Abdul Karim al-Kabariti (/ˈɑːbdʊl kəˈriːm æl kɑːbəˈriːti/ ⓘ AHB-duul kə-REEM al kah-bə-REE-tee; Arabic: عبد الكريم الكباريتي; born 15 December 1949) is a Jordanian politician and businessman who was the 30th Prime Minister of Jordan from 4 February 1996 to 9 March 1997.
[4] Kabariti was granted an Honorary Doctorate degree in Business Administration for his significant contribution to the financial sector across the Middle East and for his commitment to education and the political process in Jordan from Coventry University in 2015.
[7][1] King Hussein instructed Kabariti to "effect a total and comprehensive overhaul of the state apparatus and its upper echelons and to propagate awareness among young people in a pure and white revolution.
Kabariti became known for his positive attitude toward reform, openness toward journalists and his support of closer relationships with both Syria and Gulf Countries and less close relations with Iraq.
Kabariti and King Hussein would meet several times in the United States where they were briefed by the CIA about plans for a military coup in Iraq in cooperation with the Iraqi National Congress (INA) led by Iyad Allawi.
Shortly after the publication of the interview, Saddam Hussein had arrested key plotters in the military and informed the CIA team in Amman of the failure of their plans on the captured communication device.
[12][7] In the aftermath of the riots, King Hussein, evidently privy to the scheme, instructed the government to release all in prison for charges related to the disturbances in Kerak.
[14] In 2021, leaked financial documents shared by the ICIJ known as the Pandora Papers revealed that Kabariti was linked to two offshore companies in the British Virgin Islands that had $1.5 million in accounts at Jordan Kuwait Bank in 2013.