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Yousef Shawarbeh

Yousef Shawarbeh
Mayor of Amman
Incumbent
Assumed office
August 2017
Deputy Mayor of Amman
In office
2013–2016
Minister of Political Development and Parliamentary Affairs
In office
2016–2016
Chairman of Amman Municipal Committee
In office
March 2017 – 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.[1] He was appointed deputy mayor of the GAM in September 2013[1] 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

  1. ^ a b c "Shawarbeh elected deputy mayor of Amman". Jordan Vista. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  2. ^ "New Amman mayor pledges 'fair and responsible' governance". Jordan Times. 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2018-12-23.
  3. ^ globa0yvjsy (2018-06-08). "New Member: Yousef Al-Shawarbeh - Amman, Jordan". Global Parliament of Mayors. Retrieved 2018-12-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Shawarbeh appointed Amman mayor". Jordan Times. 2022-03-30. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  5. ^ Local and Regional Engagement, Action and Multi-Level Cooperation Are Vital to Rescue SDGs and Contribute to Topics under the Summit of Future United Nations, press release of 6 October 2023.


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