Ma'an Abu Nowar Explained

Ma'an Abu Nowar
Native Name:	معن أبو نوار
Office:	Jordanian Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Jordan to United Kingdom
Predecessor:	Omar Nimr Nabulsi
Successor:	Ibrahim Youssouf Ibrahim Izziddin
Birth Date:	26 July 1928
Birth Place:	Amman
Relatives:	great cousin Ali Abu Nuwar
Alma Mater:	Oxford University

Ma'an Abu Nowar (July 26, 1928 – September 22, 2016) was a Jordanian ambassador.

Career

In 1943 he joined Royal Jordanian Army.
From 1957 to he was commander of the predominantly Bedouin Princess Alia Brigade an Infantry brigade.^[1]
In 1963 he was counselor, Jordanian Embassy London.
From 1964 to he was director of the Jordan Civil Defense
From to he was director of Jordan Public Security.^[2]
From 1969 to he was Assistant Chief of Staff for General Affairs.
In 1972 he was Minister of Culture and Information.
From 1973 to he was ambassador in London (United Kingdom).

In 1976 he was Secretary of the capital, Amman.
In 1979 he was minister of Public Works.
In 1980 he was minister of Culture, Youth and Minister of Tourism and Antiquities.
In 1989 he was Assistant Chief of Staff, editor of Al-Aqsa (newspaper of the Jordanian Armed Forces) director of Moral Guidance and published: The History of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: The creation and development of Transjordan, 1920-1929.
In 1993 he was minister of Information.
In 1994 he was appointed deputy Prime Minister and member of the Senate.
In 1997 he retired from public service.
He was a first class member of the Order of the Star of Jordan.