Raed Abu Soud

[2] In 2010 he joined the board of directors of Nama'a/Consultus, a boutique consulting firm encompassing departments in Economic Development, Water, Energy and Environment, Health, Good Governance, and Human Resources serving the MENA region.

He has also completed extensive training experience gained through a diverse number of courses he attended through USAID and the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

He also led negotiations on behalf of the Government for the Khirbet Assamra wastewater project, one of the three most advanced water treatment plants in the World.

The project, which is the outcome of a joint USAID and private sector funding venture, was constructed to treat 250 cubic meters of wastewater per day.

Prior to his ministerial tenure, he had an extensive career in construction, where he was directly involved in negotiating contract conditions, variation orders, claims with clients, consultants and sub-contractors with a number of Jordanian private sector companies between 1982 and 1985.