Jordan: the first woman ambassador since 32 years

A Jordanian official source said on Thursday that the first secretary general of the ministry of Tourism Alya' Hatouq Bouran was appointed as Jordan's ambassador to Belgium to be therefore the first Jordanian to assume a high ranking diplomatic post since more 30 years.

Alya' Bouran ( 45 year old) is married and a mother for two children.

She has a doctorate in Environment sciences. She has 26 written works in the area of the environment and sustainable development. She taught at the Jordanian university between 1984- 1988.

Only one Jordanian woman had the title of the ambassador. This was in 1969 when Lourise Hallas was appointed as the assistant for Jordan's permanent representative at the UN.