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Samir Habashneh

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Samir Habashneh
Minister of State
Minister of Agriculture
In office
9 February 2011 – 17 October 2011
Minister of Interior
In office
2003-2003 with Ali Abu Ragheb – 2003-2005 with Faisal AlFayez
Senator
In office
2001-2003/ – 2005-2008
Minister of Culture
In office
1995–1996
Personal details
Born (1951-11-05) November 5, 1951 (age 72)
Bethlehem State of Palestine
Alma materBaghdad University (BSc 1974)
ProfessionMinister (government)

Samir Habashneh (born 1951) is a Jordanian politician. Previously he had served as the Minister of State, Minister of Agriculture for Jordan and Minister of the Interior.

Born in 1951, Habashneh earned his BSc in agricultural engineering from Baghdad University in 1974. He worked in the Agricultural Cooperative Society and then as a consultant at the Ministry of Youth in 1992. In 1993, he became a deputy in Parliament, representing the southern Governorate of Karak. He was appointed Minister of Culture in 1995 and became a senator in 2001. He was a member of the Jordan First Committee and a member in the Jordanian Parties Committee. He was the Minister of the Interior until April 2005.,[1] Between 9 February 2011 and 17 October 2011, he had served as Minister of Agriculture.

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  1. ^ "Jordan Arrests Key Suspect in Rocket Attack". The New York Times. 23 August 2005. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
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