Ayman al-Ṣafadī

Ayman Safadi (; born 1 December 1962) is a Jordanian journalist and politician who has served as Deputy Prime Minister since 2020 and as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2017.

Biography Early life Safadi was born in Zarqa, Jordan, on 15 January 1962, within the Jordanian Druze community. He holds a BA in English literature from Yarmouk University, and an MA in international journalism from Baylor University which he earned in 1992.

Journalism He used to write in The Jordan Times. He was CEO of Abu Dhabi Media Company, Director General of Jordan Radio and Television Corporation, editor-in-chief and columnist for the Al-Ghad daily newspaper, and editor-in-chief of The Jordan Times.

In 2015, Safadi was appointed as a member of the board of directors of the Al-Mamlaka TV channel.

He founded in 2014 and is the chief executive officer of Path Arabia, a political and communication strategy company and consultancy that operates out of Abu Dhabi. It focuses on the Middle East. Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of State, and government spokesperson. On 12 October 2020, he was also appointed Deputy Prime Minister in Bisher Al-Khasawneh's Cabinet.

In January 2022, Safadi met with United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington, D. C., to discuss bilateral relations, economic cooperation, and issues in the Middle East including Syrian crisis, two-state solution, and support of Iraq.