Abdul-Karim Gharaybeh
| Abdul-Karim Gharaybeh | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Senate | |
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In office 17 November 2005 – 28 November 2007 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1923 Irbid, Jordan |
| Died | 22 February 2014 (aged 91) |
| Occupation | Historian, academic |
Abdul-Karim Mahmud Gharaybeh (1923 – 22 February 2014) was a Jordanian historian, academic and politician.
Early life
Gharaybeh was born in Irbid in 1923.[1] He started studying medicine but after his first anatomy lesson changed his major to history. In 1950 he earned his Ph.D. from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. He was one of the first Jordanians to earn a Ph.D.[1]
Career
In 1956 he was the first Jordanian to be named Director General of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan.[2] He succeeded Gerald Lankester Harding, who had headed the department between 1939 and 1956. Gharaybeh was himself succeeded by Saeed al-Durrah the same year he was appointed.[3] He was a professor of history at the University of Jordan between 1962 and 1997.[1]
Gharaybeh was appointed senator in the twenty-first Senate of Jordan, serving from 17 November 2005 until 28 November 2007.[4]
In October 2007 he was one of the 138 Muslim signatories of the open letter A Common Word Between Us and You to Christian leaders calling for peace between the Muslim and Christian communities.[5]
Gharaybeh, aged 91, died on 22 February 2014.[1]
Works
- English Traders in Syria 1744-1791. University of London, 1950
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Historian Abdul Kareem Gharaibeh passes away". The Jordan Times. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ↑ "12th International Conference on the History and Archaeology of Jordan (ICHAJ)". International Conference on the History and Archeology of Jordan. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ↑ "DoA Historical Background". Department of Antiquities. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ↑ "Previous Councils". The Jordanian Senate. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ↑ "Signatories (in Alphabetical Order) of An Open Letter and Call from Muslim Religious Leaders to Christian Leaders". Islamicity.com. Retrieved 4 March 2014.