Table 1 Background of prime ministers,...

Table 1

Background of prime ministers, 1989–1999

Prime Minister name	Date of Birth	Specialization	Occupational Background*	Political Views**
Zeid ibn Shaker	1934	MA in Military Study	Politician	Conservative
Mudar Badran	1934	Bachelor of Law	Politician	Conservative
Taher al-Masry	1942	Bachelor of Politics	Techo-Political	Liberal
Abdul Salam al-Majali	1925	Ph.D. in Medicine	Techo-Politics	Conservative
Abdul Karim Kabariti	1949	MA in Economics	Techo-Political	Liberal
Fayez al-Tarawneh	1949	Ph.D. in Politics	Politician	Conservative

Prime Minister name	Date of Birth	Specialization	Occupational Background*	Political Views**
Zeid ibn Shaker	1934	MA in Military Study	Politician	Conservative
Mudar Badran	1934	Bachelor of Law	Politician	Conservative
Taher al-Masry	1942	Bachelor of Politics	Techo-Political	Liberal
Abdul Salam al-Majali	1925	Ph.D. in Medicine	Techo-Politics	Conservative
Abdul Karim Kabariti	1949	MA in Economics	Techo-Political	Liberal
Fayez al-Tarawneh	1949	Ph.D. in Politics	Politician	Conservative

Note(s)

*“Techno-Political” refers to somebody with a mixture of political and technocratic backgrounds

**In the Jordanian context, “Conservative” refers to political views that support the status quo and favor gradual political, economic, and social changes. “Liberal” refers to political views that favor fast political and social changes, and Western-style economic policies

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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