Farhan Shubailat (born 1911-died 1979) was a
Jordanianambassador, Minister of Defence, senator and mayor of
Amman.
Career
Born into a modest family in Tafila (southern Jordan), Farhan Shubailat was sent to the English school in
Salt and then obtained a scholarship that enabled him to enter the
American University of Beirut, from which he graduated in 1933.
In 1939 he was lecturer at the military academy in
Baghdad, where he professed
pan-Arab ideas.
In 1946 he was chief of cabinet of King
Abdullah of Jordan. Farhan Shubailat convinced King Abdullah to send his grandson Hussein to study abroad, first in
Alexandria, then in England.
In 1958 he was ambassador in Baghdad, responsible for carrying out the unification project between Jordan and Iraq. He narrowly escaped death during the military coup of 14 July 1958.
On October 28, 1965 he was appointed as ambassador in
Washington, D.C. where he was accredited from November 16, 1965 to August 28, 1967.
From September 12, 1967 to 1971 he was ambassador in
Bonn, last position before retirement.
On December 10, 1977 a Royal Decree was issued appointing Farhan Shubeilat Senator.[6]
As one of the first senior officials of the Kingdom of Jordan, Ambassador Shubailat was very close to Kings Abdullah, Talal and then Hussein. Independent-minded, he was always perfectly loyal and deeply attached to the Hashemite dynasty, especially as it was in line with modern and moderate views.
Ambassador Farhan Shubailat's son, Dr. Gaith F. Shubailat, has served in the Jordan Army Royal Medical Services, at the King Hussein Medical Center, until his retirement in 1984 in the rank of Major General. Dr. Shubailat was instrumental in creating the Jordanian Board of Medical Specialties in 1984 and he served as its first President until 1992. He was also a senator from 1993 to 1997.
^Elwyn James Blattner, Who's who in U.A.R and the Near East, Paul Barbey Press, 1955,
p. 166
^Königlich Jordanische Gesandtschaft Bonn Gesandter Farhan Schubeilat Martinstr. 6, T. 3 70 44
p. 262[1], Fiirlian Shubailat (B.A.33), formerly Minister of Defense, was appointed Minister to the newly created Jordanian legation in Bonn
[2]
Farhan Shubailat (born 1911-died 1979) was a
Jordanianambassador, Minister of Defence, senator and mayor of
Amman.
Career
Born into a modest family in Tafila (southern Jordan), Farhan Shubailat was sent to the English school in
Salt and then obtained a scholarship that enabled him to enter the
American University of Beirut, from which he graduated in 1933.
In 1939 he was lecturer at the military academy in
Baghdad, where he professed
pan-Arab ideas.
In 1946 he was chief of cabinet of King
Abdullah of Jordan. Farhan Shubailat convinced King Abdullah to send his grandson Hussein to study abroad, first in
Alexandria, then in England.
In 1958 he was ambassador in Baghdad, responsible for carrying out the unification project between Jordan and Iraq. He narrowly escaped death during the military coup of 14 July 1958.
On October 28, 1965 he was appointed as ambassador in
Washington, D.C. where he was accredited from November 16, 1965 to August 28, 1967.
From September 12, 1967 to 1971 he was ambassador in
Bonn, last position before retirement.
On December 10, 1977 a Royal Decree was issued appointing Farhan Shubeilat Senator.[6]
As one of the first senior officials of the Kingdom of Jordan, Ambassador Shubailat was very close to Kings Abdullah, Talal and then Hussein. Independent-minded, he was always perfectly loyal and deeply attached to the Hashemite dynasty, especially as it was in line with modern and moderate views.
Ambassador Farhan Shubailat's son, Dr. Gaith F. Shubailat, has served in the Jordan Army Royal Medical Services, at the King Hussein Medical Center, until his retirement in 1984 in the rank of Major General. Dr. Shubailat was instrumental in creating the Jordanian Board of Medical Specialties in 1984 and he served as its first President until 1992. He was also a senator from 1993 to 1997.
^Elwyn James Blattner, Who's who in U.A.R and the Near East, Paul Barbey Press, 1955,
p. 166
^Königlich Jordanische Gesandtschaft Bonn Gesandter Farhan Schubeilat Martinstr. 6, T. 3 70 44
p. 262[1], Fiirlian Shubailat (B.A.33), formerly Minister of Defense, was appointed Minister to the newly created Jordanian legation in Bonn
[2]