Zaid Rifai
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Ahmad Al Lawzi | |
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| Succeeded by | Mudar Badran |
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| Born | Zaid Sameer al-Rifai November 27, 1936 Amman, Transjordan, British Empire |
| Children | Samir Rifai (son) |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Profession | Politician |
Zaid al-Rifai (
Arabic
: زيد الرفاعي; born 27 November 1936) is a Jordanian politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Jordan from May 1973 to July 1976, and again from April 1984 to April 1989.
Biography
Rifai served as
Sameer al-Rifai, his father-in-law, Bahjat Talhouni, and his son, Samir Rifai
, all served as Jordanian prime minister.
Rifai survived an assassination attempt on 15 December 1971 while he was serving as the ambassador of Jordan to the United Kingdom.[1] The perpetrators were the members of the Fatah, and the reason for the attack was the Black September events which led to the departure of the Palestinians from Jordan in 1970.[1]
Rifai was the
Senate of Jordan from June 1997 to December 2009.[2] On 12 December 2009, he resigned from office.[3]
See also
References
- ^ JSTOR 2535482.
- ^ "Previous Councils - The Senate of Jordan". Senate of Jordan. 12 January 2019.
- Petra News Agency. 12 December 2009. Archived from the originalon 31 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
External links
| Emirate of Transjordan (1921–1946) |
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