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Board of Directors

Board of Directors

Jordan Phosphate Mines Company is a public shareholding company in Jordan, managed by a board of directors responsible for determining the company's strategies and directions, and overseeing its affairs.

Representative of the Private Sector
Chairman of the Board

H.E. Dr. Mohammad Thneibat
Chairman of the Board

  • Previously: held several official positions, most recently as Deputy Prime Minister for Services and Minister of Education.
  • Education: Holds the title of a Professor, and he holds the following academic degrees:
  • Ph.D. in Administrative Sciences
  • Master of Political Science.
  • Master of Science in Management
  • Bachelor’s degree in Economics & Administrative Sciences

Date of Election: March 28th, 2017.

Private Sector Representative

H.E. Professor Dr. Ibrahim Al-Jazy
Board Member

H.E. currently holds the position of lawyer and managing partner at Al-Jazy & Co.-Advocates and Legal Consultants; President of the International Law Association – Jordan Branch; member of the Executive Committee of the National Committee for International Humanitarian Law; member of the Jordan Bar Association; member of the Jordanian–British Association; member of the International Bar Association; member of the International Law Association in London; Board Member of the Middle East International Law Association; and member of the International Nuclear Law Association in Belgium.

Previously held several official positions, including:

Minister of State for Prime Ministry Affairs; Minister of Justice in the Jordanian Government; Minister of State for Legal Affairs in the Jordanian Government; Professor of International Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Jordan; Executive Director of the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Center in the State of Qatar; Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Jordan; Legal Advisor at the Jordan University Hospital; and Secretary to the Chairman of the Sub-Committee on the Protection of Human Rights at the United Nations in Geneva

Education:
Ph.D. in International Law, Master’s in International Human Rights Law, Bachelor’s in Law.

Date of Appointment: 3/12/2025

Representative to Government Investments Management Company:

H.E. Faris Eid Mufleh Al-Qatarneh
Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors

Current position: Chief Executive Officer of Baynouna Solar Energy (Masdar), and Board Member at Jordan Wind Company (Tafilah), and Chairman at The Link Group Limited, and member of Middle East Holding (Middle East Insurance), Vice Chairman of the Board of Northern Cement, and a Senior Advisor to Saudi Pan Kingdom Holding (SAPAC), member of the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO)\ Jordan, and Jordan Board Association as well as the Jordan Intellectual Property Association.

 

  Previously: held several official positions including:

  • Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs.
  • Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister.
  • An Ambassador and Chief of Protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
  • Assistant Chief of the Royal Protocol at the Royal Hashemite Court.

 

  Education: LLM in Law, B.A. in Law   

Date of Appointment: Februray 14th , 2025

Representative to Government Investments Management Company

H.E. Mr. Feras Munther Maichel Qarrain

Current position: Deputy CEO at Alia - Royal Jordanian Airlines and member of Board of Directors in National Resources Investment and Development Corporation Jordan Airports Company and Abdali Boulevard Company and Jordan Aircraft Maintenance Limited (JORAMCO), and a licensed public accountant in Jordan and a member of the Jordanian Association of Certified Public Accountants.

Previously Occupied: Executive Vice President\ Finance and Resources and Chief Financial Officer at RJ and General Manager at Al Rajhi Cement Holding Company and Deputy General Manager of Finance in several companies including Abdali Investment and Development Company and Al Rajhi Cement Holding Company and Zara Investment Holding Company and Audit  Manager at Ernst & Young and Arthur Andersen.

Education:  Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and holds  a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the United States.

Date of Appointment: Februray 14th , 2025

Representative of Social Security Corporation

H.E. Prof. Dr. Qais Mahafzah

Current Position: Attorney at law & legal Consultant\ Senior Partner at Gedara for legal Services & Arbitration (GLSA) 

Professor of Commercial Law at the Faculty of Law\ University of Jordan

Education: Ph.D. in Maritime Commercial Law, LLM in Commercial Law and LLB in Law.

Date of Appointment: August 18th, 2024

Representatives of INDIAN POTASH LIMITED:

H.E. Mr. K.J. Patel

Current Position: Managing Director of Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative limited (IFFCO)

 

 Previously Occupied: key role in enhancing operational excellence at Oman India Fertiliser Company, and accupied several senior technical and administrative positions at different units in IFFCO.

 

He is also a BOD member in the following companies: Jordan India Fertiliser Company (JIFCO)- Jordan, and Oman India Fertiliser Company (OMIFCO) - Oman, Kisan International Trading FZE - Dubai and IFFCO Kisan Logistics Ltd. (IKLL) -  India and IFFCO Kisan SEZ -  India and IFFCO e-Bazar Ltd. – India and Indian Potash Ltd. - India and IFFCO Kisan Finance Ltd. – India and IFFCO Tokio General Insurance Ltd. – India and National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) Council -  India.

 

   Education: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

 

 Date of Appointment: August 13th , 2025

Representative of INDIAN POTASH LIMITED

H.E. Dr. P.S. Gahlaut

Current Position: Managing Director of Indian Potash Limited (IPL)             

Education: 

  • Ph.D. in Business Management
  • B.Sc. in Chemistry 

Date of Appointment: May 30th , 2024

On April 29th, 2024 a new Board of Directors has been elected.

Representatives of Kisan International Trading FZE

H.E. Mr. Dileep Sanghani

Current Position: Chairman of: IFFCO, NCUI, GUJCOMASOL, NIRB, PHDCCI, NEDAC, and WCOOP-EF.

Previously Occupied: Member of Parliament, Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), and Cabinet Minister for Agriculture, Cooperation, Law & Justice, Parliamentary Affairs, Prison, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, and Cow Breeding

Education: B.A., B.Com., LL.B.

Date of Appointment: January 6th , 2026

Representative of Kuwait Investment Authority

H.E. Mr. Edrees Musaed Ahmad

Current position: Director of the European Equity Division, Equity Department, Maretable Securities Sector\ Kuwait Investment Authority 

Education:

  • M.Sc of Economics Business Administration
  • B.Sc. in of Science Economics

Date of Appointment: October 14th , 2024

Higher Management

Eng. Abdel Wahab Al Rowwad Cheif Excecutive Officer
General Manager

Eng. Abdel Wahab AlRowwad assumed his assignment as CEO \ General Manager of Jordan Phosphate Mines Company PLC (JPMC) as on 18 November 2019.    

  • Born on 1 September, 1963, in Ma’an, Jordan
  • A Chemical Engineer in Academic from prestigious University of Jordan in 1986.    
  • Started his professional career in 1989 with JPMC Aqaba Fertilizer Complex.
  • Deputed to Indo-Jordan Chemicals Co. (100% subsidiary of JPMC Group) in 1995.
  • Promoted as General Manager of IJC in 2017; where he proven the excellence by taking the Company into a next level by achieving highest ever profit figure in the history of the Company from the previous year’s low performances.  During his tenure as GM of IJC, the Company has achieved many mile stones and tremendous performance.
  • Expertised in Technical issues and strategic business development.
  • Guided more on various subjects of Production, Safety and strategic significance throughout his professional career.
  • Participated in various International Conferences, Seminars and published many technical papers on Productivity of Phosphate products.

He currently holds the following positions:

  • Chairman of the Industrial Ports Company
  • Vice Chairman of the Arab Fertilizer Association
  • Chairman of the Subcommittee for Tenders.
  • Board Member of the Japanese Company, serving as the General Manager
  • Member of the Supervisory Committee of the Jordanian-Indian Chemicals Company
  • Board Member of the Jordan Chamber of Industry, representing the mining sector
  • Member of the Board of Trustees of Al Hussein Bin Talal University
  • Recipient of the Best Scientific Research Award in the Arab World from the Arab Fertilizer Association
  • Named one of the strongest CEOs in the Middle East for 2023 and 2024 according to Forbes Middle East rankings
  • Advisory Board Member at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Jordan, for the years 2024/2025