Yousef Shawarbeh
Mayor of Amman, Jordan
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Yousef Shawarbeh (born 1968[1]) is a Jordanian politician, the 40th and current mayor of Amman, Jordan since 2017.
Yousef Shawarbeh | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Amman | |
| Assumed office 21 August 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Aqel Biltaji |
| 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 – 21 August 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]
