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Abdelmunim Rifai

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ʿAbdul Munʿim Rifāʿī
18th 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
Safad, Ottoman Palestine
Died17 October 1985(1985-10-17) (aged 68)
Amman, Jordan
Political partyIndependent
RelationsZayd Rifāʿī (nephew)
Samīr Rifāʿī (brother)

ʿAbdul Munʿim Rifāʿī (23 February 1917 – 17 October 1985) was a Jordanian diplomat and political figure of Palestinian descent, who served two non-consecutive terms as the 18th Prime Minister of Jordan in 1969 and 1970.[1]

Life

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ʿAbdul Munʿim Rifāʿī was born in Safad, Sanjak of Acre. He was the younger brother of Samīr Rifāʿī[1] and the uncle of Zayd Rifāʿī. He was Jordan's first Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in 1956.[citation needed] Rifai was additionally one of Jordan's most prominent poets and penned the lyrics of the Jordanian national and royal anthem.[2][3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Shimoni, Yaakov. Biographical Dictionary of the Middle East (1991), p. 194.
  2. ^ "Jordan". nationalanthems.info.
  3. ^ "National Anthem". King Abdullah II Official Website.
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Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Jordan
1969 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Jordan
1970 		Succeeded by
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