Marouf al-Bakhit

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Prime Minister of Jordan
Dr. Marouf Suleiman al-Bakhit
In office 27 November 2005 – 25 November 2007
Monarch	King Abdullah II
Preceded by	Adnan Badran
Succeeded by	Nader al-Dahabi

Born	September 20, 1947 (1947-09-20) (age 60)^{[citation needed]} Jordan
Religion	Sunni Islam

Dr. Marouf Suleiman al-Bakhit (Arabic: معروف البخيت), also known as Marouf al-Bakheet (born in the city of Mahis 1947) was the Prime Minister of Jordan. from November 27, 2005 until 25 November 2007. He was previously the Jordanian ambassador to Israel and the national security chief. Bakhit's main priorities are to maintain security and stability in Jordan, as he was appointed by King Abdullah II less than three weeks after the 2005 Amman Bombings.

1 Military career
2 Civilian career
3 Academic Certification
4 References

[edit] Military career

Marouf Al-Bakhit comes from one of Jordan’s biggest Tribes Al-Abbadi Tribe the second biggest in Jordan^[1], he was born in 1947 in the town of Mahis^{[citation needed]} 10 Km west of the capital Amman and joined the Jordanian Armed Forces in 1964. He graduated from the Royal Military College in 1966 as Second Lieutenant and retired from the Armed Forces in 1999 as Major General.

He participated in a number of senior roles in the army, including in the 1990s as the President of Mu'tah University for military affairs and before that as Manager of Research and Development and Director of Purchases and Director of Personnel Affairs in the General Command of the Armed Forces.

He also commanded a team responsible for security relations with foreign countries and European security establishments. He represented Jordan in arms limitation talks in Madrid.

He was replaced by Nader al-Dahabi

[edit] Civilian career

This led to the launch of his civilian career and he worked as a member of the Higher Guidance Committee and a General Organiser of peace processes during the years 1999 - 2002. Then he was assigned the Ambassadorship of Jordan to Turkey, a title he held until 2005, when he moved to Israel, again as an Ambassador.