Taher Masri Explained

Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Taher al-Masri
Birthname:Taher Nashat al-Masri
Office:Prime Minister of Jordan
Term Start:19 June 1991
Term End:21 November 1991
Predecessor:Zaid al-Rifai
Successor:Abdelraouf al-Rawabdeh
Office2:Jordanian Ambassador to France
Term Start2:November 16, 1978
Term End2:September 21, 1988
Predecessor2:Khalid El-Salem
Successor2:Awad Al-Khalidi
Birth Date:March 5, 1942
Birth Place:Nablus, Mandatory Palestine
Alma Mater:University of North Texas
Native Name Lang:ar

Taher Nashat al-Masri (Arabic: طاهر المصري; born March 5, 1942) is a Jordanian politician who served as the 28th Prime Minister of Jordan from 19 June 1991 to 21 November 1991.[1] He opposed the invasion of Iraq but reportedly wanted the Americans to stay in Iraq and keep it "out of the hands of the fundamentalists".[2]

He was the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Jordan from 1993 to 1995.[3]

He served on the Council on Foreign Relations since 2002 and is the league's commissioner for civil society.While Prime Minister, he pressed for changes to the election law.

He served as the President of the Senate of Jordan from 17 December 2009 to 24 October 2013.[4]

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  1. https://www.nytimes.com/1991/06/19/world/jordanian-king-names-palestinian-prime-minister.html?scp=33&sq=%22north%20texas%20state%22&st=cse Joel Brinkley, Jordanian King Names Palestinian Prime Minister
  2. http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0329-07.htm Biodata
  3. Web site: Jordanian House of Representatives - Political Figures and Major Events of the Councils of Representatives. April 7, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120407010047/http://www.representatives.jo/english/history.shtm. 2012-04-07.
  4. Web site: Previous Councils - The Senate of Jordan. 12 January 2019. Senate of Jordan.