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Prior to that, he founded and managed a number of companies in Jordan, mainly in the industrial sector. Al-Salem also has an extensive record of public service that spans over 12 years starting as a Member of the Board of the Central Bank of Jordan in the year 2000 and as the Minister of Labor, Minister of Finance, and a Senator in the Upper House of the Jordanian Parliament.

Today, Al-Salem continues to serve on the boards of several organizations in the private and public sectors such as Queen Rania Foundation and University of Jordan. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College – UK

H.E. Eng. Bassem Khalil AlSalem
Board Member

Mr. Bassem holds the following positions in several leading entities:

  • Chairman of the Board of Directors for Capital Bank Group in April 2010.
  • Assumed several positions in the Government of Jordan, including a two-term tenure as both the Minister of Labor and Minister of Finance between 2005 and 2009.
  • Chairman of the Association of Banks in Jordan in April 2021.
  • Board member in various private and public corporations, including the General Mining Corporation and Royal Jordanian.

 

He participated previously in the following companies:

  • Chairman of the Board of King’s Academy.
  • Chairman of the Board of Social Security Corporation (2005-2009)
  • Board member in Central Bank of Jordan.
  • Member of the Jordanian Senate (2010-2011).