Table 1

Background of prime ministers, 1989–1999

Prime Minister nameDate of BirthSpecializationOccupational Background*Political Views**
Zeid ibn Shaker1934MA in Military StudyPoliticianConservative
Mudar Badran1934Bachelor of LawPoliticianConservative
Taher al-Masry1942Bachelor of PoliticsTecho-PoliticalLiberal
Abdul Salam al-Majali1925Ph.D. in MedicineTecho-PoliticsConservative
Abdul Karim Kabariti1949MA in EconomicsTecho-PoliticalLiberal
Fayez al-Tarawneh1949Ph.D. in PoliticsPoliticianConservative
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

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