10 Facts About Abdelsalam Majali

Abdelsalam Majali received his medical degree from Syrian University in Damascus in 1949.

Abdelsalam Majali held a diploma of Laryngology and Otology from the Royal College of Physicians in London, which he obtained in 1953.

Abdelsalam Majali was awarded a fellowship by the American College of Surgeons in 1960.

Abdelsalam Majali was director of medical services for the Jordanian Armed Forces from 1960 to 1969.

Abdelsalam Majali served as minister of health, minister of state for prime ministerial affairs and, minister of education.

Abdelsalam Majali was then named as president of the University of Jordan.

In 1973, Abdelsalam Majali was promoted to be a professor of medicine at the University of Jordan.

Abdelsalam Majali served as advisor to King Hussein starting in the late 1980s.

Abdelsalam Majali again was prime minister from 1997 to 1998, after which he was appointed to the Jordanian senate.

In January 2003 Abdelsalam Majali was named as a member of the committee of patrons of the Anglo-Arab Organisation.