Samir al-Rifai
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Samir al-Rifai was a six-time Prime Minister of Jordan
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Al-Rifai served under Kings Abdullah I
, Talal
and Hussein
:
He was the father of Prime Minister Zaid al-Rifai
and the grandfather of Prime Minister Samir Rifai
. Rifai was of Palestinian
origin.
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
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Al-Rifai served under Kings Abdullah I
Abdullah I of Jordan
Abdullah I bin al-Hussein, King of Jordan [‘Abd Allāh ibn al-Husayn] عبد الله الأول بن الحسين born in Mecca, Second Saudi State, was the second of three sons of Sherif Hussein bin Ali, Sharif and Emir of Mecca and his first wife Abdiyya bint Abdullah...
, Talal
Talal of Jordan
Talal I bin Abdullah 26 February 1909 – 7 July 1972) was the second King of Jordan from 20 July 1951 until forced to abdicate in favour of his son Hussein due to health reasons on 11 August 1952....
and Hussein
Hussein of Jordan
Hussein bin Talal was the third King of Jordan from the abdication of his father, King Talal, in 1952, until his death. Hussein's rule extended through the Cold War and four decades of Arab-Israeli conflict...
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- Prime Minister of the Emirate of TransjordanTransjordanThe Emirate of Transjordan was a former Ottoman territory in the Southern Levant that was part of the British Mandate of Palestine...
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 JordanJordanJordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
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
He was the father of Prime Minister Zaid al-Rifai
Zaid al-Rifai
Zaid al-Rifai in the city of Safed in Palestine is a former Prime Minister of Jordan.-Biography:He served as Prime Minister of Jordan twice and . His father, Sameer al-Rifai was also an important politician in Jordan and former prime minister...
and the grandfather of Prime Minister Samir Rifai
Samir Rifai
Samir Zaid al-Rifai is a Jordanian politician of Palestinian descent, who was Prime Minister of Jordan from 14 December 2009 to 1 February 2011. He was replaced by Marouf al-Bakhit by the king Abdullah II, following weeks of protests in the country...
. Rifai was of Palestinian
Palestinian
Palestinian may refer to:* Something of, from, or related to Palestine, the Palestinian territories or the State of Palestine*A member of the Palestinian people, also rendered as Palestinian Arabs**Demographics of Palestine...
origin.