List of mayors of Amman
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| Mayor of Greater Amman Municipality | |
|---|---|
| أمين عمّان | |
since 21 August 2017 | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Appointer | The King of Jordan |
| Inaugural holder | Ismael Babouk |
| Formation | 1909 |
| Website | Office of the Mayor |
The first municipal council in the capital city of Jordan, Amman, was established in 1909.[1][2]
List of Mayors
| Authority | Mayor of Amman | Took office | Left office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottoman Empire | 1 | File:Ismael Babouq portrait.jpg | Ismael Babouk | 1909 | 1911 |
| 2 | File:Ahmad Khatib portrait.png | Ahmad Khatib | 1911 | 1915 | |
| 3 | File:As'ad Hamdokh.png | As'ad Hamdokh | 1915 | 1919 | |
| 4 | File:Ayoub Fakhri Fakher.png | Ayoub Fakhri Fakher | 1919 | 1920 | |
| Arab Kingdom of Syria | 5 | File:Saeed Khair.png | Saeed Khair | 1920 | 1925 |
| Emirate of Transjordan | 6 | File:Yousef Asfour.png | Yousef Asfour | 1925 | 1931 |
| 7 | File:Taher Joqqa.png | Taher Joqqa | 1931 | 1933 | |
| 8 | File:Alaeddin Touqan.png | Alaeddin Touqan | 1933 | 1937 | |
| 9 | File:Sameh Hijazi.png | Sameh Hijazi (1st time) |
1937 | 1938 | |
| 10 | File:Said-al-mufti.jpg | Saeed Mufti | 1938 | 1939 | |
| 11 | File:Hashem Khair.png | Hashem Khair | 1939 | 1942 | |
| 12 | File:Omar Hekmat.png | Omar Hikmat | 1942 | 1942 | |
| 13 | File:Subhi Kahaleh.png | Subhi Kahaleh | 1942 | 1943 | |
| 14 | File:Omar Zaki Afyouni.png | Omar Zaki Afyouni | 1943 | 1944 | |
| 15 | File:Ra'fat Dajani.png | Ra'fat Dajani | 1944 | 1945 | |
| 16 | File:Kamal Jayousi.png | Kamal Jayousi | 1945 | 1945 | |
| EJ and
HKJ |
(9) | File:Sameh Hijazi.png | Sameh Hijazi (2nd time) |
1945 | 1948 |
| Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan | 17 | File:Abdulmajeed Adwan.png | Abdulmajeed Adwan | 1948 | 1948 |
| 18 | File:Hazza' Majali portrait.png | Hazza' Majali | 1948 | 1950 | |
| 19 | File:Abdulrahman Khalifa.png | Abdulrahman Khalifa | 1950 | 1952 | |
| 20 | File:Sadqi Qasem.png | Sadqi Qasem | 1952 | 1952 | |
| 21 | File:Farhan Shubeilat.png | Farhan Shubeilat (1st time) |
1952 | 1953 | |
| 22 | File:Salman Sokkar.png | Salman Sokkar | 1953 | 1953 | |
| (21) | File:Farhan Shubeilat.png | Farhan Shubeilat (2nd time) |
1953 | 1955 | |
| 23 | File:Omar Matar.png | Omar Matar | 1955 | 1957 | |
| 24 | File:Deifallah Hmoud.png | Deifallah Hmoud | 1957 | 1960 | |
| 25 | File:Hassan Sido Kurdi.png | Hassan Sido Kurdi | 1960 | 1962 | |
| 26 | File:Basheer Shureiki.png | Basheer Shureiki | 1962 | 1964 | |
| 27 | File:Ahmad Fawzi.png | Ahmad Fawzi | 1964 | 1973 | |
| 28 | File:Mohammad Touqan.png | Mohammed Touqan | 1973 | 1976 | |
| 29 | File:Maen Abu Nowar.png | Maen Abu Nowar | 1976 | 1979 | |
| 30 | File:Issam Ajlouni.png | Issam Ajlouni | 1980 | 1982 | |
| 31 | File:Abdulraouf Rawabdeh.png | Abdelraouf Al-Rawabdeh | 1983 | 1989 | |
| 32 | File:Ali Suheimat.png | Ali Suheimat | 1989 | 1991 | |
| 33 | File:Mohammad Basheer.png | Muhammed Bashir ash-Shishani | 1991 | 1993 | |
| 34 | File:Mamdouh Abbadi.png | Mamdouh Abbadi | 1993 | 1998 | |
| 35 | Nidal Hadid | 1998 | 2006 | ||
| 36 | Omar Maani | 2006 | 2011 | ||
| 37 | Ammar Gharaibeh (Acting mayor) |
2011 | 2012 | ||
| 38 | File:Abdulhaleem.Al-Kailani.jpg | Abdulhaleem Al-Kailani (Acting mayor) |
2012 | 2013 | |
| 39 | File:Hayder Murad Death anniversary 75 (cropped).jpg | Aqel Biltaji | 2013 | 2017 | |
| 40 | Yousef Shawarbeh | 2017 | present | ||
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References
- ↑ "GAM Mayors". Greater Amman Municipality. Retrieved 2015-06-08.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "New Amman mayor pledges 'fair and responsible' governance". Jordan Times. Retrieved 2018-02-27.