Samir Al-Rifai
Jordanian politician (1901–1965)
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Samir al-Rifai (Arabic: سمير الرفاعي; 30 January 1901 –12 October 1965) was a Jordanian politician and statesman who served several terms as the 8th Prime Minister of Jordan.
Samir al-Rifai سمير الرفاعي | |
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| 8th Prime Minister of Jordan | |
| In office 27 March 1963 – 21 April 1963 | |
| Monarch | Hussein |
| Preceded by | Wasfi al-Tal |
| Succeeded by | Hussein ibn Nasser |
| In office 18 May 1958 – 6 May 1959 | |
| Monarch | Hussein |
| Preceded by | Ibrahim Hashem |
| Succeeded by | Hazza' al-Majali |
| In office 8 January 1956 – 22 May 1956 | |
| Monarch | Hussein |
| Preceded by | Ibrahim Hashem |
| Succeeded by | Sa`id al-Mufti |
| In office 4 December 1950 – 25 July 1951 | |
| Monarchs | Talal Abdullah I |
| Preceded by | Sa`id al-Mufti |
| Succeeded by | Tawfik Abu al-Huda |
| In office 4 February 1947 – 28 December 1947 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah I |
| Preceded by | Ibrahim Hashem |
| Succeeded by | Tawfik Abu al-Huda |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 1943–1944 | |
| Prime Minister | Tawfik Abu Al-Huda |
| Preceded by | Shukri Shashaa |
| Succeeded by | Moussallam Al-Attar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 January 1901 |
| Died | 12 October 1965 (aged 64) |
| Party | Independent |
| Relatives | Al-Rifai family |
| Alma mater | American University of Beirut |
Al-Rifai served under Kings Abdullah I, Talal and Hussein:
- Minister of Finance from 1943 to 1944[1]
- Minister of Justice from 1943 to 1944[2]
- Prime Minister of the Emirate of Transjordan from 15 October 1944 to 19 May 1945
- Prime Minister of the Emirate of Transjordan from 19 May 1945 to 25 May 1946
- Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan from 4 December 1950 to 25 July 1951
- Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan from 8 January 1956 to 22 May 1956
- Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan from 18 May 1958 to 6 May 1959
- Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan from 27 March 1963 to 21 April 1963
- President of the Senate of Jordan from 10 July 1963 to 1 November 1965[3]
He was the father of Prime Minister Zaid al-Rifai and the grandfather of Prime Minister Samir Rifai, and the elder brother of Prime Minister Abdelmunim Rifai.
He died in Amman, aged 64.
