Abdelmunim Rifai
 | This biographical article is written like a résumé. (January 2017) |
Abdul-Monem Rifai | |
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| 18th Prime Minister of Jordan | |
| In office 24 March 1969 – 13 August 1969 | |
| Monarch | Hussein |
| Preceded by | Bahjat Talhouni |
| Succeeded by | Bahjat Talhouni |
| In office 27 June 1970 – 16 September 1970 | |
| Monarch | Hussein |
| Preceded by | Bahjat Talhouni |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Daoud Al-Abbasi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 February 1917 Tyre, Lebanon |
| Died | 17 October 1985 (aged 68) Amman, Jordan |
| Political party | Independent |
Abdul-Monem Rifai (ʻAbd al-Munʻim Rifāʻī) (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
Abdelmunim Al-Rifai was born in Safad, Sanjak of Acre, the younger brother of Samir Al-Rifai.[1] Rifai was Jordan's first Ambassador/Permanent Representative to the United Nations Headquarters in New York in 1956.[citation needed] Rifai was additionally one of Jordan's most prominent poets and penned the lyrics of the Jordanian National Anthem.[citation needed]
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- 1917 births
- 1985 deaths
- People from Tyre, Lebanon
- Jordanian people of Palestinian descent
- Prime Ministers of Jordan
- National anthem writers
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- Government ministers of Jordan
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- Culture ministers of Jordan
- Information ministers of Jordan
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- Tourism ministers of Jordan
- American University of Beirut alumni
- Jordanian diplomats
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