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Field Marshal Fat'hi Abu Taleb is the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Jordanian military. He rose to become one of the most influential military men in Jordanian history. In addition to being a Field Marshal, he was also the head of the General Intelligence Directorate (GID), as well as the Military attaché in the United States.
Abu Taleb is part of the upper house in Parliament of Jordan[1] and is very close to king Abdullah II, as well as the late King Hussein.