Ghaleb Zu'bi Explained

Ghaleb Zu'bi
Office:Minister of Justice
Primeminister:Abdullah Ensour
Predecessor:Khalifah Suleiman
Successor:Ahmad Ziadat
Term Start:11 October 2012
Term End:30 March 2013
Office2:Minister of Interior
Term Start2:May 2012
Term End2:11 October 2012
Office3:Minister of Interior
Primeminister2:Hani Al-Mulki
Predecessor2:Salameh Hammad
Term Start3:15 January 2017
Term End3:25 February 2018
Successor3:Sameer Mubaidin
Birth Place:Salt, Jordan
Alma Mater:Damascus University
Nationality:Jordanian

Ghaleb Zu'bi (born 1943) is a Jordanian lawyer and politician who served in different post at the various cabinets of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Zu'bi was appointed minister of interior by Prime Minister Hani Al-Mulki on 15 January 2017[1] and served in the post until 25 February 2018.

Early life and education

Zu'bi was born in Salt in 1943.[2] He hails from one of the Jordan’s largest tribes in Salt city. He obtained a bachelor's degree in law from Damascus University in 1967.[2] He also holds a master's degree in law, which he received in Egypt in 1981.[2]

Career

After working as lawyer, Zu'bi joined politics. Then he served as director of the anti-narcotics department, the Amman police department, and assistant director of the public security department.[3] Next, he served as member of parliament for two terms, from 1997 to 2001 and from 2003 to 2007.[2] He was a deputy for East Bank, the first district of Balqa. During his term, he served as head of the legal committee in the lower house for eight years.[4] His first cabinet post was the minister of state for parliamentary affairs and he was appointed to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Nader Dahabi in a reshuffle on 23 February 2009.[5]

In May 2012, Zu'bi was appointed interior minister to the second cabinet of Prime Minister Fayez Tarawneh, replacing Mohammad Al Raoud.[6] Zu'bi's term as interior minister lasted until 11 October 2012 when he was appointed justice minister to the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour.[7] On 30 March 2013, Zu'bi was replaced by Ahmad Ziadat as justice minister.[8] On 15 January 2017, Zu'bi replaced Salameh Hammad in a government reshuffle.[1] Zu'bi served until 25 February 2018.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cabinet reshuffle sees 5 new ministers in, 7 out. The Jordan Times. 15 January 2017. 15 January 2017.
  2. Web site: Profiles of Ministers. Jordan Embassy. 22 January 2013 . dead. 26 October 2009. dmy. https://web.archive.org/web/20091026201609/http://www.jordanembassyus.org/new/govlisting/profiles02242009.htm.
  3. News: Profiles of New Ministers . 22 January 2013. The Jordan Times . 12–13 October 2012.
  4. News: Profiles of new ministers. 22 January 2013. The Jordan Times. 3 May 2012.
  5. News: New Jordanian ministers sworn in. 4 July 2013. BBC Monitoring International Reports. 24 February 2009.
  6. News: Jordan gets ‘conservative’ govt. 22 January 2013. The Nation. 3 May 2012. AFP. Amman. https://web.archive.org/web/20131202231341/http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/international/03-May-2012/jordan-gets-conservative-govt. 2 December 2013. live.
  7. Web site: Hazaimeh . Hani . Ensour 20-strong Cabinet sworn in . The Jordan Times . Jordan Embassy . 22 January 2013 . 12 October 2012 . dmy .
  8. News: Ensour 19-member Cabinet sworn in . 29 June 2013 . The Jordan Times . 30 March 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141220113016/http://jordantimes.com/ensour-19-member-cabinet-sworn-in . 20 December 2014 . dmy .