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List of prime ministers of Jordan

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This is a list of prime ministers of Jordan since 1921.

List of officeholders

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No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Election Term of office Political party King
(Reign)
Took office Left office Time in office
Emirate of Transjordan (1921–1946) •
1 Rashid Ṭaliʽa
(1877–1926)
11 April 1921 5 August 1921 116 days Istiqlal Party Abdullah

(1921–1946)
2 Mazhar Raslan
(1886–1948)
15 August 1921 10 March 1922 207 days Independent
3 Ali al-Rikabi
(1864–1943)
10 March 1922 1 February 1923 328 days Military
Mazhar Raslan
(1886–1948)
Acting Prime Minister
1 February 1923 5 September 1923 216 days Independent
4 Hasan Abu Al-Huda
(1871–1936)
5 September 1923 3 March 1924 180 days Independent
(3) Ali al-Rikabi
(1864–1943)
3 March 1924 26 June 1926 2 years, 115 days Military
(4) Hasan Abu Al-Huda
(1871–1936)
1929 26 June 1926 22 February 1931 4 years, 241 days Independent
5 Abd Allah Siraj
(1876–1949)
1931 22 February 1931 18 October 1933 2 years, 238 days Independent
6 Ibrahim Hashem
(1878–1958)
1934
1937
18 October 1933 28 September 1938 4 years, 345 days Independent
7 Tawfik Abu Al-Huda
(1894–1956)
1942 28 September 1938 15 October 1944 6 years, 17 days Independent
8 Samir Al-Rifai
(1901–1965)
15 October 1944 19 May 1945 216 days Independent
(6) Ibrahim Hashem
(1878–1958)
19 May 1945 25 May 1946 1 year, 6 days Independent
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (1946–present) •
(6) Ibrahim Hashem
(1878–1958)
25 May 1946 4 February 1947 255 days Independent Abdullah I

(1946–1951)
(8) Samir Al-Rifai
(1901–1965)
1947 4 February 1947 28 December 1947 327 days Independent
(7) Tawfik Abu Al-Huda
(1894–1956)
28 December 1947 12 April 1950 2 years, 105 days Independent
9 Sa'id Mufti
(1898–1989)
1950 12 April 1950 4 December 1950 236 days Independent
(8) Samir Al-Rifai
(1901–1965)
4 December 1950 25 July 1951 233 days Independent
(7) Tawfik Abu Al-Huda
(1894–1956)
1951 25 July 1951 5 May 1953 1 year, 284 days Independent Talal

(1951–1952)
10 Fawzi Mulki
(1910–1962)
5 May 1953 4 May 1954 364 days Independent Hussein

(1952–1999)
(7) Tawfik Abu Al-Huda
(1894–1956)
1954 4 May 1954 30 May 1955 1 year, 26 days Independent
(9) Sa'id Mufti
(1898–1989)
30 May 1955 15 December 1955 199 days Independent
11 Hazza' Majali
(1917–1960)
15 December 1955 21 December 1955 6 days Independent
Ibrahim Hashem
(1878–1958)
Acting Prime Minister
21 December 1955 8 January 1956 18 days Independent
(8) Samir Al-Rifai
(1901–1965)
8 January 1956 22 May 1956 135 days Independent
(9) Sa'id Mufti
(1898–1989)
22 May 1956 1 July 1956 40 days Independent
(6) Ibrahim Hashem
(1878–1958)
1 July 1956 29 October 1956 120 days Independent
12 Suleiman Nabulsi
(1908–1976)
1956 29 October 1956 13 April 1957 166 days National Socialist Party
13 Hussein Khalidi
(1895–1966)
15 April 1957 24 April 1957 9 days Independent
(6) Ibrahim Hashem
(1878–1958)
24 April 1957 18 May 1958 1 year, 24 days Independent
(8) Samir Al-Rifai
(1901–1965)
18 May 1958 6 May 1959 353 days Independent
(11) Hazza' Majali
(1917–1960)
6 May 1959 29 August 1960
(assassinated)[1]
1 year, 85 days Independent
14 Bahjat Talhouni
(1913–1994)
1961 29 August 1960 28 January 1962 1 year, 152 days Independent
15 Wasfi Tal
(1919–1971)
1962 28 January 1962 27 March 1963 1 year, 58 days Independent
(8) Samir Al-Rifai
(1901–1965)
27 March 1963 21 April 1963 25 days Independent
16 Hussein ibn Nasser
(1902–1982)
1963 21 April 1963 6 July 1964 1 year, 76 days Independent
(14) Bahjat Talhouni
(1913–1994)
6 July 1964 14 February 1965 223 days Independent
(15) Wasfi Tal
(1919–1971)
14 February 1965 4 March 1967 2 years, 18 days Independent
(16) Hussein ibn Nasser
(1902–1982)
4 March 1967 23 April 1967 50 days Independent
17 Saad Jumaa
(1916–1979)
1967 23 April 1967 7 October 1967 167 days Independent
(14) Bahjat Talhouni
(1913–1994)
7 October 1967 24 March 1969 1 year, 168 days Independent
18 Abdelmunim Rifai
(1917–1985)
24 March 1969 13 August 1969 142 days Independent
(14) Bahjat Talhouni
(1913–1994)
13 August 1969 27 June 1970[2] 318 days Independent
(18) Abdelmunim Rifai
(1917–1985)
27 June 1970 16 September 1970 81 days Independent
19 Mohammad Al-Abbasi
(1914–1972)
16 September 1970[3] 26 September 1970 10 days Military
20 Ahmad Toukan
(1903–1981)
26 September 1970[4] 28 October 1970 32 days Independent
(15) Wasfi Tal
(1919–1971)
28 October 1970[5] 28 November 1971
(assassinated)[6]
1 year, 31 days Independent
21 Ahmad Lozi
(1925–2014)
29 November 1971 26 May 1973 1 year, 178 days Independent
22 Zaid Rifai
(1936–2024)
26 May 1973[7] 13 July 1976[8] 3 years, 48 days Independent
23 Mudar Badran
(1934–2023)
13 July 1976 19 December 1979 3 years, 159 days Independent
24 Abdelhamid Sharaf
(1939–1980)
19 December 1979 3 July 1980
(died in office)[9]
197 days Independent
25 Kassim Rimawi
(1918–1982)
3 July 1980 28 August 1980 56 days Independent
(23) Mudar Badran
(1934–2023)
28 August 1980 10 January 1984 3 years, 135 days Independent
26 Ahmad Obeidat
(born 1938)
10 January 1984 4 April 1985 1 year, 84 days Independent
(22) Zaid Rifai
(1936–2024)
4 April 1985 27 April 1989 4 years, 23 days Independent
27 Zaid ibn Shaker
(1934–2002)
1989 27 April 1989 4 December 1989 221 days Independent
(23) Mudar Badran
(1934–2023)
4 December 1989 19 June 1991 1 year, 197 days Independent
28 Taher Masri
(born 1942)
19 June 1991 21 November 1991 155 days Independent
(27) Zaid ibn Shaker
(1934–2002)
21 November 1991 29 May 1993 1 year, 189 days Independent
29 Abdelsalam Majali
(1925–2023)
1993 29 May 1993 7 January 1995 1 year, 223 days Independent
(27) Zaid ibn Shaker
(1934–2002)
7 January 1995 4 February 1996 1 year, 28 days Independent
30 Abdul Karim Kabariti
(born 1949)
4 February 1996 9 March 1997 1 year, 33 days Independent
(29) Abdelsalam Majali
(1925–2023)
1997 9 March 1997 20 August 1998 1 year, 164 days Independent
31 Fayez Tarawneh
(1949–2021)
20 August 1998 4 March 1999 196 days Independent
32 Abdelraouf Rawabdeh
(born 1939)
4 March 1999 19 June 2000 1 year, 107 days Independent Abdullah II

(1999–present)
33 Ali Abu Al-Ragheb
(born 1946)
19 June 2000 25 October 2003 3 years, 128 days Independent
34 Faisal Al-Fayez
(born 1952)
2003 25 October 2003 6 April 2005 1 year, 163 days Independent
35 Adnan Badran
(born 1935)
6 April 2005 27 November 2005 235 days Independent
36 Marouf al-Bakhit
(1947–2023)
27 November 2005 25 November 2007 1 year, 363 days Independent
37 Nader Al-Dahabi
(born 1946)
2007 25 November 2007 14 December 2009 2 years, 19 days Independent
38 Samir Rifai
(born 1966)
2010 14 December 2009 9 February 2011 1 year, 57 days Independent
(36) Marouf al-Bakhit
(1947–2023)
9 February 2011 24 October 2011 257 days Independent
39 Awn Al-Khasawneh
(born 1950)
24 October 2011 2 May 2012 191 days Independent
(31) Fayez Tarawneh
(1949–2021)
2 May 2012 11 October 2012 162 days Independent
40 Abdullah Ensour
(born 1939)
2013 11 October 2012 1 June 2016 3 years, 234 days Independent
41 Hani Mulki
(born 1951)
2016 1 June 2016 14 June 2018 2 years, 13 days Independent
42 Omar Razzaz
(born 1961)
14 June 2018 12 October 2020 2 years, 120 days Independent
43 Bisher Khasawneh
(born 1969)
2020 12 October 2020 15 September 2024 3 years, 339 days Independent
44 Jafar Hassan
(born 1968)
2024 15 September 2024 Incumbent 43 days Independent

Timeline

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Jafar HassanBisher KhasawnehOmar RazzazHani MulkiAbdullah EnsourAwn Al-KhasawnehSamir RifaiNader Al-DahabiMarouf al-BakhitAdnan BadranFaisal Al-FayezAli Abu Al-RaghebAbdelraouf RawabdehFayez TarawnehAbdul Karim KabaritiAbdelsalam MajaliTaher MasriZaid ibn ShakerAhmad ObeidatKassim RimawiAbdelhamid SharafMudar BadranZaid RifaiAhmad LoziAhmad ToukanMohammad al-AbbasiAbdelmunim RifaiSaad JumaaHussein ibn NasserWasfi TalBahjat TalhouniHussein KhalidiSuleiman NabulsiHazza' MajaliFawzi MulkiSa'id MuftiSamir Al-RifaiTawfik Abu Al-HudaIbrahim HashemAbd Allah SirajHasan Abu Al-HudaAli al-RikabiMazhar RaslanRashid Ṭaliʽa

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Murder in Amman". The New York Times. 31 August 1960. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Jordan's Premier Resigns". The New York Times. 27 June 1970. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  3. ^ "MILITARY IS GIVEN POWER IN JORDAN". The New York Times. 16 September 1970. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  4. ^ John L. Hess (27 September 1970). "HUSSEIN APPOINTS NEW GOVERNMENT LED BY A CIVILIAN". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Hussein Names His Third Cabinet in Six Weeks". The New York Times. 29 October 1970. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Assassination in Cairo". The New York Times. 30 November 1971. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  7. ^ Juan de Onis (27 May 1973). "HUSSEIN ADVISER IS NAMED PREMIER". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  8. ^ "RIFAI STEPS DOWN AS JORDAN PREMIER". The New York Times. 14 July 1976. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  9. ^ Christopher S. Wren (4 July 1980). "ABDUL SHARAF DEAD". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 March 2022.