| Title | Mr. |
| Nationality | Jordan |
| Committee | Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights |
| Date First Elected | 01/01/1996 |
| Date Term Expires | 12/31/2012 |
| Position on Committee | Rapporteur |
| Professional Background | Diplomat in New York, Washington, D.C., Moscow, London, Paris
Ambassador in Geneva (1975-1981)
Ambassador in Ankara (1982-1985)
Chair of the Commission on Human Rights (1980-1981)
Member of the Human Rights Committee, 1978-1982, 1990-1994
Head of the delegation of Jordan to the United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court, Rome, 1998, and Chair of the Working Group on Crimes against Humanity Commissioner-General, National Centre for Human Rights, Amman, 2003-2006 |
| Educational Background | Bachelor of Arts (Economics), Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, United States of America
Juris Doctor (Doctor of law), University of Chicago, United States |
| Current occupation | General Coordinator for Human Rights, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amman
Columnist, Jordan Times |
| Language | Arabic (Alarabia), English |
| Working Language | English, French, A |
 | Date and place of birth: 9 August 1939, Jerusalem |