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ʿAbdul Munʿim Rifāʿī
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
RelationsZayd Rifāʿī (nephew)
Samīr Rifāʿī (brother)

ʿAbdul Munʿim Rifāʿī (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.

Life

ʿAbdul Munʿim Rifāʿī was born in Safad, Sanjak of Acre. He was the younger brother of Samīr Rifāʿī 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.

See also

References

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

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Preceded byBahjat Talhouni Prime Minister of Jordan
1969 		Succeeded byBahjat Talhouni
Preceded byBahjat Talhouni Prime Minister of Jordan
1970 		Succeeded byMohammad Daoud Al-Abbasi
Prime ministers of Jordan (list)
Emirate of Transjordan
(1921–1946)
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