Sa'ad Khair

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Sa'ad Pasha Khair
Field Marshal
, Pasha
RelativesBasheer Khair (Father}

Saeed Pasha Khair (Grandfather) Akef Al-Fayez (Cousin)

Trad Al-Fayez (Cousin)

Sa'ad Pasha Khair was the leading Jordanian Intelligence and Security official from 2000 till 2005 and one of only four who held the rank of Field Marshal in Jordanian history apart from the Kings of Jordan.[1]

Background

Sa'ad was born to an influential family in

Mithqal Pasha Al-Fayez.[2] His father Basheer was the Governor of Amman in 1951-1952.[3]

Sa'ad passed away in Vienna in December of 2009 from a heart attack.[4]

Career

Between 2000 and 2005, Sa'ad Khair was the head of the newly formed Jordanian National Security Agency,

War on Terror. He participated in the CIA extraordinary rendition of people suspected by the US government of being terrorists.[6]

Khair's work during this period is considered instrumental and extraordinary by the intelligence community generally and the CIA specifically. Head of the CIA at the time George Tenet described Khair as a "superstar" in global intelligence for his role. Another CIA operative who worked closely with Khair said that he (Khair) "set the standard for how we do it".[7]

King Abdullah II mentioned in his book that Khair was the one who discovered and stopped an Iraqi plot to poison the water supply in Zarqa and nearby locations which would have killed thousands of innocent Jordanians.[8]

Suisse secrets

During the

Suisse secrets investigation it became known that he had one Credit Suisse account of more than 28 million Swiss francs, even though he qualified as a politically exposed person. His brother and wife held accounts of 13 and 6 million francs, respectively.[6]

In popular culture

The character ‘Hani Salaam’ in the

Jordanian government.[9]

‘Hani Salaam’ was portrayed by British actor Mark Strong, whose performance in the film got particular critical acclaim because of its notable suavity and illusiveness, which according to the original author reflected the personality of Sa’ad Khair.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "King promotes Gen. Saad Khair to Field Marshal". The Royal Hashemite Court. 5 May 2005.
  2. ISBN 978-0-8047-9934-8
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  3. ISBN 978-0-8047-9934-8
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  4. ^ "Field Marshal Saad Khair passes away". Ammon News. 9 December 2009.
  5. New York, New York: Viking Press
    , 2011, p. 221
  6. ^ a b NDR, OCCRP, Daraj, Süddeutsche Zeitung (2022-02-21). "Bank of Spies: Credit Suisse Catered to Global Intelligence Figures". Retrieved 2022-02-21.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Ignatius, David (14 December 2009). "Pasha of the spies". The Oregonian.
  8. ISBN 978-1-101-19013-5
    .
  9. ^ a b Ignatius, David (2009-12-13). "Jordan's ex-spy chief wasn't too good to be true". MTV.com. Washington Post. Retrieved 2012-08-26.

External links

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