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.
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]
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.