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'''Bahjat Talhouni''' ({{lang-ar|بهجت التلهوني}};{{lrm}} 1913 – January 30, 1994) was a [[Jordan]]ian [[political figure]]. He served as the 14th [[Prime Minister of Jordan]] between 1960 and 1970 for six different terms.
'''Bahjat Talhouni''' ({{lang-ar|بهجت التلهوني}};{{lrm}} 1913 – January 30, 1994) was a [[Jordan]]ian [[political figure]]. He served as the 14th [[Prime Minister of Jordan]] between 1960 and 1970 for six different terms.
Talhouni was Prime Minister from August 1969 to June 1970, during a particularly turbulent time of friction and skirmishes between the Government and thousands of Palestinian guerrillas who were then in Jordan.
Talhouni was Prime Minister from August 1969 to June 1970, during a particularly turbulent time of friction and skirmishes between the Government and thousands of Palestinian guerrillas who were then in [[Jordan]].


The Palestinian guerrillas, members of various organizations, frequently disregarded Jordanian laws and came to be almost a state within a state.
The Palestinian guerrillas, members of various organizations, frequently disregarded Jordanian laws and came to be almost a state within a state.
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A strained and often interrupted truce ensued. Then came an unsuccessful attempt on the King's life in June.
A strained and often interrupted truce ensued. Then came an unsuccessful attempt on the King's life in June.


Angered, the Jordanian Army called loudly for a crackdown on the Palestinians. But as a biographer of the King, Peter Snow, wrote in 1972, "Talhouni wavered; like Hussein, he was not eager to be responsible for the order that could lead to wide-scale bloodshed."
Angered, the Jordanian Army called loudly for a crackdown on the [[Palestinians]]. But as a biographer of the King, Peter Snow, wrote in 1972, "Talhouni wavered; like Hussein, he was not eager to be responsible for the order that could lead to wide-scale bloodshed."


Late in June 1970, the King replaced Talhouni with a new Prime Minister, Abdel Moneim Rifai, a champion of reconciliation with the Palestinians.
Late in June 1970, the King replaced Talhouni with a new Prime Minister, Abdel Moneim Rifai, a champion of reconciliation with the Palestinians.
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But skirmishes between the Army, which stayed loyal to the King, and the Palestinians escalated into civil war in September 1970. The King let the Army crush the fighters, and by the following summer they had been nullified as a military force in Jordan.
But skirmishes between the Army, which stayed loyal to the King, and the Palestinians escalated into civil war in September 1970. The King let the Army crush the fighters, and by the following summer they had been nullified as a military force in Jordan.


In addition to serving as Prime Minister, over the years Talhouni held the posts of Minister of the Interior and of Justice, chief of the Royal Court, and served as a legislator and personal representative of the King.
In addition to serving as Prime Minister, over the years Talhouni held the posts of [[Interior minister|Minister of the Interior]] and of Justice, chief of the Royal Court, and served as a legislator and personal representative of the King.


He was born in [[Ma'an]], in what is now southern Jordan, and studied law in Syria. He served as president of the Court of Appeals in Amman before becoming Minister of the Interior in 1953.
He was born in [[Ma'an]], in what is now southern Jordan, and studied law in Syria. He served as president of the Court of Appeals in Amman before becoming Minister of the Interior in 1953.

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Bahjat Talhouni
Prime Minister Bahjat Talhouni
Prime Minister of Jordan
In office
29 August 1960 – 28 January 1962
MonarchHussein
Preceded byHazza' al-Majali
Succeeded byWasfi al-Tal
In office
6 July 1964 – 14 February 1965
MonarchHussein
Preceded byHussein ibn Nasser
Succeeded byWasfi al-Tal
In office
7 October 1967 – 24 March 1969
MonarchHussein
Preceded bySaad Jumaa
Succeeded byAbdelmunim al-Rifai
In office
13 August 1969 – 27 June 1970
MonarchHussein
Preceded byAbdelmunim al-Rifai
Succeeded byAbdelmunim al-Rifai
Personal details
Born1913 (1913)
Ma'an, Ottoman Empire
Died30 January 1994(1994-01-30) (aged 80–81)
Amman, Jordan
SpouseZahra Mradi (1922–2012)[1]
ChildrenAdnan, Ghassan, Mona
ResidenceJabal Amman 1st Circle
ProfessionLaw

Bahjat Talhouni (Arabic: بهجت التلهوني;‎ 1913 – January 30, 1994) was a Jordanian political figure. He served as the 14th Prime Minister of Jordan between 1960 and 1970 for six different terms.

Talhouni was Prime Minister from August 1969 to June 1970, during a particularly turbulent time of friction and skirmishes between the Government and thousands of Palestinian guerrillas who were then in Jordan.

The Palestinian guerrillas, members of various organizations, frequently disregarded Jordanian laws and came to be almost a state within a state.

In February 1970, King Hussein of Jordan met with their leaders at Talhouni's house in Amman. At that meeting the King agreed not to enforce restrictions on the Palestinians carrying firearms in Jordanian towns, and the leaders of the guerrillas promised to try to make their followers less unruly.

A strained and often interrupted truce ensued. Then came an unsuccessful attempt on the King's life in June.

Angered, the Jordanian Army called loudly for a crackdown on the Palestinians. But as a biographer of the King, Peter Snow, wrote in 1972, "Talhouni wavered; like Hussein, he was not eager to be responsible for the order that could lead to wide-scale bloodshed."

Late in June 1970, the King replaced Talhouni with a new Prime Minister, Abdel Moneim Rifai, a champion of reconciliation with the Palestinians.

But skirmishes between the Army, which stayed loyal to the King, and the Palestinians escalated into civil war in September 1970. The King let the Army crush the fighters, and by the following summer they had been nullified as a military force in Jordan.

In addition to serving as Prime Minister, over the years Talhouni held the posts of Minister of the Interior and of Justice, chief of the Royal Court, and served as a legislator and personal representative of the King.

He was born in Ma'an, in what is now southern Jordan, and studied law in Syria. He served as president of the Court of Appeals in Amman before becoming Minister of the Interior in 1953.

He served as the President of the Senate of Jordan from December 1974 to January 1983.[2]

Talhouni died on January 30, 1994, as announced by the Jordanian Government announced. He was 81.

See also

References

  1. ^ "أرملة رئيس الوزراء الاسبق بهجت التلهوني "أم عدنان" في ذمة الله".
  2. ^ "Previous Councils - The Senate of Jordan". Senate of Jordan. 12 January 2019.
Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Jordan
1960–1962 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Jordan
1964–1965 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Jordan
1967–1969 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Jordan
1969–1970 		Succeeded by


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