Fawzi Mulki

Fawzi El-Mulki (19101962) (Arabic: فوزي الملقي) was a Jordanian diplomat and politician. While serving as ambassador to the United Kingdom in the early 1950s, he befriended King Hussein, who was studying there.

Fawzi Mulki
فوزي الملقي
10th Prime Minister of Jordan
In office
5 May 1953  2 May 1954
MonarchHussein
Preceded byTawfik Abu al-Huda
Succeeded byTawfik Abu al-Huda
Jordanian Ambassador to France
In office
March 13, 1951  November 27, 1951
Preceded byHussein Nacer
Succeeded byVincent Auriol
Jordanian Ambassador to the United Kingdom
In office
November 1951  5 May 1953
Succeeded bySulayman al-Nabulsi
Jordanian Ambassador to Egypt
In office
1947–1947
Preceded byAwni Abd al-Hadi
Succeeded byBaha Toukan
Personal details
Born1910
Irbid, Ottoman Empire
Died1962 (aged 5152)
ChildrenHani Al-Mulki
Alma materAmerican University of Beirut
University of Edinburgh

In 1953 Hussein appointed al-Mulki to be the 10th Prime Minister of Jordan. He was dismissed in 1954 after his liberal policies caused riots throughout the country.

Career

References

  1. The Middle East and North Africa, 1961, p. 492


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