Nayef Saoud Faris Al Kadi

Nayef Saoud Faris Al Kadi (born 1944) is a retired Jordanian Ambassador he was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior.

Career

 * In 1965 he joined the Jordanian Diplomatic Service.
 * From 1969 to 1973 he was deputy chief of the mission in Baghdad (Iraq).
 * From 1970 to 1974 he was Chargé d'affaires in Baghdad (Iraq).
 * From 1973 to 1980 he was Consul in London.
 * From 1980 to 1983 he was Deputy Vice-Representative to the Arab League.
 * From 1983 to 1984 he was Chargé d'affaires in Beirut.
 * From 1984 to 1989 he was Counselor at the Jordanian Embassy in London.
 * From 1989 to 1993 he was Ambassador in Doha (Qatar).
 * From 1993 to 1994 he was Ambassador in Cairo (Egypt) and Permanent Representative to the Arab League.
 * He was part of the delegation that negotiated the Jordanian-Israeli peace treaty.
 * From 1997 to 2003 he was appointed Senator to the upper house of parliament.
 * From 1998 to 2000 he was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior.
 * In 1999 he oversaw the closure of HAMAS's Jordan office and the deportation of several Hamas members.
 * In 2009 he was a Deputy Prime Minister and again Jordanian Minister of Interior.