Yousef Shawarbeh Explained

Yousef Shawarbeh
Office1:	Mayor of Amman
Term Start1:	August 2017
Office2:	Deputy Mayor of Amman
Term Start2:	2013
Term End2:	2016
Office3:	Minister of Political Development and Parliamentary Affairs
Term Start3:	2016
Term End3:	2016
Office4:	Chairman of Amman Municipal Committee
Term Start4:	March 2017
Term End4:	August 2017

Yousef Shawarbeh (born 1968^[1]) is a Jordanian politician, the 40th and current mayor of Amman, Jordan since 2017.

Early life and education

Shawarbeh holds a master's degree in law.

Career

Shawarbeh was a member of the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) and headed Tareq neighbourhood's local committee. He was appointed deputy mayor of the GAM in September 2013 and mayor Amman in August 2017.^[2] ^[3] In March 2022, the Cabinet renewed his mayoral mandate.^[4]

In 2023, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Shawarbeh to his Advisory Group on Local and Regional Governments, co-chaired by Pilar Cancela Rodríguez and Fatimatou Abdel Malick.^[5]

References

News: 11 September 2013 . Shawarbeh elected deputy mayor of Amman . Jordan Vista . 31 May 2023.
Web site: New Amman mayor pledges ‘fair and responsible’ governance. 2017-08-21. Jordan Times. en. 2018-12-23.
Web site: New Member: Yousef Al-Shawarbeh - Amman, Jordan. globa0yvjsy. 2018-06-08. Global Parliament of Mayors. en-US. 2018-12-23.
Web site: 2022-03-30 . Shawarbeh appointed Amman mayor . 2023-05-31 . Jordan Times . en.
https://press.un.org/en/2023/sga2233.doc.htm Local and Regional Engagement, Action and Multi-Level Cooperation Are Vital to Rescue SDGs and Contribute to Topics under the Summit of Future