Raed Abu Soud
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Raed M. Abu Soud is a Jordanian engineer and politician. He has held several key positions in a number of Jordan
ian Government Cabinets, with his first appointment being that of Jordanian Minister of Transportation between 2000 and 2003. He also served as Jordanian Minister of Public Works and Housing in two cabinets between 2003 and 2005, and held the position of Jordanian Minister of Water and Irrigation in 2005, and once again between November 2007 and December 2009.
In 2010 he joined the board of directors of Consultus, a consulting firm encompassing departments in Economic Development, Water, Energy and Environment, Health, Good Governance, and Human Resources serving the MENA
region.
(1982). He has also completed extensive training experience gained through a diverse number of courses he attended through USAID and the John F. Kennedy School of Government
at Harvard University
.
Serving as the Director of The Program Management Unit (PMU) at the Jordanian Ministry of Water and Irrigation during the period of 2000-2003, His Excellency was responsible for managing the PMU’s portfolio of projects, including the Greater Amman Water Sector Improvement Program, the Private Sector Participation Projects (PSP), in addition to other national water sector programs at a total value of $400 million. He also played a leading role in finalizing negotiations on behalf of the Jordanian Government in July 2009 for the Disi water project, a $1 billion project which will pump 100 million cubic meters of water 320 km from Disi in the south, to the capital Amman. He also led negotiations on behalf of the Government for the Khirbet Assamra wastewater project, one of the three most advanced water treatment plants in the World. The project, which is the outcome of a joint USAID and private sector funding venture, was constructed to treat 250 cubic meters of wastewater per day. On May 9, 2005 Abu Soud signed an agreement with Israel and the Palestinian Authority to proceed with a feasibility study for the Two Seas Canal
.
Prior to his ministerial tenure, he had an extensive career in construction, where he was directly involved in negotiating contract conditions, variation orders, claims with clients, consultants and sub-contractors with a number of Jordanian private sector companies between 1982 and 1985.
Abu Soud was also involved in several construction projects at the Royal Hashemite Court of Jordan between 1985 and 1990, which included the construction of governmental offices in Amman, an extension section at Al Nadwa Palace and the private offices of H.M Queen Noor, in addition to construction tasks at Basman Palace and Aqaba Palace.
He has also held a number of positions overseas in Dubai as Production Manager with Cloisall Company, between 1992 and 1994, and as the Building Division Manager at Lilley International between 1994 and 1997.
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
ian Government Cabinets, with his first appointment being that of Jordanian Minister of Transportation between 2000 and 2003. He also served as Jordanian Minister of Public Works and Housing in two cabinets between 2003 and 2005, and held the position of Jordanian Minister of Water and Irrigation in 2005, and once again between November 2007 and December 2009.
In 2010 he joined the board of directors of Consultus, a consulting firm encompassing departments in Economic Development, Water, Energy and Environment, Health, Good Governance, and Human Resources serving the MENA
MENA
The term MENA, for "Middle East and North Africa", is an acronym often used in academic, military planning and business writing.The term covers an extensive region, extending from Morocco to Iran, including the majority of both the Middle Eastern and Maghreb countries...
region.
Education
Abu Soud holds a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering and an MS in Construction Management from the University of MiamiUniversity of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
(1982). He has also completed extensive training experience gained through a diverse number of courses he attended through USAID and the John F. Kennedy School of Government
John F. Kennedy School of Government
The John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University is a public policy and public administration school, and one of Harvard's graduate and professional schools...
at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
.
Positions
He has held several key positions in a number of Jordanian Government Cabinets, with his first appointment being that of Jordanian Minister of Transportation between 2000 and 2003. He also served as Jordanian Minister of Public Works and Housing in two cabinets between 2003 and 2005, and held the position of Jordanian Minister of Water and Irrigation in 2005, and once again between November 2007 and December 2009.Serving as the Director of The Program Management Unit (PMU) at the Jordanian Ministry of Water and Irrigation during the period of 2000-2003, His Excellency was responsible for managing the PMU’s portfolio of projects, including the Greater Amman Water Sector Improvement Program, the Private Sector Participation Projects (PSP), in addition to other national water sector programs at a total value of $400 million. He also played a leading role in finalizing negotiations on behalf of the Jordanian Government in July 2009 for the Disi water project, a $1 billion project which will pump 100 million cubic meters of water 320 km from Disi in the south, to the capital Amman. He also led negotiations on behalf of the Government for the Khirbet Assamra wastewater project, one of the three most advanced water treatment plants in the World. The project, which is the outcome of a joint USAID and private sector funding venture, was constructed to treat 250 cubic meters of wastewater per day. On May 9, 2005 Abu Soud signed an agreement with Israel and the Palestinian Authority to proceed with a feasibility study for the Two Seas Canal
Two Seas Canal
The Red Sea-Dead Sea Canal is a proposed canal which would run from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea and provide electricity and potable water to Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian Authority. This proposal has a major role in plans for economic cooperation between Israelis, Jordanians and Palestinians,...
.
Prior to his ministerial tenure, he had an extensive career in construction, where he was directly involved in negotiating contract conditions, variation orders, claims with clients, consultants and sub-contractors with a number of Jordanian private sector companies between 1982 and 1985.
Abu Soud was also involved in several construction projects at the Royal Hashemite Court of Jordan between 1985 and 1990, which included the construction of governmental offices in Amman, an extension section at Al Nadwa Palace and the private offices of H.M Queen Noor, in addition to construction tasks at Basman Palace and Aqaba Palace.
He has also held a number of positions overseas in Dubai as Production Manager with Cloisall Company, between 1992 and 1994, and as the Building Division Manager at Lilley International between 1994 and 1997.