Suleiman Arabiyat

Suleiman Muflih Arabiyat
Agriculture Minister
In office
1989–1990
Personal details
Born 1 August 1938
Salt, Transjordan
Died 23 October 2013 (aged 7475)
Nationality Jordan
Spouse(s) May Hamdi Abul Samen
Children 6
Religion Islam

Suleiman Arabiyat (1938 – 23 October 2013) was a Jordanian academic, politician and writer. He served as agriculture minister between 1989 and 1990.

Career

Arabiyat was born in Salt in 1938. He became a professor and researcher at the University of Jordan during the early 1970s and joined the then new agriculture faculty.[1] He served as dean of the same faculty in 1989.[2] He furthermore served as president of Al-Balqa` Applied University and Mutah University. During his life he also assumed various positions at the ministry of agriculture and he was agriculture minister between 1989 and 1990.[3]

References

  1. "UJ mourns former faculty Suleiman Arabiyat". University of Jordan. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  2. "Faculty of Agriculture > SuccessiveDeans". Faculty of Agriculture - University of Jordan. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  3. "Former agriculture minister dies". The Jordan Times. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.


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