title: Taher Masri
text: # Taher Masri
  
  Taher Nashat al-Masri (Arabic: طاهر المصري; born March 5, 1942) is a Jordanian politician who served as the 28th Prime Minister of Jordan from 19 June 1991 to 21 November 1991. He opposed the invasion of Iraq but reportedly wanted the Americans to stay in Iraq and keep it "out of the hands of the fundamentalists".
  
  He was the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Jordan from 1993 to 1995.
  
  He served on the Council on Foreign Relations since 2002 and is the league's commissioner for civil society. While Prime Minister, he pressed for changes to the election law.
  
  He served as the President of the Senate of Jordan from 17 December 2009 to 24 October 2013.
  
  ## Honors
  
  * Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (2020)
  