural Affairs|Municipal Affairs]] five times. The first time he became a minister was in 1996. Before that he became a member of Parliament five times; twice in the Lower house, and three times in the Senate.
 ==In office==
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+Kreishan was part of the Jordanian government for many different terms.
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+*1997-1998 Minister of Municipal Affairs
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+*2009-2010 Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
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+*2010 minister of parliamentary Affairs
+*2010 Member of the Senate
+*2011 Deputy Prime Minister
 ==Decorations and honours==
+* Grand Cordon of the [[Order of the Star of Jordan]]
-* Grand Cordon of the Order of Al-Kawkab Al-Urduni
 ==References==
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-. http://www.kingabdullah.jo/main.php?main_page=3&lang_hmka1=1
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+[[Category:Academic staff of Al al-Bayt University]]
+[[Category:Beirut Arab University alumni]]
+[[Category:Recipients of the Order of The Star of Jordan]]