Abdelmunim Rifai
ʿAbdul Munʿim Rifāʿī | |
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18th Prime Minister of Jordan | |
In office 24 March 1969 – 13 August 1969 | |
Monarch | Hussein |
Preceded by | Bahjat Talhouni |
Succeeded by | Bahjat Talhouni |
In office 27 June 1970 – 16 September 1970 | |
Monarch | Hussein |
Preceded by | Bahjat Talhouni |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Daoud Al-Abbasi |
Personal details | |
Born | (1917-02-23)23 February 1917 Safad, Ottoman Palestine |
Died | 17 October 1985(1985-10-17) (aged 68) Amman, Jordan |
Political party | Independent |
Relations | Zayd Rifāʿī (nephew) Samīr Rifāʿī (brother) |
ʿAbdul Munʿim Rifāʿī (23 February 1917 – 17 October 1985) was a Jordanian diplomat and political figure of Palestinian descent, who served two non-consecutive terms as the 18th Prime Minister of Jordan in 1969 and 1970.[1]
Life
ʿAbdul Munʿim Rifāʿī was born in Safad, Sanjak of Acre. He was the younger brother of Samīr Rifāʿī[1] and the uncle of Zayd Rifāʿī. He was Jordan's first Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in 1956.[citation needed] Rifai was additionally one of Jordan's most prominent poets and penned the lyrics of the Jordanian national and royal anthem.[2][3]
See also
References
External links
- Prime Ministry of Jordan website
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Preceded by | Prime Minister of Jordan 1969 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Prime Minister of Jordan 1970 | Succeeded by |
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