| Aqel Biltaji | |
| Order: | Mayor of Amman |
| Term Start: | 8 September 2013 |
| Term End: | 20 August 2017 |
| Predecessor: | Abdul Halim Al-Kilani |
| Successor: | Yousef Shawarbeh |
| Birth Date: | 10 February 1941 |
| Birth Place: | Gaza, Mandatory Palestine |
Aqel Biltaji (Arabic: عقل بلتاجي; 10 February 1941 – 28 February 2021) was a Jordanian, Palestinian politician who served as the mayor of Amman.
Biltaji was appointed by the government mayor of the Greater Amman Municipality in September 2013, from that date until August 2017. He occupied several positions over the course of his life, in Royal Jordanian Airlines and most famously as Minister of Tourism and tourism adviser to King Abdullah II and as chief of Aqaba's city council.[1] From 2002 to 2004, he was the first Chief Commissioner of the newly created Aqaba Special Economic Zone.
On 28 February 2021, Biltaji died from complications related to COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan.[2]
Highest Jordanian Orders
Austrian Grand Gold Merit
Royal Norwegian Order of Merit
Gran Cruz
French Commandeur de la Legion d'Honeur French Grand Maitre de la Legion d'Honeur Ordre National du Méritesource:[3]