Nayef Saoud Faris Al Kadi

Nayef Saoud Faris Al Kadi (born 1944) is a retired Jordanian Ambassador he was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior.

Nayif al Qadi
نايف سعود فارس القاضي
Jordanian Ambassador to Qatar
of  Jordan
to  Qatar
In office
1989 – 1993
Succeeded byZahi Mohammad Al Samadi
Jordanian Ambassador to Egypt
of  Jordan
to  Egypt
In office
1993 – 1994.
Preceded byHazem Nuseibeh
Succeeded byHani Al-Mulki
Jordanian Minister of Interior
In office
1998 – 2000
Preceded bySalameh Hammad
Succeeded bySamir Habashneh
Jordanian Minister of Interior Deputy Prime Minister
In office
2009 – 2009
Preceded byEid Al-Fayez
Succeeded bySaad Hayel Srour
Personal details
Born1944 (age 76–77)
Hawsha
Spouse(s)Married
Children3
Fatherprominent sheikh from the Bani Khaled tribe.
Alma mater1969 Bachelor of Arts in Political science from Baghdad University.

Career
  • In 1965 he joined the Jordanian Diplomatic Service.
  • From 1969 to 1973 he was deputy chief of the mission in Baghdad (Iraq).
  • From 1970 to 1974 he was Chargé d'affaires in Baghdad (Iraq).
  • From 1973 to 1980 he was Consul in London.
  • From 1980 to 1983 he was Deputy Vice-Representative to the Arab League.
  • From 1983 to 1984 he was Chargé d'affaires in Beirut.
  • From 1984 to 1989 he was Counselor at the Jordanian Embassy in London.
  • From 1989 to 1993 he was Ambassador in Doha (Qatar).
  • From 1993 to 1994 he was Ambassador in Cairo (Egypt) and Permanent Representative to the Arab League.
  • He was part of the delegation that negotiated the Jordanian-Israeli peace treaty.
  • From 1997 to 2003 he was appointed Senator to the upper house of parliament.
  • From 1998 to 2000 he was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior.
  • In 1999 he oversaw the closure of HAMAS's Jordan office and the deportation of several Hamas members.
  • In 2009 he was a Deputy Prime Minister and again Jordanian Minister of Interior.
  • Qadi has the reputation of being an East Bank conservative par excellence, and is considered to be anti-Palestinian as well as an outright opponent of reform.

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References
  1. Who's who in the Jordanian Parliament 2003, p. 89معالي السيد نايف القاضي
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