Abdelmunim Rifai

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Abdul-Monem Rifai
18th Prime Minister of Jordan
In office
24 March 1969 – 13 August 1969
MonarchHussein
Preceded byBahjat Talhouni
Succeeded byBahjat Talhouni
In office
27 June 1970 – 16 September 1970
MonarchHussein
Preceded byBahjat Talhouni
Succeeded byMohammad Daoud Al-Abbasi
Personal details
Born(1917-02-23)23 February 1917
Safad, Ottoman Palestine
Died17 October 1985(1985-10-17) (aged 68)
Amman, Jordan
Political partyIndependent
RelationsZaid Rifai (nephew)

Abdul-Monem Rifai (ʻAbd al-Munʻim Rifāʻī) (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[edit]

Abdelmunim Al-Rifai was born in Safad, Sanjak of Acre, the younger brother of Samir Al-Rifai.[1] Rifai was Jordan's first Ambassador/Permanent Representative to the United Nations Headquarters in New York in 1956.[citation needed] Rifai was additionally one of Jordan's most prominent poets and penned the lyrics of the Jordanian National Anthem.[citation needed]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Yaacov Shimoni, Biographical Dictionary of the Middle East, 1991, p.194

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Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Jordan
1969
Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Jordan
1970
Succeeded by