Amer "Mohammad Baseem" Rafiq Khammash | |
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عامر "محمد بسيم" رفيق الخمّاش | |
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Jordanian Armed Forces | |
In office 9 October 1967 – 27 October 1968 | |
Monarch | Hussein I |
Prime Minister | Bahjat Talhouni |
Preceded by | Habis Al-Majali |
Succeeded by | Mashour Haditha Al-Jazy |
Minister of Transport | |
In office 13 August 1969 – 26 August 1969 | |
Minister of Defence | |
In office 30 June 1969 – 26 August 1969 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Al-Salt, Transjordan | 14 November 1924
Died | 13 February 2010 Amman, Jordan | (aged 85)
Resting place | Jordan |
Political party | Independent |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Jordan |
Branch/service | Royal Jordanian Army |
Years of service | 1941-1969 |
Rank | Lieutenant general |
Battles/wars | Palestine War (1947-49)Six-Day War (1967)War of Attrition (1967–70)Battle of Karameh (1968) |
Amer Khammash,OI OSJ SOR KStJ (14 November 1924, Al-Salt, Transjordan - 13 February 2010) was a Jordanian lieutenant general, political and personal adviser to King Hussein of Jordan, as well as being His Majesty's special representative, Chief of The Royal Hashemite Court twice and a five-term member of the Senate of Jordan.