Mashal Mohammad Al-Zaben (born 1953)[1] was the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Jordanian Armed Forces between 23 February 2010 and 2 October 2016.[2] On 22 May 2012 Al-Zaben was promoted to General, and received the Istiqlal Medal of the First Order.[3][4]
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Al-Zaben is the current Military Advisor for King Abdullah II of Jordan, he received his position on 7 January 2015.[5]
References
edit- ^ "الفريق مشعل الزبن رئيسا لهيئة الاركان المشتركة .. والصرايرة لمجلس الأعيان" (in Arabic). Ammon News. 23 February 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ "Royal Decree appoints Masha Al Zaben as chairman of joint chiefs-of-staff". kingabdullah.jo. 23 February 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ "Zaben promoted to general". The Jordan Times. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ "Freihat appointed chairman of joint chiefs-of-staff". 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Jordan's King appoints new advisers". Middle East Monitor. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.