Lina Annab
Lina Mazhar Annab | |
|---|---|
 Lina Annab, January 2019 | |
| Born | November 29, 1966 |
| Nationality | Jordanian |
Lina Mazhar Annab (Template:Lang-ar Līnā Maẓhar ʿAnnāb; born November 29, 1966) is a Jordanian businessperson, politician and the previous Minister of Tourism and Antiquities in Jordan.[1] She has been the ambassador to Japan since May 29, 2019.[2]
Biography
Lina Annab graduated from Georgetown University in the United States.[3] She has been a General Manager in Zara Investment Company since 2008. She was made the Minister of Tourism and Antiquities in the cabinet of Hani Mulki in June 2016.[4] She was elected to the board of American Center of Oriental Research, she resigned her position after she was appointed government minister.[5] She patronized the Arab Aviation summit in Jordan on 3 December 2016.[6] She headed the Jordanian delegation to the 41st session of UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee.[7] She helped organize an Opera Festival in Jordan in 2017; which was a first in the Arab world.[8][9]
In the end of her term as the Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, on October 25, 2018, a school bus was raided by fatal heavy floods in Dead Sea region and 21 lives were killed. On November 1 of that year, the then Minister of Education and Lina Annab submitted their resignation to take responsibility of the incident a week ago.[10]
Lina Annab was appointed as the next ambassador to Japan, but a doctor who lost his daughter in the Dead Sea incident and some lawmakers tried to disturb this nomination in March 2019,[11] and on May 29, after twists and turns, she was formally sworn before King Abdullah II as the ambassador to Japan.[2] Ambassador Annab presented her letter of credence to Japanese Emperor Naruhito at the Tokyo Imperial Palace on June 19, 2019.[12]
References
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- ^ a b "King swears in Annab as Jordan's ambassador to Japan". His Majesty Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein Official Website. May 29, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ "Profiles of New Ministers" (PDF). jordantimes.com. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "Top 10 Most Powerful Arab Women In Government 2017". Forbes Middle East. No. Forbes Middle East. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "Board of Trustees". ACOR Jordan. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "Arab Aviation Summit to start on December 5 in Jordan". Times of Oman. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "Salt to be nominated as UNESCO world heritage site". Jordan Times. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "Amman's Roman Theatre to host 'first opera festival in Arab world'". Jordan Times. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "Bocelli fires up Jerash in 'concert of the decade'". Jordan Times. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "Two ministers resign after Jordan schoolbus deaths". France 24. November 1, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ "Jordanians Appeal to Japan Not to Accept New Ambassador". PanOrient News. March 10, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ "Presentation of the Letter of Credence of Ambassador of Jordan to Japan (駐日ヨルダン大使の信任状捧呈)". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (in Japanese). June 19, 2019. Retrieved June 19, 2019.