The Amman Master Plan gets shortlisted in this year's World Leadership Award

Presented annually in London, the World Leadership Awards celebrate the very best in modern city leadership whereby more than 400 cities across the world are asked to submit projects in a wide range of fields including: architecture, civil engineering, communication, culture, the arts, economy, education, science and technology, town planning, sports, transport, urban development and many others.

In light of this nomination, the Amman Master plan will be presented alongside other shortlisted projects before a committee of judges in London next month. Award winners will then be announced at a Presentation Ceremony scheduled to be held at the London Intercontinental Hotel on December 6th 2007.

"This prestigious distinction presents a true moment of pride not only for GAM but for all community members who were involved in the Amman Master Plan's development process," explained Mayor of Amman H.E. Mr. Omar Maani. "We at the Greater Amman Municipality feel that this recognition is humbling as we believe it took true leadership to overcome challenges. This achievement encourages all of us to work more and harder towards furthering the development of Amman. Although the Greater Amman Municipality is very proud of its achievements thus far, this recognition only encourages us to move forward. There is still more to be done."

The shortlisted cities were published by the World Leadership Award forum on September 20th 2007 where the city of Amman was recognized as a short-listed candidate within the Town Planning category alongside the cities of Ahmedabad, and Brampton.

The panel of judges presiding over this category will include some of the world's leading experts; they are selected primarily from five sources: academia, government, commerce, the professions and the media.