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Archeology Research |
| Antiquities Department (g) Secretary General: Dr. Ghazi Bisheh Tel: 464-4336 Fax: 461-5848 |
Friends of Archeology (g) Contact: Leen Fakhoury Tel: 569-0682 Fax: 569-0682 Email: foa@nets.com.jo (private sector) |
| American Center for Oriental Research
(ACOR) (p) Contact: Pierre Bikai Tel: 534-6117 Fax: 534-4181 Email: ACOR@go.com.jo |
Al-Kutba Publishers (p) Contact: Dr. Rami Khouri Tel: 593-0753 Fax: 593-0751 Email: Kutba@nets.com.jo |
Business, Investment and Trade Opportunities |
| Amman Chamber of Commerce (g) Chairman: Haidar Murad Tel: 566-6151 Fax: 566-6155 |
Amman Chamber of Industry
(g) Chairman: Khaldoun Abu Hassan Tel: 464-3001 Fax: 464-7852 Email: aci@org.jo Website: http://www.aci.org.jo |
| Amman Financial Market (g) Director: Dr. Bassam Saket Tel: 560-7171 Fax: 568-6830 Email: afm@go.com.jo Website: http://www.accessme.com/AFM |
Investment Promotion Corporation
(g) Director General: Dr. Muntaser Uqleh Tel: 553-1081 Fax: 553-1084 Email: ipc@amra.nic.gov.jo Website: http://www.arab_business.net/ipc |
| Jordan Exports Development and Commercial Centers
Corporation (g) Director: Farouk Hadidi Tel: 560-3507 Fax: 568-4568 |
The Free Zones Corporation (g) Director General: Ali Madadha Tel: (09) 916-429 Fax: (09) 916-430 |
| Industrial Estates Corporation (g) Director: Amer Majali Tel: 402-2101 Fax: 402-1194 |
The Royal Scientific Society (g) Design and Studies Division Director: Dr. Bassam Hayek Tel: 534-4701 Fax: 534-4806 Email: rssinfo@rss.gov.jo Website: http://www.rss.gov.jo |
| Business and Professional Women's Club
(p) Director: Rasha Barghuti Tel: 551-1647 Fax: 553-0092 Email: bpwcamm@go.com.jo |
Jordanian Businessmen Association (p) Chairman: Hamdi Tabba'a Tel: 560-4424 Fax: 568-0855 Email: jba@nets.com.jo |
| World Trade Center (p) Director: Ra'ed al-Bilbeissy Tel: 560-5792 Fax: 560-5793 Email: bilbeissy@awtc.com |
Dun & Bradstreet (p) Correspondent: Muhammad Tijani Tel: 568-8732 Fax: 568-0978 Email: oim@go.com.jo |
History Research |
| Jordan University (g) Contact: Dr. Abdel Aziz el-Duri Expert on Jordanian and Islamic history Tel: 535-5000 (ext. 3437) Fax: 535-5511 |
Jordan University (g) Contact: Dr. Abdel Kareem Gharaibeh Expert on Jordanian modern history Tel: 535-5000 (ext. 3437) Fax: 535-5511 |
| Dar al-Jaleel Publishing House
(p) Director: Ghazi Sa'adi, expert on Arab-Israeli history and Israel's domestic policy Tel: 515-5627 Fax: 515-3668 |
Islam and Interfaith Studies |
| Aal al Beit University (g) President: Dr. Mohammad Adnan Al-Bakhit Tel: 487-1101 Fax: 487-1232 Email: info@alalbayt.aabu.edu.jo |
Royal Society for Interfaith Studies
(p) Director: Dr. Kamal Salibi Expert on the history of the Arab world and interfaith studies Tel: 461-8051 Fax: 461-8053 Email: RIIFS@go.com.jo |
| Aal al Beit Foundation (p) President: Dr. Nasser Eddin Al-Asad Tel: 553-9471 Fax: 552-6471 |
Jordanian and Islamic Studies Center
(p) Managing Director: Samira al-Mughrabi Tel: 568-8701 Fax: 568-2555 |
Social
Issues |
| Ministry of Social Development
(g) Media Officer: Zein Zheimat Tel: 593-1391 Fax: 593-2645 |
Arab Human Rights Organization
(p) Director: Najeeb Rajdan Tel: 569-8648 Fax: 569-8648 |
| Princess Basma Women's Resource Center
(p) Director: Farah Daghastani Tel: 505-2431 Fax: 505-8199 Email: PBWC@cns.go.com.jo Website: http://www.hrhbasma.gov.jo |
Arab Women's Organization of Jordan
(p) Director: Emily Naffa' Tel: 465-0644 Fax: 465-0644 Email: AWO@nets.com.jo |
| Young Muslim Women's Association
(p) Honorary Chairperson: HRH Princess Sarvath El-Hassan Director: Ghusoon Al-Kareh Tel: 420-7755 Fax: 420-7788 Email: Kareh@nets.com.jo |
Jordanian Women's Union (p) Director: Amina Al Zo'bi Tel: 568-7037 Fax: 568-7061 Email: JWU@go.com.jo |
Water
Issues |
| Ministry of Water and Irrigation
(g) Tenders Division and International Relations Department Head: Othman Ahmad Al-Kurdi Negotiates new projects with international financial institutions Tel: 568-0100 Fax: 568-0075 |
Water Authority (g) Ministry of Water and Irrigation Contact: Dr. Hazim El-Naser (member of the Jordanian-Israel Joint Water Committee and Jordan's Representative in the Regional Databank of the Middle East and the Regional Water demand and supply study) Tel: 568-0100 - ext. 350 Fax: 568-0075 Email: Hazim_El-Naser@dai.com |
| Royal Scientific Society Water Quality Division Head: Dr. Mohammad Saydam Tel: 534-4701 - ext. 428 Fax: 534-4806 Email: rssunfo@rss.gov.jo |
| Environmental Protection (g=government or semi-government, p=private, NGO=non-government) |
| Ministry of Municipal, Rural Affairs and
Environment (g) General Corporation for Environmental Protection Director: Dr. Salah Al-Shara' Tel: 534-5848 Fax: 535-0084 |
Ministry of Health (g) Environmental Health Directorate Director: Mazen Khalil Tel: 566-6147 Fax: 566-6147 |
| Ministry of Health (g) Chemical Pollution Information Center Director: Fatima Tawalbeh Tel: 566-6147 Fax: 566-6147 |
Ministry of Agriculture (g) Department of Economics Director: Dr. Mahmoud Najdawi Tel: 568-6151 Fax: 568-6310 |
| Ministry of Agriculture (g) Department of Environment and Rural Development Director: Faisal Safadi Tel: 568-6151 Fax: 568-6310 |
Ministry of Agriculture (g) International Cooperation Unit Director: Maher Abu Ja'afar Tel: 568-6151 Fax: 568-6310 |
| The Royal Scientific Society
(g) Environmental Research Department Director: Dr. Ayman Al-Hassan Tel: 534-4701 Fax: 534-4806 Email: Rssunfo@rss.gov.jo |
Royal Scientific Society (g) Air Quality Division Director: Dr. Ra'fat Assi Tel: 534-4701 - ext. 629 Fax: 534-4806 Email: rssunfo@rss.gov.jo |
| Ministry of Agriculture (g) Department of Forestry and Range Director: Baker al-Qdah Tel: 568-6151 Fax: 568-6310 |
Aqaba Region Authority (g) Environment Department Director: Amer Hmoud Tel: (03) 201-6596 Fax: (03) 201-4006 Email: ara@amra.nic.gov.jo |
| The Royal Society for the Conservation
of Nature (ngo) President: Anis Muasher Director: Khalid Irani Tel: 533-7932 Fax: 534-7411 Email: RSCN@nets.com.jo |
Dana Wildlife Reserve Director: Tareq Abul Hawa Tel: (03) 368-497 Fax: (03) 368-499 |
| The Jordan Environmental Society
(ngo) President: Ahmad Obeidat Director: Suleiman al-Hanbali Tel: 569-9844 Fax: 569-5857 Email: JES@go.com.jo |
The Friends of Environment Society
(ngo) President: Raouf Dabbas Tel: 551 4430 Fax: 551 4431 Email: foes@nets.com.jo |
| The Jordan Royal Ecological Diving
Society (ngo) Director: Basma Dajani Tel: 567-9142 Fax: 567-9142 Email: jreds@nets.com.jo |
Petra National Trust (ngo) Honorary Chairperson: HM Queen Noor President: HRH Prince Raad bin Zeid Executive Director: Aysar Akrawi Tel: 593 0338 Fax: 593 0338 Email: pnt@nets.com.jo |
| The Jordan Society for the Protection of
Animals (ngo) Director: Dr. Ragheb Kamal Tel: 586-5451 Fax: 586-5452 Email: jspa@go.com.jo |
The Jordanian Society for
Desertification Control & Badia Development (ngo) President: Muhammad Shahbat Tel: 488-5186 Fax: 488-5186 |
Media Contacts |
| Jordan Information Bureau London Press Officer: Ruth Kent Tel: +44.171.937.9499 Fax: +44.171.937.6741 |
Jordan Information Bureau Washington, DC Director: Rania Atalla Tel: (202) 265 1606 Fax: (202) 667 0777 Email: Jordaninfo@aol.com Website: Jordan Information Bureau |
| Jordan News Agency, PETRA Director: Abdullah 'Utoum Tel: 464-4455 Fax: 464-7239 Email: Petra@petra.gov.jo Website: http://www.petra.gov.jo |
Jordan Radio and Television Corporation Director General: Ibrahim Shahzadeh Tel: 474-8884 Fax: 475-7112 Website: http://www.jrtv.com/ |
| Jordan Television Director: Nidal Dalqamouni Tel: 474-8884 Fax: 475-7112 Email: JTV@jrtv.gov.jo Website: http://www.jrtv.com/ |
Jordan Radio Director: Hashem Khreisat Tel: 477-4111 Fax: 474-7115 Email: RJ@jrtv.gov.jo |
| Department of Press and Publications Director: Iyad Kattan Tel: 464-1241 Fax: 465-3766 |
Prime Ministry Press Office Press Officer: Samih Haddad Tel: 464-1211 Fax: 464-2520 Email: prime@pm.gov.jo |
| Ministry of Information Press Office Public Relations Officer: Salim Ayoub Tel: 464-2936 Fax: 461-0942 |
Media Contacts |
| The Star Chief Editor: Osama al-Sharif Tel: 566-4153 Fax: 566-7170 Email: star@nets.com.jo Website: http://www.arabia.com/star/ |
Al-Aswaq Newspaper Chief Editor: Mustafa Abou Libdeh Tel: 515-0504 Fax: 515-9692 Email: alaswaq@nets.com.jo |
| Al-Arab Al -Yawm Newspaper Chief Editor: Taher al-Odwan Tel: 568-3333 Fax: 562-0552 Website: http://www.alarab-alyawm.com.jo/ |
Al-Rai' Newspaper Chief Editor: Suleiman Qdah Tel: 566-7171 Fax: 566-1242 Email: Alrai@go.com.jo Website: http://www.access2arabia.com/alrai |
| Al-Dustour Newspaper Chief Editor: Dr. Nabil al-Shareef Tel: 566-4153 Fax: 566-7170 Email: dustour@go.com.jo Website: http://www.addustour.com |
The Jordan Times Chief Editor: Abdullah Hasannat Tel: 569-9634 Fax: 569-6183 Email: Jotimes@go.com.jo Website: http://www.accessme.com/jordantimes/ |
Media Contacts |
| Agence France Presse (AFP) Director: Randa Habib Tel: 464-2976 Fax: 465-4680 Email: Randa@afp.index.com.jo |
Associated Press (AP) Bureau Chief: Jamal Halaby Tel: 461-4660 Fax: 461-4661 Email: Jamal_Halaby@ap.org |
| Reuters News Agency Bureau Chief: Dominic Evans Tel: 462-3776 Fax: 464-6229 |
United Press International
(UPI) Correspondent: Sana Abdullah Tel: 592-0098 Fax: 592-0098 |
| Deutch Presse Agestur (DPA) Correspondent: Natasha Bukhari Tel: 463-3727 Fax: 463-3727 Email: Natasha@go.com.jo |
Quds Press Correspondent: Abdel Hameed Abdel Ghani Tel: 535-9926 Fax: 533-6256 |
Media Contacts |
| Cable News Network (CNN) Senior M.E. Correspondent: Walter Rogers Tel: (972-2) 538-1782 Fax: (972-2) 538-1847 |
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Bureau Chief: Richard Downes Tel: 461-3842 Fax: 461-3887 Email: bbc@go.com.jo |
| German Radio and Television Correspondent: Birgit Kaspar Tel: 465-9771 Fax: 465-9773 Email: ardamman@nets.com.jo |
German Television (ZDF) Correspondent: Miriam Shaheen Tel: 553 9478 Fax: 553 9478 Email: mshaheen@nets.com.jo |
| Independent Television News Producer: Afnan Taha Tel: 553-7816 Fax: 553-7816 |
International Media Services (IMS) Executive Director: Hani el-Badri Tel: 552-9608 Fax: 593-0707 Email: ims@nets.com.jo |
| ABC News Representative: Muhammad Ajlouni Tel: 465-2854 Fax: 465-2897 Email: jmp@go.com.jo |
NBC News Representative: Mouafaq Khatib Tel: 569-7752 Fax: 567-0100 |
| CBS News Correspondent: Amjad Tadros Tel: 464-1361, room 741 Fax: 461-3010 |
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Bureau Chief: Dominique Schwartz Tel: 461-6130 Fax: 461-6131 |
| Middle East Broadcasting Corporation Correspondent: Sa'ed Silawi Tel: 461-9946 Fax: 461-9914 |
Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation Correspondent: Ra'fat Sharaf Tel: 581-3462 Fax: 581-3462 |
| Egyptian Television Correspondent: Jamal Halaby Tel: 461-4660 Fax: 461-4661 |
Al-Jazira Television (Qatar) Correspondent: Serene Halaseh Tel: 465-2871 Fax: 465-2897 Email: serene.sabagh@usa.net |
| Dubai Television Bureau Chief: Adnan Awamleh Tel: 586-4576 Fax: 582-6843 Email: ats@index.com.jo |
Bahrain Television Correspondent: Caroline Faraj Tel: 581-2133 Fax: 581-2133 Email: cfaraj@nets.com.jo |
| Radio Monte Carlo Correspondent: Randa Habib Tel: 464-2976 Fax: 465-4680 |
Voice of America Correspondent: Mahmoud Zawawi Tel: 560-4448 Fax: 568-8976 |
| USA Radio Correspondent: Kirk Albrecht Tel: 465-9929 Fax: 465-9929 Email: kirkalbr@go.com.jo |
Swiss Radio Correspondent: Ulrich Tilgner Tel: 465-9484 Fax: 461-2757 Email: Tilgner@go.com.jo |
| Arab News Network Correspondent: Zein al-Fayez Tel: 464-5391 Fax: 465-7513 |
Independent Television News Producer: Afnan Taha Tel: 553-7816 Fax: 553-7816 |
| Associated Press Television News Producer: Shafika Matar Tel: 464-5391 Fax: 465-7513 |
MBC Radio Correspondent: Sa'ed Silawi Tel: 464-9946 Fax: 464-9914 |
Media Contacts |
| The Christian Science Monitor Correspondent: Scott Peterson Tel: 465-5858 Fax: 465-5858 Email: petersons@csps.com |
The Washington Post Correspondent: Leonardo Hockspador Tel: 461-6131 Fax: 461-6131 |
| The Los Angeles Times Contact: Rania Qadiri Tel: 592-4415 Fax: 461-6131 |
Al-Hayat Newspaper Correspondent: Salameh Ne'mat Tel: 464-5346 Fax: 464-5342 Email: salameh@nets.com.jo |
| Al-Sharq al-Awsat Newspaper Correspondent: Ibrahim al-Ammar Tel: 553 7101 Fax: 553 7103 Email: srpc@go.com.jo |
Business Week Correspondent: Kirk Albrecht Tel: 465-9929 Fax: 465-9929 Email:kirkalbr@go.com.jo |
| De Volkskrant Correspondent: Jan Keulen Tel: 552-0340 Fax: 552-0340 Email: keulen@go.com.jo |
Sudwest Presse Correspondent: Simone Westerman Tel: 569-1008 Fax: 569-1008 Email: poct@index.com.jo |
| Taganzieger Correspondent: Ignaz Staub Tel: 592-0493 Fax: 592-0493 |
The Foreign Press Club Chairperson: Randa Habib Tel: 464-4978 Fax: 465-4630 |
| Jemstone, Med-Media Respresentative: Tudor Lomas Tel: 585-9980 Fax: 581-9552 Email: tudor@jemstone.net Website: http://www.jemstone.com |
Newsweek Correpondent: Joseph Contreras Tel: 592-4415 Fax: 461-6131 |
| Middle East Economic Digest (MEED) Correspondent: Pamela Dougherty Tel: 464-5537 Fax: 464-5537 Email: pdougherty@nets.com.jo |
Focus |
The Wall Street Journal |
Miscellaneous Government Offices |
| Bureau of Administrative Inspection
& Control Head: Hakim Abbadi Tel: 586-5001 or 586-5002 Fax: 586-5330 |
Civil Aviation Authority Director General: Capt. Jaser Ziad Tel: 489-5454 Fax: 489-1653 |
| Civil Service Commission Director: Shiheiber Hamdan Tel: 463-6378 or 463-6379 Fax: 464-2631 |
Civil Status Department International Relations Department Head: Amani Jarrar Tel: 560-4181 Fax: 568-7661 Email: psd@amra.gov.jo |
| Department of Customs Planning Directorate Director: Marwan Gharaibeh Tel: 462-3186 Fax: 464-7791 |
Department of General Supplies Managing Director: Omar Ghazawi Tel: 560-2121 Fax: 560-2135 |
| Department of Income Tax Director General: Mansoor Haddadin Tel: 551 7151 Fax: 553 9389 |
Department of Land and Surveys Development and Training Directorate Director: Hala Hijazin Tel: 463-2601 Fax: 461-4567 |
| Department of Statistics Director General: Dr. Abdel Hadi Alawin Tel: 534-2171 Fax: 533-3518 Email: dos@amra.nic.gov.jo |
Jordan Electricity Authority Acting Director General: Eng. Waddah al-Nabelsi Tel: 585-8689 Fax: 581-8336 |
| Royal Jordanian Geographic Center Director General: Brig. Saleem Khalifeh Tel: 534-5188 Fax: 534-7694 Email: rgc@amra.nic.gov.jo |
Jordan Housing Corporation Director General: Yousif Hiyasat Tel: 463-4594 Fax: 462-8938 Email: hudc@amra.nic.gov.jo |
| Jordan Valley Authority Secretary General: Dureid Mahasneh Tel: 568-9517 Fax: 568-9916 Email: jva@amra.nic.gov.jo |
Meteorological Department Applied Meteorology Department Director: Dr. Jaser Rabadi Tel: 589-2408 Fax: 589-4409 Email: meteo@amra.nic.gov.jo |
| Natural Resources Authority Director General: Qeis al-Qeisi Tel: 581-9971 Fax: 581-1866 Email: nra@amra.nic.gov.jo |
Public Security Force Planning Directorate Director: Lieut. Muhammad Ali Suleiman Tel: 568-5755 Fax: 463-0322 |
| Social Security Corporation Director General: Safwan Tuqan Tel: 464-8212 Fax: 461-0014 Email: ssc@amra.nic.gov.jo |
Vocational Training Corporation Director General: Ali Nasrallah Tel: 592-0353 Fax: 592-0351 Email: vtc@amra.nic.gov.jo |
| Theater and Arts Directorate Director: Hatem el-Sayyed Tel: 463-9317 Fax: 464-1334 |
Aqaba Region Authority President: Marwan Dudin Tel: (03) 201-4200 Fax: (03) 201-5600 |
Source: Jordan Diary 1998, International Press Office,
The Royal Hashemite Court, Amman, Jordan
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