Saad Jumaa Explained

Saad Jumaa
Birthname:	Saad Mohammad Juma
Office:	17th Prime Minister of Jordan
Term Start:	23 April 1967
Term End:	7 October 1967
Predecessor:	Hussein ibn Nasser
Successor:	Bahjat Talhouni
Birth Place:	Tafilah, Jordan
Death Place:	London, United Kingdom
Residence:	Amman
Party:	Independent
Alma Mater:	Damascus University
Profession:	Writer, Thinker

Saad Mohammad Jumaa Alayoubi (ar|سعد محمد جمعة الأيوبي; 1916 – 19 August 1979)^[1] was a Jordanian politician, writer and poet who served as the 17th Prime Minister of Jordan in 1967.^{[2] [3]}

Biography

Saad Jumaa was born in Tafilah, Ottoman Empire, in 1916 to the family of Alayoubi of Damascene origin.^[4]

Jumaa was a writer and intellectual. He completed his secondary education in Salt before pursuing a degree in law at Damascus University, from which he graduated in 1947.

Jumaa passed away on 19 August 1979 in London, United Kingdom.

Career

Jumaa held the following positions and offices:^[5]

• Director General of Press and Publications (1948–1949)
• Head of the Political Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1949–1950)
• Secretary to the Prime Minister (1950–1954)
• Vice-Minister of Interior (1954)
• Mayor of Amman (1954–1958)
• Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs (1958–1959)
• Ambassador to Iran, then Syria (1959–1962)
• Ambassador to the United States of America (1962–1965)
• Chief of the Royal Hashemite Court (1965)
• Prime Minister and Defence Minister (1967)
• Member of the Senate (1967–1969)
• Ambassador at Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1969)
• Ambassador to the United Kingdom (1969–1970)

Honours

• : Honorary Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (1965).^[6]

First class of the Order of Homayoun.^[7]

Chinese First Class Medal.http://www.pm.gov.jo/content/141215081914/%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%B3%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%87.html

Order of Merit of the Italian Republic -1st Class / Knight Grand Cross.^[3]

Order of the Star of Jordan.^[3]

Publications

• (Society of hatred), Arab Publisher House, Arabic, 1971.
• (God or destruction), Arabic.
• (The conspiracy and battle of fate), Arab Publisher House, Arabic, 1968.
• (The sons of snakes), Arabic.

See also

• List of prime ministers of Jordan

External links

• Prime Ministry of Jordan website

Notes and References

1. Web site: تتمة الأعلام - ج 1 - آدم - عبد اللطيف. IslamKotob. Google Books.
2. Web site: سعد جمعة.. رئيس وزراء جرحته الأحداث وأحبطتـه الهزيمـة وأوجعتـه مـرارة النكسة. 2021-07-26. جريدة الدستور الاردنية. ar.
3. Web site: رئاسة الوزراء - دولة السيد سعد جمعه. 2021-07-26. www.pm.gov.jo.
4. Web site: 2009-10-11. المدينة نيوز - آل جمعةالأيوبي. 2021-07-26. www.almadenahnews.com.
5. Web site: Saad Jumaa's CV at the Prime Ministry of Jordan website.
6. Web site: Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1965..
7. Web site: رئاسة الوزراء - دولة السيد سعد جمعه . https://web.archive.org/web/20160719230444/http://www.pm.gov.jo/content/141215081914/%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%B3%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%87.html . 2016-07-19 . 2021-07-26 . www.pm.gov.jo.