His Excellency Mr. Alaa Batayneh

Alaa Batayneh was born in Amman  in 1969. The eldest son of H.E. Dr. Arif Batayneh, formerly member of the Lower House of Parliament, the Senate, Minister of Health, and Director General of the Royal Medical Services. 

Mr. Batayneh holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and MS in Management Information Systems from George Washington University in Washington DC. After working in the USA and in the UK for several years, he returned to Jordan to work in the private sector where he was running a consultancy company.

He then  held  the  position of Secretary  General of  the  Ministry  of Transport  from 2000 until 2005, followed by becoming the Director General of Jordan Customs from 2005 until 2007. In November 2007, Mr. Batayneh was appointed Minister of Transport.   

He was recipient of the Grand Cordon of the Order of Independence on 25/5/2006. And a recipient of the Grand Cross of The Order of Orange-Nassau on 25/10/2006.

 Mr. Alaa Batayneh married Princess Rahma bint El Hassan in July 1997 and they have two children.