Sawsan Al Majali

Sawsan Abed Al Salam Al Majali (, born 1960) is a Jordanian politician who was awarded the Independence Medal of Third Degree. She was born in the city of Amman and is a member of the 72nd Jordanian Senate.

Early life

Al Majali is the daughter of Abdelsalam Majali, who was the prime minister of Jordan from 1993 until 1995. In the same interview, she also spoke about her passion for nursing because both her mother and aunt were nurses. She later got her Masters of Science degree in nursing in 1984 from the Catholic University of America in the United States.

Career and activism Al Majali worked as a teaching research assistant in the Nursing Department at the University of Jordan after her graduation in 1981, and later she worked as a professor of nursing in 1984.

Other positions that Al Majali occupied are in the administration of the Nursing Program at the College of Female Student Affairs and the College of Dar Al-Hekma in Saudi Arabia between 2002 and 2010.

Al Majali is an expert in the fields of nursing education, social responsibility, community development, and various aspects of healthcare. Al Majali was also an advocate for women's rights in the Jordanian Senate.