Samir Al-Rifai

For his grandson, see Samir Rifai.
Samir al-Rifai
سمير الرفاعي
8th Prime Minister of Jordan
In office
27 March 1963 – 21 April 1963
MonarchHussein
Preceded byWasfi al-Tal
Succeeded byHussein ibn Nasser
In office
18 May 1958 – 6 May 1959
MonarchHussein
Preceded byIbrahim Hashem
Succeeded byHazza' al-Majali
In office
8 January 1956 – 22 May 1956
MonarchHussein
Preceded byIbrahim Hashem
Succeeded bySa`id al-Mufti
In office
4 December 1950 – 25 July 1951
MonarchsTalal
Abdullah I
Preceded bySa`id al-Mufti
Succeeded byTawfik Abu al-Huda
In office
4 February 1947 – 28 December 1947
MonarchAbdullah I
Preceded byIbrahim Hashem
Succeeded byTawfik Abu al-Huda
Minister of Finance
In office
1943–1944
Prime MinisterTawfik Abu Al-Huda
Preceded byShukri Shashaa
Succeeded byMoussallam Al-Attar
Personal details
Born30 January 1901
Safed, Beirut Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Died12 October 1965 (aged 64)
Amman, Jordan
Political partyIndependent
Alma materAmerican University of Beirut

Samir al-Rifai (Arabic: سمير الرفاعي;‎ 30 January 1901 –12 October 1965) was a Palestinian politician in Jordan. He served several terms as the 8th Prime Minister of Jordan. He was born in Safed, Palestine.

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.

He died in Amman, aged 64.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Financial Ministers". mof.gov.jo.
  2. ^ "الوزراء - وزارة العدل الاردنية". www.moj.gov.jo. Ministry of Justice of Jordan. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  3. ^ "Previous Councils - The Senate of Jordan". Senate of Jordan. 12 January 2019.
Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Jordan
1947 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Jordan
1950–1951 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Jordan
1956 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Jordan
1958–1959 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Jordan
1963 		Succeeded by


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