Ahmad Toukan
Jordanian politician (1903–1981)
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Ahmad Toukan[a] (Arabic: أحمد طوقان, romanized: Aḥmad Ṭūqān; 15 August 1903 – 5 January 1981[1]) was a former Prime Minister of Jordan, died in early 1981 at the age of 78 after a prolonged illness, according to a spokesman cited by The New York Times.[2] He served as Prime Minister in 1970, during a period of military operations that led to the expulsion of the PLO guerrilla's Palestinian fighters from Jordan.[2]
Ahmad Tuqan | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait from 1960 | |
| Prime Minister of Jordan | |
| In office 26 September 1970 – 28 October 1970 | |
| Monarch | King Hussein |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Daoud Al-Abbasi |
| Succeeded by | Wasfi al-Tal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 August 1903 |
| Died | 5 January 1981 (aged 77) Amman, Jordan |
| Citizenship | Jordanian |
| Party | Independent |
| Education | BSc Engineering Sciences, American University of Beirut, 1925. |
| Profession | Lawyer and politician |
Life
Tuqan was born in Nablus, then part of the Ottoman Empire.[3] He was the eldest brother of Ibrahim Touqan and Fadwa Touqan, both of whom were poets.[4]
He was on the staff of the Arab College in Palestine during the British Mandatory period.[3]
He died in Jordan on 5 January 1981, aged 77, after a prolonged illness.[1] The Ahmad Toukan School in Amman is named in his honor.
Education and career
- BSc Engineering Sciences, American University of Beirut, 1925.[citation needed]
- MSc Physics, University of Oxford, 1929.[citation needed]
Toukan occupied the following high-ranking positions:
- UNESCO Expert and UNRWA Deputy Head of Education (1954–1961[citation needed]
- Education Expert at the International Bank for Reconstruction & Development (1962–1966)[citation needed]
- Minister (including Foreign Minister, Minister of State and Deputy Prime Minister during the years 1950–1970)[5]
- Prime Minister in 1970[5]
- Chief of the Royal Hashemite Court of Jordan in 1972[5]
- Chairman of University of Jordan's Board of Trustees in 1972.[citation needed]
See also
References
- Also romanized as Ahmad Tuqan.
