Samir Habashneh | |
Term Start: | 9 February 2011 |
Term End: | 17 October 2011 |
Term Start2: | 2003-2003 with Ali Abu Ragheb |
Term End2: | 2003-2005 with Faisal AlFayez |
Term Start3: | 2001-2003/ |
Term End3: | 2005-2008 |
Term Start4: | 1995 |
Term End4: | 1996 |
Birth Date: | November 5, 1951 |
Alma Mater: | Baghdad University (BSc 1974) |
Profession: | Minister (government) |
Samir Habashneh (born 1951) is a Jordanian politician. Previously he had served as the Minister of State, Minister of Agriculture for Jordan and Minister of the Interior.
Born in 1951, Habashneh earned his BSc in agricultural engineering from Baghdad University in 1974. He worked in the Agricultural Cooperative Society and then as a consultant at the Ministry of Youth in 1992. In 1993, he became a deputy in Parliament, representing the southern Governorate of Karak. He was appointed Minister of Culture in 1995 and became a senator in 2001. He was a member of the Jordan First Committee and a member in the Jordanian Parties Committee. He was the Minister of the Interior until April 2005.,[1] Between 9 February 2011 and 17 October 2011, he had served as Minister of Agriculture.