Zaid al-Rifai

His Excellency Zaid al-Rifai
Prime Minister of Jordan
In office 4 Apr 1985 – 24 Apr 1989
Monarch	King Hussein
Preceded by	Ahmad Obeidat
Succeeded by	Zaid ibn Shaker
Prime Minister of Jordan
In office 8 Feb 1976 – 13 Jul 1976
Monarch	King Hussein
Preceded by	Zaid al-Rifai (second term)
Succeeded by	Mudar Badran
Prime Minister of Jordan
In office 23 Nov 1974 – 8 Feb 1976
Preceded by	Zaid al-Rifai (first term)
Succeeded by	Zaid al-Rifai (third term)
Prime Minister of Jordan
In office 26 May 1973 – 23 Nov 1974
Preceded by	Ahmad Al Lawzi
Succeeded by	Zaid al-Rifai (second term)
Personal details
Born	Zaid Sameer al-Rifai 1936
Alma mater	Harvard University
Profession	Politician
Religion	Sunni Islam

Zaid al-Rifai (Arabic: زيد الرفاعي‎) (born November 27, 1936, in Amman, Jordan) is a former Prime Minister of Jordan.

Biography

He served as Prime Minister of Jordan and formed 4 different governments, the last of which was Jordan's longest lasting government in the history of the kingdom. It lasted for a term of 4 years and 20 days from (4 April 1985 to 24 April 1989). His father, Sameer al-Rifai, and his son, Samir Rifai, all served as Jordanian prime minister.

Zaid al-Rifai was the President of the Senate of Jordan from 1997 to 2009. On 12 December 2009, he resigned from office.

See also

• List of Prime Ministers of Jordan

External links

• Prime Ministry of Jordan website

Preceded by Ahmad al-Lawzi	Prime Minister of Jordan 1973–1976	Succeeded by Mudar Badran
Preceded by Ahmad Obeidat	Prime Minister of Jordan 1985–1989	Succeeded by Zaid ibn Shaker