About the Director General
About the Director General
Name : Fawzi.Q. Abudanah
Academic Rank : Professor
Specialization : Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology
Administratively, the Department of Antiquities is considered one of the independent state departments in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. It has a special budget and is managed by a Director General who reports directly to His Excellency the Minister of Tourism and Antiquities. Seventeen directors have been managing the Department of Antiquities since its founding in 1923 until now, some of whom have served as directors more than once.
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