Zaid al-Rifai ( ar, زيد الرفاعي) (born 27 November 1936 in
Amman
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,
Jordan
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) is a Jordanian politician that served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Jordan from April 1984 to April 1989.
Biography
He served as
Prime Minister of Jordan and formed four different governments, the last of which was Jordan's longest lasting government in the history of the kingdom.
It lasted for a term of 5 years and 23 days from (4 April 1984 to 27 April 1989). His father,
Sameer al-Rifai, father-in-law,
Bahjat Talhouni
Bahjat Talhouni ( ar, بهجت التلهوني; 1913 – January 30, 1994) was a Jordanian political figure. He served as the 14th Prime Minister of Jordan between 1960 and 1970 for six different terms.
Talhouni was Prime Minister from Augus ...
and his son,
Samir Rifai all served as Jordanian prime minister.
Zaid al-Rifai was the
President
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of the
Senate of Jordan
The Senate of Jordan is the upper house of the Jordanian Parliament which, along with the House of Representatives forms the legislature of Jordan. from June 1997 to December 2009.
On 12 December 2009, he resigned from office.
See also
*
List of prime ministers of Jordan
References
External links
Prime Ministry of Jordan website
Prime Ministers of Jordan
Presidents of the Senate of Jordan
1936 births
Living people
Jordanian people of Palestinian descent
Government ministers of Jordan
Foreign ministers of Jordan
Defence ministers of Jordan
Victoria College, Alexandria alumni
Harvard University alumni
Jordanian diplomats
Ambassadors of Jordan to the United Kingdom
Members of the Senate of Jordan
Children of national leaders
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