Jordan's Intelligence Directorate (GID)

On Jordan by Aaron Magid

Feb 2, 202500:17:34News & Politics

Dr. Saud al-Sharafat, a former brigadier general in the Jordan General Intelligence (GID), joins the podcast to discuss his 29-year career in the agency. Sharafat, who also serves as the chairman of the Shorufat Center f...

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