Sa'id Pasha al-Mufti (; ; 26 June 1898 – 25 March 1989) was a Jordanian politician and diplomat who served as the 9th

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, a position he served three terms in between 14 April 1950 and 1 July 1956. Al-Mufti lived in

Jabal Amman Jabal Amman neighborhood is one of the seven hills that originally made up Amman, Jordan. Today, Jabal Amman is near the downtown area. History Along with the rest of old Amman, Jabal Amman was first settled during the Neolithic period. But unlik ...

, an affluent area in Jordan's capital of

Amman Amman ( , ; , ) is the capital and the largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of four million as of 2021, Amman is Jordan's primate city and is the largest city in the Levant ...

; his house became known for its unique architecture and was later dubbed

Al-Mufti House The Mufti House () is a house located at the intersection of Rainbow Street and Mango Street in the Jabal Amman neighborhood of Amman, Jordan. Like many other houses in Jabal Amman, such as the Mango House across the street, 70 years has given ...

. He was of Circassian origin and was an

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politician, serving in several terms as interior minister (1944–1945, 1948–1950, 1951–1953 and 1957). He was

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in 1945, and served as the President of the Senate of Jordan from December 1956 to July 1963 and from November 1965 to November 1974. A street in the

Sweifieh Sweifieh (also spelled Swéfiéh and Al Swefiéh) is an upscale neighborhood located in the western Part of the Jordanian capital Amman. It is in the Wadi as-Ser district. It is bordered by the neighborhoods Abdoun, Deir Ghbar, and Um Uthaina. ...

area of Amman was named after him in his honor, where the Embassy of

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is located.

Honour

Foreign honour

* : Honorary Commander of the

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(1965)

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