Samir Al-Rifai
Jordanian politician (1901–1965)
سمير الرفاعي![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Samir_Al-Rifai_portrait.jpg)
27 March 1963 – 21 April 1963
18 May 1958 – 6 May 1959
8 January 1956 – 22 May 1956
4 December 1950 – 25 July 1951
Abdullah I
4 February 1947 – 28 December 1947
1943–1944
Safed, Beirut Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Amman, Jordan
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
References
External links
- Prime Ministry of Jordan website
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Preceded by | Prime Minister of Jordan 1947 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Prime Minister of Jordan 1950–1951 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Prime Minister of Jordan 1956 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Prime Minister of Jordan 1958–1959 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Prime Minister of Jordan 1963 | Succeeded by |
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(1921–1946)
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(1946–)
- Hashem
- S. Al-Rifai
- T. Al-Huda
- Mufti
- S. Al-Rifai
- T. Al-Huda
- F. Mulki
- T. Al-Huda
- Mufti
- H. Majali
- Hashem*
- S. Al-Rifai
- Mufti
- Hashem
- Nabulsi
- Khalidi
- Hashem
- Al-Rifai
- H. Majali
- Talhouni
- Tal
- S. Al-Rifai
- ibn Nasser
- Talhouni
- Tal
- ibn Nasser
- Jumaa
- Talhouni
- A. Al-Rifai
- Talhouni
- A. Al-Rifai
- Al-Abbasi†
- Toukan
- Tal
- Lawzi
- Z. Al-Rifai
- M. Badran
- Sharaf
- Rimawi
- M. Badran
- Obeidat
- Z. Al-Rifai
- ibn Shaker
- M. Badran
- Masri
- ibn Shaker
- Majali
- ibn Shaker
- Kabariti
- A. Majali
- Tarawneh
- Rawabdeh
- Abu Al-Ragheb
- Fayez
- A. Badran
- Bakhit
- Dahabi
- Rifai
- Bakhit
- A. Khasawneh
- Tarawneh
- Esour
- H. Mulki
- Razzaz
- B. Al-Khasawneh
* interim † military
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