Nasser Judeh

Nasser Judeh (; born 11 July 1961) is a Jordanian politician who served as Jordan's longest serving minister of foreign affairs (later minister of foreign affairs and expatriates), having served between 2009 and 2017 in eight consecutive governments. He also served as deputy prime minister from 2015 to 2017. He serves as a senator in the Jordanian Upper House of Parliament.

Early life and education Judeh was born in Amman in 1961. He was educated in the United States at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service and obtained a bachelor of arts degree in international politics, law and organization in 1982.

Career

Judeh served at the Royal Hashemite Court with King Hussein and then Crown Prince Hassan bin Talal from 1985 to 1992.

Spokesperson of the government Judeh returned to office in 2005 again as the official spokesman for the government, and subsequently was appointed minister of state for media affairs and communication in 2007, serving in that post until 2009. During this period, he also acted as the government spokesperson.

Minister of foreign affairs Judeh was appointed by King Abdullah II as minister of foreign affairs in the cabinet of Prime Minister Nader Dahabi. He continued to serve as foreign minister in all the cabinets formed between 2009 and 2017. He held the portfolio of foreign minister for the fifth time in the cabinet who assumed the post on 11 October 2012. Judeh retained his post in the second cabinet of Ensour formed on 30 March 2013. In 2015 he was made deputy prime minister alongside his role as foreign minister. His tenure as deputy prime minister and foreign minister ended on 15 January 2017 after a cabinet reshuffle.

Other activities Judeh was appointed to the Senate of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on 9 July 2017. On 13 September 2017, Judeh was invited by the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to join the High-Level Advisory Board on Mediation comprising 18 internationally-recognized personalities who will bring experience and skills, deep knowledge and extensive contacts to this extremely important task. In 2019, Guterres appointed him as one of eight members of the High Level-Panel on Internal Displacement under the leadership of Federica Mogherini and Donald Kaberuka.

He was announced as a centennial fellow at the School of Foreign Service of Georgetown University, his alma mater.

Judeh is the honorary co-chair of the binational Fulbright commission in Jordan.

Decorations The Grand Cordon of the Order of Al Kawkab – Jordan The Grand Cordon of the Order of Al-Istiklal – Jordan Commander of the Order of Al-Istiklal – Jordan Order of Officer of the Legion of Honour – France Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau – Netherlands Knight Commander of the Order of Civil Merit – Spain (2018) Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun – Japan (2019)

Personal life Judeh was married to Princess Sumaya bint Hassan, a daughter of Prince Hassan bin Talal, uncle of King Abdullah II.