Adnan Badran
| Adnan Badran | |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister of Jordan | |
| In office 6 April 2005 – 27 November 2005 |
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| Monarch | Abdullah II |
| Preceded by | Faisal al-Fayez |
| Succeeded by | Marouf al-Bakhit |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 December 1935  Jerash, Jordan |
| Political party | Independent |
| Religion | Islam |
Adnan Badran (Arabic: عدنان بدران ) (born 15 December 1935) is a Jordanian scientist, academic and politician. He was the Prime Minister of Jordan from 6 April 2005 to 27 November 2005.
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Early life and education
Badran was born in Jerash, Jordan, on 15 December 1935.[1] He received his bachelor of science from Oklahoma State University and his MS and Ph.D. degrees from Michigan State University.
Badran's brother, Mudar Badran, is a renowned politician in Jordan and served as prime minister several times.[1]
Badran resides in Dabouq with his wife, Maha. Together, they have six children; Four sons and two daughters.
Professor and politics
In 1987, Badran was appointed first Secretary General of the country's Higher Council for Science and Technology, the president of which is HRH Prince Hassan.
Professor Badran also served as agriculture minister and education minister briefly during the late 1980s. During the 1990s he became president of the Arab Academy of Sciences and the Philadelphia University of Jordan, positions that he still holds. From 1992 to 1998, he was deputy director of UNESCO.
Badran was appointed prime minister on 7 April 2005 by King Abdullah II as part of a new government which was to be more reformist than previous governments. Badran also became defense minister in the new government. After seven months, however, he and his government resigned over the slow progress of reforms and the frustration caused by the hotel bombings in Amman on 9 November 2005.[2]
Badran served as the president of Petra University,[3] one of the leading private universities in Amman, Jordan. In September 2014, he became Assistant President at the university.[citation needed]
See also
References
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- ↑ Petra University
External links
- Oral History Interview with Adnan Badran, Oklahoma Oral History Research Program at the OSU Library
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Prime Minister of Jordan 2005 |
Succeeded by Marouf al-Bakhit |
- Use dmy dates from March 2013
- Articles containing Arabic-language text
- Articles with unsourced statements from February 2011
- 1935 births
- Living people
- Michigan State University alumni
- University of Jordan alumni
- People from Jerash
- Prime Ministers of Jordan
- Jordanian academics
- Government ministers of Jordan
- Agriculture ministers of Jordan
- Defence ministers of Jordan
- Education ministers of Jordan
- Petra University faculty
- Philadelphia University (Jordan) faculty
