Diplomatic agrément Diplomatic accreditation Ambassador Observations May 23, 1949 June 1, 1949 Yousef Haikal December 14, 1953 Legation was elevated to Embassy status December 7, 1953 December 14, 1953 Abdelmunim al-Rifai June 22, 1957 August 2, 1957 Yousef Haikal Dr. October 27, 1958 November 18, 1958 Madhat Ibraheem Jumaa October 6, 1959 October 20, 1959 Yousef Haikal Dr. October 26, 1962 December 5, 1962 Saad Jumaa October 28, 1965 November 16, 1965 Farhan Shubeilat August 28, 1967 August 30, 1967 Abdelhamid Sharaf March 21, 1972 March 27, 1972 Zuhayr Mahmud Al-Mufti June 6, 1973 June 14, 1973 Abdullah Salah May 5, 1980 June 6, 1980 Sherif Fawaz Sharaf October 20, 1981 October 26, 1981 Abdul Hadi Majali General, a younger brother of Abdelsalam al-Majali May 30, 1983 Sultan Lufti Charge d'Affaires June 29, 1983 May 22, 1985 Ibrahim Youssouf Ibrahim Izziddin May 17, 1985 May 22, 1985 Mohammed Kamal August 29, 1988 September 19, 1988 Hussein Hammami February 4, 1993 April 14, 1993 Fayez Tarawneh September 8, 1997 Marwan al-Muasher July 25, 2002 July 30, 2002 Karim Kawar a credential ceremony was held, but Karim Kawar was unable to attend.