Ahmad Obeidat (Arabic: احمد عبيدات) (born 18 November 1938) is a former Jordanian politician[1] and senior member of the Obeidat family who served as the 26th Prime Minister of Jordan from 10 January 1984 to 4 April 1985.
- Officer, Ministry of Finance, Customs Department, 1962.
- Prime Minister January 1984 – April 1985.
[2] He was a member of the Senate for several periods during his active time since 1984.
Obeidat was first a member of the Jordan Bar Association since 9 July 1985; UNDP goodwill ambassador in 1990, founder and member of Jordan Environment Society 1986–2003, and is now currently the chairman of the board of trustees; founding member and chairman of the Jordan National Society for Consumer Protection, 1989; chairman of the Royal Committee for Drafting the National Charter, 1990–1991;[3] deputy chairman of the Royal Human Rights Commission, appointed on 23 March 2000;[4] deputy chairman of the Royal Commission for Judicial Reform, appointed on 31 August 2000; chairman of the board of trustees of the National Center for Human Rights, 19 February 2003 – 1 July 2008; member of the board of trustees of the Arab Anti-Corruption Organization; attorney and legal consultant practicing in his private law firm ‘Obeidat Law’, one of the biggest law firms in the Middle East, as of 1985.