Abdelmunim Rifai

Abdul-Monem Rifai (ʻAbd al-Munʻim Rifāʻī) (23 February 1917 – 17 October 1985) was a Jordanian diplomat and political figure of Palestinian descent, who served two non-consecutive terms as the Prime Minister of Jordan in 1969 and 1970.[1]

Abdul-Monem Rifai
27th Prime Minister of Jordan
In office
24 March 1969 – 13 August 1969
MonarchHussein
Preceded byBahjat Talhouni
Succeeded byBahjat Talhouni
In office
27 June 1970 – 16 September 1970
MonarchHussein
Preceded byBahjat Talhouni
Succeeded byMohammad Daoud Al-Abbasi
Personal details
Born(1917-02-23)23 February 1917
Tyre, Lebanon
Died17 October 1985(1985-10-17) (aged 68)
Amman, Jordan
Political partyIndependent

Life

Abdelmunim Al-Rifai was born in Safad, Palestine, the younger brother of Samir Al-Rifai.[1] Rifai was Jordan's first Ambassador/Permanent Representative to the United Nations Headquarters in New York in 1956. Rifai was additionally one of Jordan's most prominent poets and penned the lyrics of the Jordanian National Anthem.

Career
  • School teacher in Amman (1938)
  • Worked at the Hashemite Royal Palace (1941–1942)
  • Consul to Egypt, Lebanon and Syria (1943–1944)
  • Delegation member to the British Mandate
  • Consul to the United States and a United Nations Permanent Representative (1959)
  • Ambassador to the United States (1954–1975)
  • Ambassador to Lebanon (1957–1958)
  • Ambassador to the United Kingdom (1958)
  • Ambassador to Egypt and an Arab League Permanent Representative.
  • Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (7 October 1967 – 25 April 1968)
  • Foreign Minister (25 April 1968 – 24 March 1969)
  • Prime Minister (24 March – 13 August 1969)
  • Member of the Senate of Jordan (30 June 1969 – 1971)
  • Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister (12 August 1969 – 26 June 1970)
  • Prime Minister (27 June – 16 September 1970)

See also
  • List of Prime Ministers of Jordan

References
  1. Yaacov Shimoni, Biographical Dictionary of the Middle East, 1991, p.194
Political offices
Preceded by
Bahjat Talhouni		 Prime Minister of Jordan
1969		 Succeeded by
Bahjat Talhouni
Preceded by
Bahjat Talhouni		 Prime Minister of Jordan
1970		 Succeeded by
Mohammad Daoud Al-Abbasi
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