Education

• High School: Bishop's School - Amman (1967)
• BSc Economics: University of Jordan (1971)
• MA Economics: University of Southern California (USC) (1974)
• PhD Economics: University of Southern California (USC) (1980)

Experience

• Assistant Chief of Royal Protocol (1971- 1980) - (Director of office of Her Majesty late Queen Alia Alhussien)
• Economic Secretary to the Prime Minister (1980-1984)
• Economic Advisor to the Prime Minister (1984-1987)
• Minister of State for Prime Ministry Affairs (1987-1988)
• Minister of Supplies (1988-1989)
• Member of the Jordanian Delegation to the Peace Process (14/11/1991 - 15/6/1993)
• Ambassador of Jordan to the U.S.A (1/1/1993 - 18/3/1997)
• Chief of the Jordanian Delegation to the Peace Process (15/6/1993 - 25/10/1994)
• Minister of Foreign Affairs (18/3/1997 -16/3/1998)
• Chief of the Royal Court (16/3/1998-20/8/1998)
• Prime Minister (20/8/1998-4/3/1999)
• Senator (17/3/1999-13/1/2000)
• President of the Jordanian Diplomatic Club (5/12/1999- 1/12/2003)
• Chief of the Royal Court (13/1/2000 - 9/3/2003)
• Senate (9/3/2003/…….)
• Member of the Higher Council of Interpretation of the Constitution (4/12/2003 - 27/12/2004)
• Chairman of the Board of Trustees for King Hussein bin Talal University (19/8/1999 - 2010)
• Prime Minister (April 2012 - )

Current position

Senate (9/3/2003 - ………)

Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees for King Abdullah II Award of Excellence (15/3/2004 - ….)

Awarded medals

• Supreme Order of the Renaissance (AL Nanda)
• Supreme Order of the Star of Jordan (AL Kawkab)
• Supreme Order of the Independence (AL Istiqlal)
• Various Arab and foreign medals

Speeches on behalf of PAM: NATO Parliamentary Assembly - Marseilles, France – 11-13 April 2012

Personal Information

Name: Fayez Ahmed Mahmoud Tarawneh

Date of Birth: 1/5/1949

Place of Birth: Amman — Jordan

Marital Status: Married with 3 children (Zaid, Alia, Dana)