Samir Al-Rifai
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Samir al-Rifai سمير الرفاعي | |
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| 8th Prime Minister of Jordan | |
| In office 27 March 1963 – 21 April 1963 | |
| Monarch | Hussein |
| Preceded by | Wasfi al-Tal |
| Succeeded by | Hussein ibn Nasser |
| In office 18 May 1958 – 6 May 1959 | |
| Monarch | Hussein |
| Preceded by | Ibrahim Hashem |
| Succeeded by | Hazza' al-Majali |
| In office 8 January 1956 – 22 May 1956 | |
| Monarch | Hussein |
| Preceded by | Ibrahim Hashem |
| Succeeded by | Sa`id al-Mufti |
| In office 4 December 1950 – 25 July 1951 | |
| Monarchs | Talal Abdullah I |
| Preceded by | Sa`id al-Mufti |
| Succeeded by | Tawfik Abu al-Huda |
| In office 4 February 1947 – 28 December 1947 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah I |
| Preceded by | Ibrahim Hashem |
| Succeeded by | Tawfik Abu al-Huda |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 1943–1944 | |
| Prime Minister | Tawfik Abu Al-Huda |
| Preceded by | Shukri Shashaa |
| Succeeded by | Moussallam Al-Attar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 January 1901 Safed, Beirut Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 12 October 1965 (aged 64) Amman, Jordan |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | American University of Beirut |
Samir al-Rifai (Arabic: سمير الرفاعي; 30 January 1901 – 12 October 1965) was a Palestinian politician in Jordan. He served several terms as the 8th Prime Minister of Jordan. He was born in Safed, Palestine.
Al-Rifai served under Kings Abdullah I, Talal and Hussein:
- Minister of Finance from 1943 to 1944[1]
- Prime Minister of the Emirate of Transjordan from 15 October 1944 to 19 May 1945
- Prime Minister of the Emirate of Transjordan from 19 May 1945 to 25 May 1946
- Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan from 4 December 1950 to 25 July 1951
- Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan from 8 January 1956 to 22 May 1956
- Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan from 18 May 1958 to 6 May 1959
- Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan from 27 March 1963 to 21 April 1963
- President of the Senate of Jordan from 10 July 1963 to 1 November 1965[2]
He was the father of Prime Minister Zaid al-Rifai and the grandfather of Prime Minister Samir Rifai.
He died in Amman, aged 64.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Financial Ministers". mof.gov.jo.
- ^ "Previous Councils - The Senate of Jordan". Senate of Jordan. 12 January 2019.
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