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Muhammad Aqel” Eid Biltaji

Personal Info

  • Country of residence: Palestine
  • Gender: Male
  • Born in: 1941
  • Age: 81
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“Muhammad Aqel” Eid Biltaji (February 10, 1941 - February 28, 2021) was a Jordanian politician born in Gaza who held the position of Mayor of Amman since he was appointed to this position on September 8, 2013 by a decision of the Council of Ministers, until his resignation in March 2017.  Biltaji, a member of the Jordanian Senate, held several positions, most notably the advisor to the King of Jordan in the Royal Hashemite Court, and Chairman of the Board of Commissioners / Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority in the city of Aqaba , southern Jordan, and Minister of Tourism and Antiquities.

Academic qualifications

  • High School Diploma - Friends Schools 1959.
  • General Certificate of the London Examination - Ordinary and Advanced Levels 1959.

 

Positions held

  • Member of the Senate until 2013.
  • Chairman of the Higher Committee of Jerash Festival for Culture and Arts 2012-2013.
  • Adviser to the King at the Royal Hashemite Court 2004-2005.
  • Chairman of the Board of Commissioners / Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority 2001-2004.
  • Minister of Tourism and Antiquities 1997-2001.
  • Senior Executive Vice President/General Director of Passenger Services and Airports 1969-1976.
  • Government Relations Officer in the Airport Development Project / Saudi Ministry of Defense Dhahran / Saudi Arabia 1967-1969.
  • Executive Assistant in Aramco Schools for Saudis 1962-1967.
  • Executive Assistant at the Arabian American Oil Company (Aramco) 1962-1967.
  • Member of the Senate, the twenty-first.
  • Member of the twenty-second Senate.
  • Member of the twenty-third Senate.
  • Secretary General of the Amman Municipality 2013.
  • Member of the twenty-fourth Senate.
  • Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Abdali Investment and Development Company (the main developer of the new Abdali), and Abdali Boulevard, representing the Horizon International Company for Development and Development owned by Sheikh Bahaa El-Din Rafic Hariri.
  • Member of the Board of Trustees of the Jordan Museum since the formation of the Board in 2005.

 

his death

He died on February 28, 2021 AD, corresponding to Rajab 16, 1442 AH, at the age of 80, as a result of being infected with the Corona virus .

 

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