Zaid Rifai

His Excellency Zaid al-Rifai
Prime Minister of Jordan
In office 4 April 1984 – 27 April 1989
Monarch	King Hussein
Preceded by	Ahmad Obeidat
Succeeded by	Zaid ibn Shaker
Prime Minister of Jordan
In office 8 February 1976 – 13 July 1976
Monarch	King Hussein
Preceded by	Zaid al-Rifai (second term)
Succeeded by	Mudar Badran
Prime Minister of Jordan
In office 23 November 1974 – 8 February 1976
Preceded by	Zaid al-Rifai (first term)
Succeeded by	Zaid al-Rifai (third term)
In office 26 May 1973 – 23 November 1974
Preceded by	Ahmad Al Lawzi
Succeeded by	Zaid al-Rifai (second term)
Personal details
Born	Zaid Sameer al-Rifai (1936-11-27) November 27, 1936 Amman, Transjordan, British Empire
Alma mater	Harvard University
Profession	Politician

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

Biography

He served as Prime Minister of Jordan and formed four different governments, the last of which was Jordan's longest lasting government in the history of the kingdom. It lasted for a term of 5 years and 23 days from (4 April 1984 to 27 April 1989). His father, Sameer al-Rifai, father-in-law, Bahjat Talhouni and his son, Samir Rifai all served as Jordanian prime minister.

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

See also

• List of Prime Ministers of Jordan

External links

• Prime Ministry of Jordan website