Ahmad Ziadat | |
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Minister of Justice | |
Assumed office 7 May 2021 | |
Monarch | Abdullah II of Jordan |
Prime Minister | Bisher Al-Khasawneh |
Preceded by | Awad Abdul Bakhit Abu Jarad Al-Mashkaba |
Minister of State for Legal Affairs | |
In office 12 October 2020 – 7 May 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Bisher Al-Khasawneh |
Succeeded by | Mahmoud Kharabsheh |
Personal details | |
Born | Ahmad Nouri Ziadat 1950 |
Alma mater | Harvard University (LL.M.) University of London (LL.D.) |
Ahmad Nouri Ziadat (born 1950) is the Jordanian Minister of Justice.[1] He was appointed as minister on 7 May 2021.[2] Previously he had served as Minister of State for Legal Affairs since 12 October 2020 in Bisher Al-Khasawneh's Cabinet led by Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh.[3][4]
Ziadat holds a Bachelor of Law (1983) from the University of Jordan, a Master of Laws (1985) from the Harvard University and a Doctor of Law (1989) from the University of London.[1][4]
From 1983 until 1984, Ziadat was a research and teaching assistant at the University of Jordan. Between 1990 and 2003, he worked as an assistant professor at the University of Jordan and as a part-time lecturer at the Institute of Banking Studies, Al-Ahliyya Amman University and Al-Bayt University.[1][5]
In 2003, he was named associate professor at the University of Jordan, and additionally served as the Dean of the Faculty of Law until 2005.[1][2]
In 2016, Ziadat was appointed Minister of State for Prime Ministry Affairs.[2]
From 2020 until 2021, he served as Minister of State for Legal Affairs.[6][7]
Since 7 May 2021, Ziadat has been the Minister of Justice.[2]