1. Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh is a Jordanian former politician and judge who was the 39th Prime Minister of Jordan, serving from October 2011 to April 2012.
14 Facts About Awn Al-Khasawneh
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Awn Al-Khasawneh was formerly a judge of the International Court of Justice.
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Awn Al-Khasawneh received his university education at Queens' College, Cambridge in England, where he attained a bachelor's degree in history and law.
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Awn Al-Khasawneh received a master's degree in international law from the same university.
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From 1980 until 1990, Al-Khasawneh held senior legal posts in the Jordanian ministry of foreign affairs.
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In 1995, Al-Khasawneh became adviser to King Hussein and adviser of the State on international law with the rank of cabinet minister.
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Awn Al-Khasawneh was appointed chief of the Royal Hashemite Court from 1996 to 1998.
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Awn Al-Khasawneh was elected to the International Court of Justice in 1999 and re-elected in 2008.
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Awn Al-Khasawneh served in this post from 6 February 2000 to 31 December 2011.
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Awn Al-Khasawneh served as vice-president of the Court from 2006 to 2009.
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Awn Al-Khasawneh resigned from the Court by letter dated 20 November 2011.
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On 26 April 2012, Al-Khasawneh submitted his resignation to King Abdullah, who, in turn, accepted the resignation.
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In November 2016, Al-Khasawneh was appointed by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines, co-chaired by Ruth Dreifuss, former President of Switzerland, and Festus Mogae, former President of Botswana.
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In 2017, Al-Khasawneh was appointed as Judge Ad-Hoc at the International Court of Justice in the Case of Delimitation in the Caribbean and Pacific joined with the Case of Construction of a Road in Costa Rica along the San Juan River.