Mahmoud Hanandeh (1937–1970;) was a Jordanian Attorney-General of multiple provinces in the 1960s, and President of the Court of Cassation. Born in Aydoun in northern Jordan,[1] Hanandeh studied in Irbid's schools, and then studied at the University of Damascus (named Syrian University until 1958) where he graduated with a law degree in 1960. He worked as an attorney for a year. He then was appointed as President of the Court of Cassation the highest court in Jordanian judiciary, then Attorney-General of Al-Salt, followed by Attorney-General of Amman, and subsequently a lawyer of Zarqa's Court of First Instance.[2] [3]