Events from the year 2017 in Jordan
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Incumbents
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- February – After Donald Trump's inauguration as the President of the United States, Abdullah II traveled to the US on an official visit.[1]
Deaths
edit- 8 January – Klaib Al-Fawwaz, diplomat and politician, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs (b. 1950).[2]
- 8 February – Georges El-Murr, Archbishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Petra and Philadelphia in Amman (b. 1930).[3]
- 25 July – Rula Quawas, feminist academic (b. 1960).[4]
References
edit- ^ "What Jordan's king told Trump - Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East". www.al-monitor.com. 2017-02-07. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ "Former minister Klaib Fawaz passes away". Jordan Times. 2017-01-08. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ "Archbishop Georges El-Murr, B.C. †". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ Sweis, Rana F. (2017-08-02). "Rula Quawas, Champion of Women's Advancement in Jordan, Dies at 57". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-06-19.