Abdelmunim Rifai
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]
Abdul-Monem Rifai | |
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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 |
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| Born | 23 February 1917 Tyre, Lebanon |
| Died | 17 October 1985 (aged 68) Amman, Jordan |
| Political party | Independent |
Life
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. Rifai was additionally one of Jordan's most prominent poets and penned the lyrics of the Jordanian National Anthem.
See also
References
- Yaacov Shimoni, Biographical Dictionary of the Middle East, 1991, p.194
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