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King accepts credentials of new ambassadors

His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday accepted the credentials of Spanish Ambassador to the Kingdom Luis Pardo Cuerdo and several other newly appointed ambassadors at Basman Palace (Photo courtesy of Royal Court)
His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday accepted the credentials of Spanish Ambassador to the Kingdom Luis Pardo Cuerdo and several other newly appointed ambassadors at Basman Palace (Photo courtesy of Royal Court)
His Majesty King Abdullah accepts the credentials of Ambassador of Pakistan to Jordan Khurram Sarfraz Khan, during a ceremony at Basman Palace (Photo courtesy of Royal Court)
His Majesty King Abdullah accepts the credentials of Ambassador of Pakistan to Jordan Khurram Sarfraz Khan, during a ceremony at Basman Palace (Photo courtesy of Royal Court)
His Majesty King Abdullah accepts the credentials of Ambassador of Thailand to Jordan Jiraporn Jirampaikool, during a ceremony at Basman Palace (Photo courtesy of Royal Court)
His Majesty King Abdullah accepts the credentials of Ambassador of Thailand to Jordan Jiraporn Jirampaikool, during a ceremony at Basman Palace (Photo courtesy of Royal Court)
His Majesty King Abdullah accepts the credentials of Ambassador of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta to Jordan Giangiacomo Serena di Lapigio, during a ceremony at Basman Palace (Photo courtesy of Royal Court)
His Majesty King Abdullah accepts the credentials of Ambassador of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta to Jordan Giangiacomo Serena di Lapigio, during a ceremony at Basman Palace (Photo courtesy of Royal Court)
His Majesty King Abdullah accepts the credentials of Chad’s non-resident Ambassador to Jordan Oumar Teguen Idibei Berde, during a ceremony at Basman Palace (Photo courtesy of Royal Court)
His Majesty King Abdullah accepts the credentials of Chad’s non-resident Ambassador to Jordan Oumar Teguen Idibei Berde, during a ceremony at Basman Palace (Photo courtesy of Royal Court)
His Majesty King Abdullah accepts the credentials of New Zealand’s non-resident Ambassador to Jordan Greg Lewis, during a ceremony at Basman Palace (Photo courtesy of Royal Court)
His Majesty King Abdullah accepts the credentials of New Zealand’s non-resident Ambassador to Jordan Greg Lewis, during a ceremony at Basman Palace (Photo courtesy of Royal Court)
His Majesty King Abdullah accepts the credentials of Armenia’s non-resident Ambassador to Jordan Arsen Arakelyan, during a ceremony at Basman Palace (Photo courtesy of Royal Court)
His Majesty King Abdullah accepts the credentials of Armenia’s non-resident Ambassador to Jordan Arsen Arakelyan, during a ceremony at Basman Palace (Photo courtesy of Royal Court)
His Majesty King Abdullah accepts the credentials of Moldova’s non-resident Ambassador to Jordan Oleg Serebrian, during a ceremony at Basman Palace (Photo courtesy of Royal Court)
His Majesty King Abdullah accepts the credentials of Moldova’s non-resident Ambassador to Jordan Oleg Serebrian, during a ceremony at Basman Palace (Photo courtesy of Royal Court)
His Majesty King Abdullah accepts the credentials of Mauritania’s non-resident Ambassador to Jordan Taleb Al Mukhtar Al Sheikh Mohamed Al Mujtaba, during a ceremony at Basman Palace (Photo courtesy of Royal Court)
His Majesty King Abdullah accepts the credentials of Mauritania’s non-resident Ambassador to Jordan Taleb Al Mukhtar Al Sheikh Mohamed Al Mujtaba, during a ceremony at Basman Palace (Photo courtesy of Royal Court)
By JT | 19:28 May 18, 2026 |
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AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday accepted the credentials of a number of new ambassadors to Jordan.

His Majesty accepted the credentials of Ambassadors Khurram Sarfraz Khan of Pakistan, José Luis Pardo Cuerdo of Spain, Jiraporn Jirampaikool of Thailand, and Giangiacomo Serena di Lapigio of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, according to a Royal Court statement.

The King also accepted the credentials of non-resident Ambassadors Taleb Al Mukhtar Al Sheikh Mohamed Al Mujtaba of Mauritania, Oumar Teguen Idibei Berde of Chad, Greg Lewis of New Zealand, Arsen Arakelyan of Armenia, and Oleg Serebrian of Moldova.

Royal Hashemite Court Chief Yousef Issawi and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Nancy Namrouqa attended the ceremony, which was held at Basman Palace.

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