Maha Al-Khatib

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Personal information

Title: 
Minister of Tourism and Antiquities
Birthyear: 
1958

Contact information (work)

Postbox: 
P.O. Box (222) Amman 11118 Jordan
Phone: 
00 962 (6) 4634114
Fax: 
00 962 (6) 4615230

Education

General Secondary School Sisters of Nazareth in 1976
Bachelor of English literature Education \ University of Jordan in 1979
Master of public administration \ the American University of Beirut in 1981

Competences

Languages: 
Arabic
English
French

Jobs

Work history: 

Minister of Tourism and Antiquities of the 22 \ 11 \ 2007 to the present time

Adviser to Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of February 2006 and Anynisan 2007

Director-General of the Jordan River Foundation of the month of December 2000 to April 2007

Director-General of public sector reform program of the month of October 1999 to November 2000

Director and partner in a development and management of the month of January 1998 until September 1999

Director of the National Programme for United Nations Fund for Women Development in November 1993 until December 1997

National Programme Manager (Women in Development Project, German Technical Cooperation) from June 1991 until November 1993

Head of the private sector and Investment Unit \ Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation from October 1987 to December, 1990

Researcher in the Department of Regional Planning \ Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation of September 1985 to September 1987

Pro teacher at the Faculty of Literature of the Arab society in August 1984 until 1985

Chief of the Documentation Unit at the Arab Organization for Standards and Meteorology July 1982 to July 1984

Parameter to rule England in the schools of the International Baccalaureate from September 1981 until June 1982

Honarary office and memberships: 
President of the Board of Directors of the Tourism Promotion Authority
President of the Board of Directors of Petra protected archaeological
Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Baptism Site
Chairman of the Committee of Directors of The Baptism Site
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University of Jordan Alntbiqip Education Hotel and Tourism
Chairman of the Steering Committee for developing the tourism sector
Member of the Board of Trustees of the Diplomatic Institute
Member of the Royal Commission for the preparation of the national agenda
A member of the division of property entrusted to the provinces of the Kingdom
A member of the Arab Women's Cooperation Network
Alumni Club Member of the American University of Beirut