Samir Al-Rifai

For his grandson, see Samir Rifai.

Samir al-Rifai سمير الرفاعي
8th Prime Minister of Jordan
In office 27 March 1963 – 21 April 1963
Monarch	Hussein
Preceded by	Wasfi al-Tal
Succeeded by	Hussein ibn Nasser
In office 18 May 1958 – 6 May 1959
Monarch	Hussein
Preceded by	Ibrahim Hashem
Succeeded by	Hazza' al-Majali
In office 8 January 1956 – 22 May 1956
Monarch	Hussein
Preceded by	Ibrahim Hashem
Succeeded by	Sa`id al-Mufti
In office 4 December 1950 – 25 July 1951
Monarchs	Talal Abdullah I
Preceded by	Sa`id al-Mufti
Succeeded by	Tawfik Abu al-Huda
In office 4 February 1947 – 28 December 1947
Monarch	Abdullah I
Preceded by	Ibrahim Hashem
Succeeded by	Tawfik Abu al-Huda
Personal details
Born	30 January 1901 Safed, Beirut Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Died	12 October 1965 (aged 64) Amman, Jordan
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	American University of Beirut

Samir al-Rifai (Arabic: سمير الرفاعي;‎ 30 January 1901 – 12 October 1965) was a Jordanian politician. He served several terms as the 8th Prime Minister of Jordan. He was born in Safed, Palestine.

Al-Rifai served under Kings Abdullah I, Talal and Hussein:

• Minister of Finance from 1943 to 1944
• Prime Minister of the Emirate of Transjordan from 15 October 1944 to 19 May 1945
• Prime Minister of the Emirate of Transjordan from 19 May 1945 to 25 May 1946
• Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan from 4 December 1950 to 25 July 1951
• Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan from 8 January 1956 to 22 May 1956
• Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan from 18 May 1958 to 6 May 1959
• Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan from 27 March 1963 to 21 April 1963
• President of the Senate of Jordan from 10 July 1963 to 1 November 1965

He was the father of Prime Minister Zaid al-Rifai and the grandfather of Prime Minister Samir Rifai.

He died in Amman, aged 64.

See also

• List of prime ministers of Jordan

External links

• Prime Ministry of Jordan website