Taher Nashat al-Masri (Arabic: طاهر المصري; born March 5, 1942) is a Jordanian politician who served as the 28th Prime Minister of Jordan from 19 June 1991 to 21 November 1991.[1] He opposed the invasion of Iraq but reportedly wanted the Americans to stay in Iraq and keep it "out of the hands of the fundamentalists".[2]

Taher al-Masri
طاهر المصري
Masri in 1960
Prime Minister of Jordan
In office
19 June 1991  21 November 1991
MonarchKing Hussein
Preceded byMudar Badran
Succeeded byZaid ibn Shaker
Jordanian Ambassador to France
In office
November 16, 1978  September 21, 1988
Preceded byKhalid El-Salem
Succeeded byAwad Al-Khalidi
Personal details
BornTaher Nashat al-Masri
(1942-03-05) March 5, 1942 (age 84)
University of North Texas

He was the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Jordan from 1993 to 1995.[3]

He served on the Council on Foreign Relations since 2002 and is the league's commissioner for civil society. While Prime Minister, he pressed for changes to the election law. [citation needed]

He served as the President of the Senate of Jordan from 17 December 2009 to 24 October 2013.[4]

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