Abdelsalam al-Majali

His Excellency
Abdelsalam al-Majali
Prime Minister of Jordan
In office
19 Mar 1997 – 20 Aug 1998
Monarch King Hussein
Preceded by Abdul Karim al-Kabariti
Succeeded by Fayez al-Tarawneh
Prime Minister of Jordan
In office
30 May 1993 – 7 Jan 1995
Monarch King Hussein
Preceded by Zaid ibn Shaker
Succeeded by Zaid ibn Shaker
Prime Minister of Jordan
Personal details
Born Abdelsalam Atalla Al Majali
1925
Al Karak
Profession Otolaryngologist
Religion Sunni Islam

Abdelsalam al-Majali (Arabic: عبد السلام المجالي‎) was twice the Prime Minister of Jordan (May 29, 1993[1] - January 7, 1995 and March 9, 1997 - August 20, 1998)

Abd al-Salam (1925 - ) received his medical degree from the Syrian University in 1949. He was director of medical services for the Jordanian armed forces, president of Jordan University (1971–1976), and minister of health (1969–1970 and 1970–1971). He served as advisor to King Hussein starting in the late 1980s. Majali was prime minister from 1993 to 1995, during which time he signed the 1994 Jordanian-Israeli peace treaty. He later was prime minister from 1997 to 1998, after which he was appointed to the Jordanian senate.

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Preceded by
Zaid ibn Shaker
Prime Minister of Jordan
1993–1995
Succeeded by
Zaid ibn Shaker
Preceded by
Abdelkarim al-Kabariti
Prime Minister of Jordan
1997–1998
Succeeded by
Fayez al-Tarawneh