Ma'an Abu Nowar

Ma'an Abu Nowar
Ma'an Abu Nowar
معن أبو نوار
Jordanian Ambassador to the United Kingdom; of Jordan ; to United Kingdom
	In office; 1973–1976
Preceded by	Omar Nimr Nabulsi
Succeeded by	Ibrahim Youssouf Ibrahim Izziddin
Personal details
Born	July 26, 1928; Amman
Died	September 22, 2016 (aged 88)
Relatives	great cousin Ali Abu Nuwar
Alma mater	Oxford University

Ma'an Abu Nowar (July 26, 1928 – September 22, 2016) was a Jordanian ambassador.

Career

In 1943 he joined Royal Jordanian Army.
From 1957 to 1963 he was commander of the predominantly Bedouin Princess Alia Brigade an Infantry brigade.^[1]
In 1963 he was counselor, Jordanian Embassy London.
From 1964 to 1967 he was director of the Jordan Civil Defense
From March 18, 1967 to 1969 he was director of Jordan Public Security.^[2]
From 1969 to 1972 he was Assistant Chief of Staff for General Affairs.
In 1972 he was Minister of Culture and Information.
From 1973 to 1976 he was ambassador in London (United Kingdom).

In 1976 he was Secretary of the capital, Amman.
In 1979 he was minister of Public Works.
In 1980 he was minister of Culture, Youth and Minister of Tourism and Antiquities.
In 1989 he was Assistant Chief of Staff, editor of Al-Aqsa (newspaper of the Jordanian Armed Forces) director of Moral Guidance and published: The History of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: The creation and development of Transjordan, 1920-1929.
In 1993 he was minister of Information.
In 1994 he was appointed deputy Prime Minister and member of the Senate.
In 1997 he retired from public service.
He was a first class member of the Order of the Star of Jordan.