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Hashem Al-Jayousi

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  • Country of residence: Palestine
  • Gender: Male
  • Born in: 1901
  • Age: 122
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Hashim Abdullah al-Jayyusi (1901 - June 25, 1981) was a Palestinian politician and human rights activist, born in the Palestinian city of Tulkarm. He was the mayor of Tulkarm, and a senior minister who participated in the Jordanian governments in many ministerial positions. He also held the position of deputy speaker of the Jordanian Senate. He is called the “Minister Crossing Governments.”

His upbringing and education
Hashem Abdullah al-Jayousi was born in the Palestinian city of Tulkarm in 1901. He received his education in the schools of his city, Tulkarm, and finished secondary school at the Islamic College in Beirut, then joined the American University there, where he studied law for two years.

Beginning with political life
After Hashem al-Jayousi finished his university studies, he returned to his hometown of Tulkarem, where he worked as a lawyer, and later held several positions in the city, including president of the Tulkarem court, president of the municipality of Tulkarem, deputy head of the local education committee, and a member of the city’s executive committee.


his posts
his practical and political life
Member of the Palestinian Arab Congress.
President of Tulkarm Court, from 1938 to 1948.
Mayor of Tulkarm, from 1939 to 1948.
Member of the Executive Committee of Tulkarm, from 1948 to 1951.
Head of the Jordanian delegation to the United Nations, during the fourteenth session of the General Assembly, in 1959.
Member of the Palestinian National Council of the Palestine Liberation Organization, where he was elected in the first session of the Council on May 28, 1964.
Jordanian Parliament
Member of the Third Jordanian Parliament, from September 1, 1951 to June 22, 1954.
Member of the Fourth Jordanian Parliament, from October 17, 1954 to June 26, 1956.
Member of the Eighth Jordanian Parliament, from July 8, 1963 to December 23, 1966.
Jordanian Senate
Member of the Fifth Jordanian Senate, from May 24, 1958 to November 1, 1959.
Member of the Sixth Jordanian Senate, from November 1, 1959 to October 31, 1963.
Member of the Seventh Jordanian Senate, from November 1, 1963 to October 31, 1967.
Member of the Eighth Jordanian Senate, from November 1, 1967 to November 1, 1971.
Member of the Twelfth Jordanian Senate, from January 20, 1979 until his death on June 25, 1981.
Vice President of the Jordanian Senate.
Jordanian National Assembly
Member of the Jordanian National Assembly, from September 1, 1951 to June 22, 1954.
Member of the Jordanian National Assembly, from October 17, 1954 to June 26, 1956.
Member of the Jordanian National Assembly, from July 8, 1963 to December 23, 1966.
Member of the Jordanian National Assembly, from May 24, 1958 to November 1, 1959.
Member of the Jordanian National Assembly, from November 1, 1959 to October 31, 1963.
Member of the Jordanian National Assembly, from November 1, 1963 to October 31, 1967.
Member of the Jordanian National Assembly, from November 1, 1967 to November 1, 1971.
Member of the Jordanian National Assembly, from January 20, 1979 until his death on June 25, 1981.
his ministerial portfolios
Jordanian Minister of Communications, from October 14, 1950 to December 4, 1950, in the second government of Saeed Mufti.
Jordanian Minister of Construction and Development, and Jordanian Minister of Agriculture, from April 18, 1951 to July 25, 1951, in the third government of Samir al-Rifai.
Jordanian Minister of Communications, from July 25, 1951 to September 7, 1951, in the eighth government of Tawfiq Abu Al-Huda.
Jordanian Minister of Communications, from September 8, 1951 to September 27, 1952, in the ninth government of Tawfiq Abu Al-Huda.
Jordanian Minister of the Interior, from May 4, 1954 to October 21, 1954, in the eleventh government of Tawfiq Abu al-Huda.
Jordanian Minister of Trade, from October 24, 1954 to May 28, 1955, in the twelfth government of Tawfiq Abu Al-Huda.
The Jordanian Minister of Agriculture, the Jordanian Minister of Communications, Telegraph and Post, and the Jordanian Minister of Civil Aviation, from December 21, 1955 to January 7, 1956, in the third government of Ibrahim Hashim.
Jordanian Minister of Finance, from January 8, 1956 to May 20, 1956, in the fourth government of Samir Al-Rifai.
Jordanian Minister of Communications, from July 13, 1957 to May 18, 1958, in Ibrahim Hashem's fifth government.
Jordanian Minister of Finance, from May 6, 1959 to August 28, 1960, in the second government of Hazza al-Majali.
Jordanian Minister of Finance, from August 29, 1960 to June 28, 1961, in the first government of Bahjat al-Talhouni.
Jordanian Minister of Finance, from June 28, 1961 to January 27, 1962, in the second government of Bahjat al-Talhouni.
Jordanian Minister of Finance, from July 6, 1964 to February 14, 1965, in the third government of Bahjat al-Talhouni.
Jordanian Minister of Finance, from October 7, 1967 to March 24, 1969, in the fourth government of Bahjat al-Talhouni.
Acting Jordanian Prime Minister.

 

Achievements and Awards

decorations
Hashem al-Jayousi was decorated with a number of decorations, including:

Jordanian Independence Medal of the First Class.
The Jordanian Kawkab Medal of the First Class.
The Jordanian Renaissance Medal of the first degree.
In addition to several decorations from Arab and foreign countries.

His death and immortality
Hashem al-Jayousi died in the Jordanian capital, Amman, on Thursday morning, corresponding to June 25, 1981. A group of Palestinian and Jordanian personalities mourned his death, including the Jordanian Prime Minister at the time, Mudar Badran, the former Jordanian Prime Minister Bahjat Al-Talhouni, and the Mayor of Tulkarm Hilmi Hanoun, as we mourned him. Palestinian politician Abd al-Hamid al-Sayeh said: "The deceased met the face of his Lord without his wish to return to Palestine being fulfilled, and without his eyes seeing his birthplace liberated from his usurpers and the banners of pride raised over his quarter."

In memory of Hashem al-Jayousi, his name was given to a street in the Jordanian capital, Amman.

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