Fawzi Mulki
Jordanian diplomat and politician (1910-1962)
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Fawzi Al-Mulki (1910–1962; 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 | |
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| فوزي الملقي | |
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| 10th Prime Minister of Jordan | |
| In office 5 May 1953 – 2 May 1954 | |
| Monarch | Hussein |
| Preceded by | Tawfik Abu al-Huda |
| Succeeded by | Tawfik Abu al-Huda |
| Jordanian Ambassador to France | |
| In office March 13, 1951 – November 27, 1951 | |
| Preceded by | Hussein Nacer |
| Succeeded by | Vincent Auriol |
| Jordanian Ambassador to the United Kingdom | |
| In office November 1951 – 5 May 1953 | |
| Succeeded by | Sulayman al-Nabulsi |
| Jordanian Ambassador to Egypt | |
| In office 1947–1947 | |
| Preceded by | Awni Abd al-Hadi |
| Succeeded by | Baha Toukan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1910 |
| Died | 1962 (aged 51–52) |
| Children | Hani Al-Mulki |
| American 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.
Early life
Career
- In 1934 he was employed at the Education Department (now ministry of Education).
- From 1940 to 1947 he was Deputy Food controller, later Economic Adviser to the Government.
- In 1947 he was successively Consul-General in Cairo and Jordan Minister to Egypt and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Jordan.
- During the 1948 Palestine war he was Minister of Defense in the cabinet of Tawfik Abu al-Huda (28 December 1947 – 12 April 1950).
- In 1951 he was Minister in Paris (France).
- From November 1951 to 1953 he was Minister/ambassador in London (Great Britain) while Hussein of Jordan was educated.
- From 5 May 1953 to 2 May 1954 he was Prime Minister of Jordan.
- In a cabinet of 1956 he was Minister of Foreign Affairs and Education.[3]
