Aqel Biltaji
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Jordanian civil servant (1941–2021)
Aqel Biltaji | |
|---|---|
| Aqel Biltaji in December 2018 | |
| Mayor of Amman | |
| In office 8 September 2013 – 20 August 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Halim Al-Kilani |
| Succeeded by | Yousef Shawarbeh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1941年02月10日)10 February 1941 Gaza, Mandatory Palestine |
| Died | 28 February 2021(2021年02月28日) (aged 80) |
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Aqel Biltaji (Arabic: عقل بلتاجي; 10 February 1941 – 28 February 2021) was a Jordanian, Palestinian politician who served as the mayor of Amman.
Career
[edit ]Biltaji was appointed by the government mayor of the Greater Amman Municipality in September 2013, from that date until August 2017. He occupied several positions over the course of his life, in Royal Jordanian Airlines and most famously as Minister of Tourism and tourism adviser to King Abdullah II and as chief of Aqaba's city council.[1] From 2002 to 2004, he was the first Chief Commissioner of the newly created Aqaba Special Economic Zone.
Death
[edit ]On 28 February 2021, Biltaji died from complications related to COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan.[2]
Awards
[edit ]- Jordan Highest Jordanian Orders
- Austria Austrian Grand Gold Merit
- Norway Royal Norwegian Order of Merit
- Spain Gran Cruz
- France French Commandeur de la Legion d'Honeur
- France French Grand Maitre de la Legion d'Honeur
- France Ordre National du Mérite
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References
[edit ]- ^ "Aqel Biltaji appointed as Amman mayor". Archived from the original on 2015年09月30日. Retrieved 2015年08月24日.
- ^ "COVID-19 claims life of former Mayor of Amman". Roya News. 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Akel Biltaji". World Economic Forum.
Categories:
- 1941 births
- 2021 deaths
- Tourism ministers of Jordan
- Mayors of Amman
- Jordanian people of Palestinian descent
- Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit
- Recipients of the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria
- Commanders of the Legion of Honour
- Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan
- Jordanian politician stubs