Farouk Qasrawi is a Jordan

Jordan

Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...

ian diplomat. He began as the foreign minister

Foreign minister

A Minister of Foreign Affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister who helps form the foreign policy of a sovereign state. The foreign minister is often regarded as the most senior ministerial position below that of the head of government . It is often granted to the deputy prime minister in...

 of Jordan on 7 April 2005 when a new government was formed. His predecessor was Hani al-Mulki

Hani al-Mulki

Hani al-Mulki is a Jordanian politician and diplomat. He was the foreign minister of Jordan from October 25, 2004 until April 7, 2005. He succeeded Marwan al-Muasher and was followed by Farouq Qasrawi. He was part of the negotiating team which produced a treaty between Jordan and Israel in 1994,...

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Qasrawi had previously been director of the Jordan Diplomatic Institute and the ambassador of Jordan to Japan

Japan

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 and Germany

Germany

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. He left his post as foreign minister in November 2005 when the Adnan Badran

Adnan Badran

Adnan Badran is a Jordanian scientist, academic and politician. He was the prime minister of Jordan from April 7, 2005 to November 27, 2005.-Early life:Badran was born in Jerash, Jordan...

 government fell. Qasrawi then worked as the personal envoy of King Abdullah II. Later, Qasrawi was appointed as the manager of the personal office of the king, and then a personal advisor to him. In November 2007, Qasrawi was appointed a senator.