Tareq Suheimat

Tareq Salah Attalla Suheimat (Arabic: طارق السحيمات) (23 September 1936 – 21 July 2014), was a distinguished Jordanian physician, nephrologist, military General, and statesman.

Born in the historic city of Al-Karak in southern Jordan, Suheimat studied in Amman's schools and then studied medicine in a number of universities, institutes and hospitals in the United Kingdom and the United States of America.

He joined the Jordanian Armed Forces where he reached the rank of Major General, and has held a number of senior responsibilities at both medical and governmental levels.

[1] He joined the Jordanian Armed Forces – the Royal Medical Services and has held several positions including: Some of the decorations Held: Tareq Suheimat is the son of MP Salah Suheimat and the grandson of Sheikh Attallah Suheimat, a national leader, who was a member of the First Legislative Council of the Emirate of Transjordan in 1929.

He has three children: His death was announced on 21 July 2014, corresponding to the twenty-third of the Holy Month of Ramadan.

Worked as a doctor accompanying the late King Hussein Bin Talal
Worked as doctor accompanying Prince Hassan bin Talal .
Dr. Tareq Suheimat was honored with a Jordanian military Funeral . He was buried in Amman , Jordan .