Abdelmunim Rifai Explained

Office:18th Prime Minister of Jordan
Monarch1:Hussein
Term Start1:24 March 1969
Term End1:13 August 1969
Predecessor1:Bahjat Talhouni
Successor1:Bahjat Talhouni
Term Start2:27 June 1970
Term End2:16 September 1970
Monarch2:Hussein
Predecessor2:Bahjat Talhouni
Successor2:Mohammad Daoud Al-Abbasi
Birth Date:23 February 1917
Birth Place:Safad, Ottoman Palestine
Death Place:Amman, Jordan
Party:Independent

(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

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. Rifai was additionally one of Jordan's most prominent poets and penned the lyrics of the Jordanian national and royal anthem.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Shimoni, Yaakov. Biographical Dictionary of the Middle East (1991), p. 194.
  2. Web site: Jordan. nationalanthems.info.
  3. Web site: National Anthem. King Abdullah II Official Website.