1. Personal Data:
Name: Fares Omar ArefDidan
Date of Birth: 11/May/1969
Marital Status: Married
Nationality: Jordanian
Home Town: Amman
County: Jordan
Email: faresdidan@gmail.com / fdadan@yahoo.com
Cell: +962775766300
Education
- High school 1988
- Jordanian National Police Academy 1989
Experience:
I served in the Jordanian National Police (Public Security Directorate, PSD) formore
than 20 years in numerous units. Upon retirement, I continued my service with
POLICE SPECIAL OPERATIONS, which is now a branch under the Jordanian
Gendarmerie.
The Gendarmerie has assigned me to the following positions due to my years of
experience working in the PSD and overseas in United Nations Police Peacekeeping
Missions.
• Liaison officer: Coordinating tasks with embassies (to include the US and
Israeli Embassies) regarding security matters and dignitary visits and
protection issues.
• Operation officer: I am one of the key members assigned to planning and
preparing for the operations focusing on tactical, logistical and technical and
issues.
• Administrative officer: Coordinating all administrative manpower issues at
Police Special Operation P.SO

2. • Training officer: I have conducted numerous training courses in tactical
operations and defensive driving for the close protection drivers conducting
dignitary protection
• Logistics Officer: Responsible for all types of tasks regarding research,
testing and supplying the P.S.O with various types of new equipment such as
new weapons, ammunition, vehicles, uniforms spare parts using my previous
experience as custom clerk representative for the Jordanian National Police.
Courses Attended:
- Advanced Tactical operations Course/ NYPD 2013 -2014-2015
- Advanced driving course /Training Driving Center TRIGO.
- Armored Vehicle Driver training course / Department of State(BSR)/ ATA
program USA
- Defensive Driving instructor course / Department of State (BSR)/ ATA
program USA.
- Unimproved/off road course1 / Department of State (BSR)/ ATA program
USA
- Technical storekeeper / Military technical collage
- Rg32 Scout operator course / transportation section / UNMIK may
2001.United Nation
- Rg32 Scout operator course / transportation section / UNMIK AUG 2001.
United Nation
- VIP Close protection course/ public security directorate / preventive security
training center.
- Basic preventive security course / public security directorate / preventive
security training center.
- Basic traffic course (66 hrs)/ public security directorate / Jordanian traffic
institute.
- Dignitary protection driving course/ public security directorate / preventive
security office / Jordanian traffic institute.
- Rescue diving course PADI.
- Emergency responder course (CPR (BLS)/AED/First Aid) PADI.

3. Previous Positons held:
- Liaison officer and administration supervisor / Public Security Directorate-
Special Protection Unit from March 2011 to present.
- Police officer from 1989 to 2010 – with a large portion of my career working
in Narcotics in Aqaba in both city, port and desert areas
- Maintenance director from Feb 2010 to Aug 2010/ HRH prince Hassan
palace.
- Workshop control officer 2004 – 2006 / public security directorate /
maintenance department.
- Workshop control officer 2006 – 2010 / public security directorate /
preventive security / dignitary protection unit.
- Transportation officer (MTO)/ Dignitary Drivers Trainer 2006 – 2010 / public
security directorate / preventive security / Dignitary protection unit.
- Close protection officer 2006 – 2010 /public security directorate / Preventive
security / dignitary protection unit. ( Special Branch )
- Administrative and supporting group commander 2008 –2010/ public security
directorate / preventive security / dignitary protection unit.
- Jordanian SPU / UNMIK / MAR 2001 – OCT 2001 (MTO / logistic officer/
Operations Officer / technical storekeeper). United Nations
- CIVPOL /UNMIK from 2003 – 2004 (Team leader / Intelligence Officer /
Investigator) Zubinpotok police station/ (regional MTO) Mitrovica region UN
HQ. United Nations
- Custom broker Aqaba port from 1998-2003 / public security directorate.
Languages:
• English : Fluent in speaking, reading and writing
• Arabic : Fluent, native language
Skills:
• Certified PADI rescue diver
• Advance knowledge of various Police computer systems and police
surveillance systems