Profile
HE Mazin Abdellah Hilal Al Farrayeh.
Current Position: Minister of Interior.
Personal information
Name: Mazin Abdellah Hilal Al Farrayeh
Marital Status: married with three daughters and two sons.
Place and date of birth: Karak, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, 1969.
Education
· Master degree in the Strategic Studies from US Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania (USAWC). · Master degree in Military Science from Joint Command and Staff College, Kuwait.
· A bachelor's degree in Military Science from Mu’tah University.
· A bachelor's degree in General Management from Mu’tah University.
Work Experience:
· Minister of Interior / the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan - 7 March 2021.
· Served in Artillery Corps at Jordanian Armed Forces for 25 years as Company, Platoon Battalion and Brigade Commander.
· Instructor and coordination officer at the Royal School of Artillery.
· Chief Operations in the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) Headquarters (HQ).
· Military observer in United Nations Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG).
· Jordan lead planner for coalition campaign against ISIS.
· Senior National Representative (SNR) of Jordan in the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) in Tampa, Florida.
· Capacity Building Director at )JAF(.
· Operations Director of Jordan - crisis cell to deal with COVID- 19 pandemic.
· Vice- Chairman of the National Center for Security and Crisis Management.
Military courses
· Ranger course / Parachute course.
· Artillery course – Jordan.
· Artillery Basic Course - Fort Sill, Oklahoma, USA.
· Company (Commander) leader Course.
· Captain Career Course- Fort Sill, Oklahoma, USA.
· Fighting in urban areas – Jordan.
· Artillery instructor course – Jordan.
· Command and staff college – Jordan.
· Command and staff college – Kuwait.
· Peace keeping course – Austria.
· Mobility course - Nato school / Germany.
· Logistic course - Nato school / Germany.
· US army war college (USAWC) in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Medals and badges
· Independence Medal
· Appreciation Badge-long service
· Training competency.