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| Hussein Majali | |
|---|---|
| File:Hussein Al-Majali.jpg | |
| Minister of Interior | |
| In office 30 March 2013 – 17 May 2015 | |
| Succeeded by | Salameh Hammad |
| Public Security Directorate | |
| In office May 2010 – 30 March 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1960-01-24) 24 January 1960 (age 64) Amman, Jordan |
| Relations | Hazza' Majali (Father) Habis Majali (Uncle) Ayman Majali (Brother) |
Hussein Hazza' Majali (Template:Lang-ar (24 January 1960) is a Jordanian general and a former minister who served as Jordan's Interior Minister and Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs from 30 March 2013 to 17 May 2015.
Career
Majali worked in many military positions, progressing to the rank of major general. Most notably, he held the position of the commandant of Royal Guards at the time of the late King Hussein. He was decommissioned in 2002. He was appointed in 2005 as the ambassador of Jordan to Bahrain, a position he held until ٍ9 September 2010 when he was commissioned as the commandant of public security forces, after Lieutenant General Mazen Al-Qadi was decommissioned. On 13 December the same year, Majali was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general.
He was made Interior Minister in the new government of Abdullah Ensour in March 2013.
He resigned on 17 May 2015 after a police raid in the city of Ma'an, of which civilians accused the security forces of using excessive force. The head of police, Tawfik al-Tawabla and the head of the gendarmerie Ahmed al-Swelmin were retired after the incident. Majali was replaced as Minister by Salameh Hammad on 19 May.
References
- "السيرة الذاتية لمدير الامن العام حسين المجالي « عمان نت". Amman net. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
- https://secure.citadelalumni.org/dcal/detail.php?id=349
- ArchivesJordan Times Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- "Ensour 19-member Cabinet sworn in". The Jordan Times. 30 March 2013. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- "Interior minister resigns". The Jordan Times. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- "Jordan's interior minister steps down over 'heavy-handed' raid". Deutsche Welle. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- "Salameh Hammad appointed interior minister". The Jordan Times. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.