| Mayor of Greater Amman Municipality | |
|---|---|
| أمين عمّان | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Appointer | The King of Jordan |
| Inaugural holder | Ismael Babouk |
| Formation | 1909 |
| Website | Office of the Mayor |
The first municipal council in the capital city of Jordan, Amman, was established in 1909.[1][2]
| Mayor of Amman | Took office | Left office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Ismael Babouk | 1909 | 1911 |
| 2 | 
|
Ahmad Khatib | 1911 | 1915 |
| 3 | 
|
As'ad Hamdokh | 1915 | 1919 |
| 4 | 
|
Ayoub Fakhri Fakher | 1919 | 1920 |
| 5 | 
|
Saeed Khair | 1920 | 1925 |
| 6 | 
|
Yousef Asfour | 1925 | 1931 |
| 7 | 
|
Taher Joqqa | 1931 | 1933 |
| 8 | 
|
Alaeddin Touqan | 1933 | 1937 |
| 9 | 
|
Sameh Hijazi (1st time) |
1937 | 1938 |
| 10 | 
|
Saeed Mufti | 1938 | 1939 |
| 11 | 
|
Hashem Khair | 1939 | 1942 |
| 12 | 
|
Omar Hikmat | 1942 | 1942 |
| 13 | 
|
Subhi Kahaleh | 1942 | 1943 |
| 14 | 
|
Omar Zaki Afyouni | 1943 | 1944 |
| 15 | 
|
Ra'fat Dajani | 1944 | 1945 |
| 16 | 
|
Kamal Jayousi | 1945 | 1945 |
| (9) |
|
Sameh Hijazi (2nd time) |
1945 | 1948 |
| 17 | 
|
Abdulmajeed Adwan | 1948 | 1948 |
| 18 | 
|
Hazza' Majali | 1948 | 1950 |
| 19 | 
|
Abdulrahman Khalifa | 1950 | 1952 |
| 20 | 
|
Sadqi Qasem | 1952 | 1952 |
| 21 | 
|
Farhan Shubeilat (1st time) |
1952 | 1953 |
| 22 | 
|
Salman Sokkar | 1953 | 1953 |
| (21) |
|
Farhan Shubeilat (2nd time) |
1953 | 1955 |
| 23 | 
|
Omar Matar | 1955 | 1957 |
| 24 | 
|
Deifallah Hmoud | 1957 | 1960 |
| 25 | 
|
Hassan Sido Kurdi | 1960 | 1962 |
| 26 | 
|
Basheer Shureiki | 1962 | 1964 |
| 27 | 
|
Ahmad Fawzi | 1964 | 1973 |
| 28 | 
|
Mohammed Touqan | 1973 | 1976 |
| 29 | 
|
Maen Abu Nowar | 1976 | 1979 |
| 30 | 
|
Issam Ajlouni | 1980 | 1982 |
| 31 | 
|
Abdelraouf Al-Rawabdeh | 1983 | 1989 |
| 32 | 
|
Ali Suheimat | 1989 | 1991 |
| 33 | 
|
Muhammed Bashir ash-Shishani | 1991 | 1993 |
| 34 | 
|
Mamdouh Abbadi | 1993 | 1998 |
| 35 | Nidal Hadid | 1998 | 2006 | |
| 36 | Omar Maani | 2006 | 2011 | |
| 37 | Ammar Gharaibeh (Acting mayor) |
2011 | 2012 | |
| 38 | 
|
Abdulhalim Kilani (Acting mayor) |
2012 | 2013 |
| 39 | 
|
Aqel Biltaji | 2013 | 2017 |
| 40 | 
|
Yousef Shawarbeh | 2017 | present |
References
- ^ "GAM Mayors". Greater Amman Municipality. Retrieved 2015-06-08.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "New Amman mayor pledges 'fair and responsible' governance". Jordan Times. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
This page was last edited on 10 May 2022, at 21:41