Rajai Muasher Explained

Rajai Muasher Dababneh
Office:Deputy Prime Minister
Primeminister:Omar Razzaz
Predecessor:Jamal Sarayrah
Term Start:14 June 2018
Term End:2020
Birth Date:1 January 1944
Birth Place:Amman, Emirate of Transjordan
(present-day Jordan)
Party:Independent
Alma Mater:University of Illinois
Nationality:Jordanian
Education:University of Illinois

Rajai Muasher Dababneh (Arabic: رجائي المعشر الدبابنه ʾRaja'i Al-Mu'asher) is a Jordanian politician who served as Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister from 2018 to 2020.

Muasher previously served as Deputy Prime Minister in 2009 under Samir Rifai's government in 2009. He also served in the Senate until his appointment as Deputy Prime Minister by Omar Razzaz on 16 June 2018.

Biography

Muasher was born in a Christian family in Amman in 1944. He obtained a Master of Business Administration in 1966, and a PhD in Business Administration in 1971 from the University of Illinois.[1]

Muasher served as minister in a number of ministries in the 1970s, and became head to Jordan's Ahli Bank in the 2000s. He served as Deputy Prime Minister in 2009 under Samir Rifai's government in 2009. He also served in the Senate until his appointment as Deputy Prime Minister by Omar Razzaz on 16 June 2018.

Reuters in 2009 described him to be "a prominent businessman and vocal critic of the liberal reformists and supporter of a wider role for the state in the economy."[2] After his designation as Deputy Prime Minister, Reuters described him as a "conservative politician and influential banker and among Jordan's wealthiest businessmen."[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rajai Muasher. 24 July 2018. 1 January 2014. Guide to Jordanian political life.
  2. Web site: Jordan king swears in new conservative government. Reuters. 14 December 2009. 24 July 2018.
  3. Web site: Jordan's King Swears in New Cabinet Led by Ex-World Bank Economist. Reuters. 24 July 2018. 14 June 2018.