Awad Khleifat

Khleifat served as chairman of Mutah University from 1989 to 1991.^[3] Then he joined politics, and served as a member of the upper house several times.^[1] He also served in different Jordanian cabinets.^[1] One of his cabinet positions was minister of higher education.^[4] He was also deputy prime minister.^[1] In addition, Khleifat served as interior minister several times, for instance, in 1996.^[5] He was also appointed interior minister in June 2000 to the cabinet of Ali Abu Ragheb.^[6] His term ended in January 2002, and he was replaced by Qaftan Al Majali.^[7] Khleifat was appointed to the upper house of parliament on 17 November 2003. King Abdullah II appointed Khleifat to the royal committee on 31 January 2006.^[8] On 17 December 2009, he was again appointed to the upper house of parliament.^[9]

Khleifat was again appointed interior minister and also, deputy prime minister to the cabinet led by Abdullah Ensour formed on 11 October 2012.^[10][11] His term ended on 30 March 2013 and Hussein Majali replaced him as interior minister in the cabinet reshuffle.^[12] The post of deputy prime minister was not filled in the reshuffle.^[12]

Khleifat awarded the Kawkab Medal of the First Order and the Istiqlal Medal of the First Order.^[13]