Ashraf Kurdi
Ashraf Kurdi | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1937 |
| Died | April 5, 2012 |
Ashraf Ali Saydo Al-Kurdi (1937 – April 5, 2012) was a Jordanian politician and physician.[1] He served as the former Minister of Health of Jordan, was a former member of the Jordanian Senate,[2] and was the personal physician to Palestinian President Yasser Arafat.[3]
Education
[edit]Ashraf was born in Amman in 1937 to a family whose roots trace back to the Diyarbakir region in Turkey. His great-grandfather had migrated to Jordan in the 19th century. Ashraf Al-Kurdi traveled to Iraq to complete his secondary education in Baghdad, where he earned the Iraqi baccalaureate. Subsequently, he enrolled in the College of Medicine at the University of Baghdad, from which he obtained a bachelor's degree in Medicine and Surgery.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Al-Kurdi is married and has four sons: Omar, Khaled, Luai, and Talal.[5]
Awards
[edit]Ashraf Al-Kurdi was bestowed with the following medals:
- The Jordanian Order of Independence, in 1970.[6]
- The Jordanian Order of the Star, in 1979.[7]
- The Jordanian Order of Dignity.[8]
- The Jordanian Order of Meritorious Service.[9]
- The Star of Palestine, awarded by Palestinian President Yasser Arafat.[10]
- The Star of Jerusalem, in 2005, awarded by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.[11]
- The Order of Al-Hussein for Distinguished Contributions, in 2007.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "وفاة الدكتور أشرف الكردي الطبيب الخاص للشهيد الرئيس ياسرعرفات | دنيا الوطن". web.archive.org. 2022-07-24. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
- ^ "مجلس الاعيان السابع عشر | مجلس الأعيان". web.archive.org. 2022-07-24. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
- ^ "الكردي يتعاون لكشف أسباب وفاة عرفات". إيلاف (in Arabic). 14 October 2005. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "أشرف الكردي: سيرة ممتدة لا يحفل صاحبها بالتواريخ". عمون (in Arabic). 21 November 2008. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "الذكرى السنوية الأولى لوفاة طبيب الأعصاب أشرف الكردي الجمعة". وكالة الأنباء الأردنية (in Arabic). 3 April 2013. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "معالي الدكتور اشرف الكردي". مجلس الأعيان الأردني (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "معالي الدكتور اشرف الكردي". مجلس الأعيان الأردني (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "معالي الدكتور اشرف الكردي". مجلس الأعيان الأردني (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "معالي الدكتور اشرف الكردي". مجلس الأعيان الأردني (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "معالي الدكتور اشرف الكردي". مجلس الأعيان الأردني (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "أوسمة فلسطينية رفيعة للكردي وشومان والشخشير وجردانة". الرأي (in Arabic). 26 June 2005. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "جلالة الملك ينعم بأوسمة الشرف على أردنيين خدموا ويخدمون وطنهم". kingabdullah.jo (in Arabic). 5 February 2007. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.