Saad Jumaa
Jordanian politician, writer and poet
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Saad Mohammad Jumaa Alayoubi (Arabic: سعد محمد جمعة الأيوبي; 1916 – 19 August 1979)[1] was a Jordanian politician, writer and poet who served as the 17th Prime Minister of Jordan in 1967.[2][3]
Saad Jumaa | |
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Saad Jumaa as Prime Minister in 1967 | |
| 17th Prime Minister of Jordan | |
| In office 23 April 1967 – 7 October 1967 | |
| Monarch | Hussein |
| Preceded by | Hussein ibn Nasser |
| Succeeded by | Bahjat Talhouni |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Saad Mohammad Juma 1916 |
| Died | 19 August 1979 (aged 62–63) |
| Party | Independent |
| Damascus University | |
| Profession | Writer, Thinker |
Biography
Saad Jumaa' was born in Tafilah, Ottoman Empire, in 1916 to the family of Alayoubi of Damascene origin.[4]
Jumaa was a writer and intellectual. He completed his secondary education in Salt before pursuing a degree in law at Damascus University, from which he graduated in 1947.
Jumaa died on 19 August 1979 in London, United Kingdom.
Career
Jumaa held the following positions and offices:[5]
- Director General of Press and Publications (1948–1949)
- Head of the Political Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1949–1950)
- Secretary to the Prime Minister (1950–1954)
- Vice-Minister of Interior (1954)
- Mayor of Amman (1954–1958)
- Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs (1958–1959)
- Ambassador to Iran, then Syria (1959–1962)
- Ambassador to the United States of America (1962–1965)
- Chief of the Royal Hashemite Court (1965)
- Prime Minister and Defence Minister (1967)
- Member of the Senate (1967–1969)
- Ambassador at Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1969)
- Ambassador to the United Kingdom (1969–1970)
Honours
Malaysia: Honorary Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (1965).[6]
Pahlavi dynasty:First class of the Order of Homayoun.[7]
China: Chinese First Class Medal.
Italy: Order of Merit of the Italian Republic -1st Class / Knight Grand Cross.[3]
Jordan: Order of the Star of Jordan.[3]
Publications
- (Society of hatred), Arab Publisher House, Arabic, 1971.
- (God or destruction), Arabic.
- (The conspiracy and battle of fate), Arab Publisher House, Arabic, 1968.
- (The sons of snakes), Arabic.