Salem Masadeh

Salem Masadeh (Arabic: سالم مساعده‎‎; born in the 1930s) is a lawyer and a former minister in the Jordanian government who has served in many positions.

Masadeh completed his high school in Jordan and graduated from Damascus University in 1954 with a with a law degree.

Masadeh started his career as a judge in the judery system in Jordan (1958-1970). He then took place as the governor of Amman, the capital of Jordan and deputy of the minister of Interior Affairs (1970-1972).

He was promoted to minister of Justice(1972-1974) in Ahmad AlLouzi's government, and in the following government he was minister of Finance(1974-1976). He then served briefly in Mudar's Badran's first government. In the next 3 years, he worked in the private sector as a lawyer. Then, in 1979, he was asked to serve as the minister of Finance again. When the prime minister, Shareef AbedElHameed Sharaf died suddenly of heart attack three years later, Masadeh continued as the finance minister during Mudar's Badran's third administration until 1984. He returned to the private sector for 5 years. In 1989, an economic crisis hit Jordan, after Zaid AlRifai's government. Salem Masadeh was called back into Shareef Zaid bin Shaker's government as vice prime minister, and minister of Interior affairs,. Eight months later, the prime minister resigned and Mudar Badran took office as the prime minister. Salem Masadeh was assigned again as the vice Prime minister and minister of Interior Affairs for the last time.

After retiring from the government Masadeh a position as a senate member, and as a member of board of trustees of several private and public corporations, including the Islamic Bank and Jordan Steel, and the University of Yarmouk.