Eng. Samer A. Majali

President /Chairman of IATA

Nationality: Jordanian

Born in Amman, Sept. 14, 1957

Married with 3 children.

• 2003- Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Royal Jordanian.
  President & Chief Executive Officer
• 2001-2003 President & Chief Executive Officer of Royal Jordanian.
• 1998-2001 Various executive positions in Royal Jordanian with flight operations, Corporate planning, Information Technology and passenger services (see overleaf).
• 1983 M.Sc. Degree in Air transports management, Cranfield Institute of technology/UK. (Lloyds Aviation Economics Prize).
• 1979 B.Sc. Degree in Aeronautical Engineering and Design.
  Diploma of Industrial Studies, Loughbrough University of Technology, UK.
  Joined Royal Jordanian on the same year
• 1975 Graduated from Dean Close School in the United Kingdom.

• Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society/ UK.
• Chartered Engineer - Engineering Council / UK.
• Member of the Engineers Association of Jordan.
• Member of the Board, Royal Jordanian.
• Member of the Executive Committee, Royal Jordanian Investments.
• Member of the Royal Jordanian Privatization Committee.
• Member of the Board of Governors, IATA (Chairman 2008-2009).
• Member of the Executive Committee, Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO).
• Chairman of the Management Board, Royal Wings.
• Chairman of the Management Committee, Alia Hotel.
• Member of Board, Jordan Aircraft Maintenance Company (JorAMCo)
• Member of the Board, Arab Jordan Investment Bank.
• Member of the Board of the Board of Trustees, King Hussein Center for excellence.
• Member of the Board of Trustees, King Hussein Cancer Foundation.
• Member of the Board of Trustees, King Hussein Cancer & Biotechnology Institute.
• Member of the Board of Trustees, Jordan River Foundation.
• Member of the Higher National Council for Tourism.
• Member of the Tourism Strategy Steering Committee.
• Member of the Board, Jordan Tourism Board.
• Ex President, Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO), 2004
• Ex President, International Flight Catering Association (IFCA), 2001

• 1994-2001 Vice President/ Passenger Services Department (Airport & In-flight Services & Catering).
• 1994 Vice President/ Information System & Services Department.
• 1993-1994 Executive Assistant to the President/ Information System & Services Department (Data Processing & Communications).
• 1991-1992 Assistant Vice President/Technical Affairs and Operations Control Center / Flight Operations Department.
• 1989-1991 Assistant Vice President / Fleet Planning / Corporate Planning and Research Department.