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Amman – In an exclusive interview with Rum News Agency and Al Shahed Media Group, Senate member and tribal leader Raakan Al-Fawaz shared insights on key political and local issues, as well as the latest developments in Jordan and the region.

Al-Fawaz dismissed Israel’s recent publication of maps including parts of Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria, calling it a fabrication and part of its long history of falsehoods.

On Jordan’s budget, Al-Fawaz, who spent 30 years in the public sector, praised Prime Minister Jaafar Hassan’s early performance but noted that Jordan’s financial resources remain limited, with successive governments presenting budgets of similar scale. He described Hassan’s field visits as a "double-edged sword" given the country's constrained budget.

Discussing political representation, Al-Fawaz expressed his ambition to become a minister, highlighting the absence of a Northern Badia representative in the Cabinet for some time. He emphasised that Jordan’s Bedouin tribes remain the backbone of the nation and criticised past officials who sidelined them.

Al-Fawaz also recounted personal stories about his late father, Sheikh Hamadeh Al-Fawaz, who was treated at the Mayo Clinic by order of King Hussein. He described his father’s passing as the most painful moment of his life. He also recalled King Hussein referring to his father as a “scholar sheikh” and noted that former Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour had once rectified a professional injustice against him by appointing him as a parliamentary affairs adviser.

Reflecting on his career, Al-Fawaz said his happiest moments were being appointed as a Prime Ministry official and later as a Senate member.