Khaberni - Jordanian businessman and investor Ziad Al-Manaseer launched a shocking stance when he revealed that his office continuously receives dozens of requests from state officials to appoint their children and acquaintances in ways that have nothing to do with justice or professionalism. He mentioned that some of them even resort to blatant extortion as if the positions and the resources of the nation are personal inheritance.
In a candid conversation in a session with close informants aware of the situation, Al-Manaseer explained that he firmly rejects any appointment based on nepotism or favoritism, which has led a number of officials to fight him and tighten the squeeze on his projects, resorting to fabricating rumors and slanders whenever they fail to impose their desires.
Al-Manaseer expressed his intense displeasure that practices like these destroy the investment environment in Jordan and blatantly contradict the vision and directives of His Majesty King Abdullah II, who travels the world, east and west, and travels to the farthest countries to attract investments with his own hands, at a time when some position holders inside the country fail those efforts and repel investors with behaviors that do not befit a nation that is supposed to welcome investment, not drive it away.
Al-Manaseer confirmed that any official who requests a job for his wife or children or any acquaintance and is met with rejection, or who is asked to pay a bill in exchange for buying goods and then does not get what he wants, immediately turns to spreading lies out of weaving and revenge, urging people not to be deceived by these fictitious stories promoted by those with narrow interests.
Ziad Al-Manaseer is one of the most prominent businessmen in Jordan and the region, and the owner of one of the largest economic groups that has provided thousands of job opportunities and contributed to supporting the national economy, at a time when he is still committed to working according to the vision of His Majesty King Abdullah II to build a secure and fair investment environment, away from corruption and more aggressive pressure or more formal or more concise.
