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List of prime ministers of Jordan

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This is a list of prime ministers of Jordan since 1921.

List of officeholders

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Political parties and other affiliations
  Istiqlal Party (IP)
  Independent
  Military
  National Socialist Party (NSP)
Status
  Denotes acting prime minister
Symbols

† Died in office

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Election Term of office Political party King
(Reign)
Took office Left office Time in office
• Emirate of Transjordan (1921–1946) •
1 Rashid Ṭaliʽa
(1877–1926) 		— 11 April 1921 5 August 1921 116 days IP Abdullah

(1921–1946)
2 Mazhar Raslan
(1886–1948) 		— 15 August 1921 10 March 1922 207 days Independent
3 Ali al-Rikabi
(1864–1943) 		— 10 March 1922 1 February 1923 328 days Military
— Mazhar Raslan
(1886–1948)
Acting prime minister 		— 1 February 1923 5 September 1923 216 days Independent
4 Hasan Abu Al-Huda
(1871–1936) 		— 5 September 1923 3 March 1924 180 days Independent
(3) Ali al-Rikabi
(1864–1943) 		— 3 March 1924 26 June 1926 2 years, 115 days Military
(4) Hasan Abu Al-Huda
(1871–1936) 		1929 26 June 1926 22 February 1931 4 years, 241 days Independent
5 Abd Allah Siraj
(1876–1949) 		1931 22 February 1931 18 October 1933 2 years, 238 days Independent
6 Ibrahim Hashem
(1878–1958) 		1934
1937 		18 October 1933 28 September 1938 4 years, 345 days Independent
7 Tawfik Abu Al-Huda
(1894–1956) 		1942 28 September 1938 15 October 1944 6 years, 17 days Independent
8 Samir Al-Rifai
(1901–1965) 		— 15 October 1944 19 May 1945 216 days Independent
(6) Ibrahim Hashem
(1878–1958) 		— 19 May 1945 25 May 1946 1 year, 6 days Independent
• Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (1946–present) •
(6) Ibrahim Hashem
(1878–1958) 		— 25 May 1946 4 February 1947 255 days Independent Abdullah I

(1946–1951)
(8) Samir Al-Rifai
(1901–1965) 		1947 4 February 1947 28 December 1947 327 days Independent
(7) Tawfik Abu Al-Huda
(1894–1956) 		— 28 December 1947 12 April 1950 2 years, 105 days Independent
9 Sa'id Mufti
(1898–1989) 		1950 12 April 1950 4 December 1950 236 days Independent
(8) Samir Al-Rifai
(1901–1965) 		— 4 December 1950 25 July 1951 233 days Independent
(7) Tawfik Abu Al-Huda
(1894–1956) 		1951 25 July 1951 5 May 1953 1 year, 284 days Independent Talal

(1951–1952)
10 Fawzi Mulki
(1910–1962) 		— 5 May 1953 4 May 1954 364 days Independent Hussein

(1952–1999)
(7) Tawfik Abu Al-Huda
(1894–1956) 		1954 4 May 1954 30 May 1955 1 year, 26 days Independent
(9) Sa'id Mufti
(1898–1989) 		— 30 May 1955 15 December 1955 199 days Independent
11 Hazza' Majali
(1917–1960) 		— 15 December 1955 21 December 1955 6 days Independent
— Ibrahim Hashem
(1878–1958)
Acting prime minister 		— 21 December 1955 8 January 1956 18 days Independent
(8) Samir Al-Rifai
(1901–1965) 		— 8 January 1956 22 May 1956 135 days Independent
(9) Sa'id Mufti
(1898–1989) 		— 22 May 1956 1 July 1956 40 days Independent
(6) Ibrahim Hashem
(1878–1958) 		— 1 July 1956 29 October 1956 120 days Independent
12 Suleiman Nabulsi
(1908–1976) 		1956 29 October 1956 13 April 1957 166 days NSP
13 Hussein Khalidi
(1895–1966) 		— 15 April 1957 24 April 1957 9 days Independent
(6) Ibrahim Hashem
(1878–1958) 		— 24 April 1957 18 May 1958 1 year, 24 days Independent
(8) Samir Al-Rifai
(1901–1965) 		— 18 May 1958 6 May 1959 353 days Independent
(11) Hazza' Majali
(1917–1960) 		— 6 May 1959 29 August 1960
(Assassinated)[1] 		1 year, 85 days Independent
14 Bahjat Talhouni
(1913–1994) 		1961 29 August 1960 28 January 1962 1 year, 152 days Independent
15 Wasfi Tal
(1919–1971) 		1962 28 January 1962 27 March 1963 1 year, 58 days Independent
(8) Samir Al-Rifai
(1901–1965) 		— 27 March 1963 21 April 1963 25 days Independent
16 Hussein ibn Nasser
(1902–1982) 		1963 21 April 1963 6 July 1964 1 year, 76 days Independent
(14) Bahjat Talhouni
(1913–1994) 		— 6 July 1964 14 February 1965 223 days Independent
(15) Wasfi Tal
(1919–1971) 		— 14 February 1965 4 March 1967 2 years, 18 days Independent
(16) Hussein ibn Nasser
(1902–1982) 		— 4 March 1967 23 April 1967 50 days Independent
17 Saad Jumaa
(1916–1979) 		1967 23 April 1967 7 October 1967 167 days Independent
(14) Bahjat Talhouni
(1913–1994) 		— 7 October 1967 24 March 1969 1 year, 168 days Independent
18 Abdelmunim Rifai
(1917–1985) 		— 24 March 1969 13 August 1969 142 days Independent
(14) Bahjat Talhouni
(1913–1994) 		— 13 August 1969 27 June 1970[2] 318 days Independent
(18) Abdelmunim Rifai
(1917–1985) 		— 27 June 1970 16 September 1970 81 days Independent
19 Mohammad Al-Abbasi
(1914–1972) 		— 16 September 1970[3] 26 September 1970 10 days Military
20 Ahmad Toukan
(1903–1981) 		— 26 September 1970[4] 28 October 1970 32 days Independent
(15) Wasfi Tal
(1919–1971) 		— 28 October 1970[5] 28 November 1971
(Assassinated)[6] 		1 year, 31 days Independent
21 Ahmad Lozi
(1925–2014) 		— 29 November 1971 26 May 1973 1 year, 178 days Independent
22 Zaid Rifai
(1936–2024) 		— 26 May 1973[7] 13 July 1976[8] 3 years, 48 days Independent
23 Mudar Badran
(1934–2023) 		— 13 July 1976 19 December 1979 3 years, 159 days Independent
24 Abdelhamid Sharaf
(1939–1980) 		— 19 December 1979 3 July 1980[†][9] 197 days Independent
25 Kassim Rimawi
(1918–1982) 		— 3 July 1980 28 August 1980 56 days Independent
(23) Mudar Badran
(1934–2023) 		— 28 August 1980 10 January 1984 3 years, 135 days Independent
26 Ahmad Obeidat
(born 1938) 		— 10 January 1984 4 April 1985 1 year, 84 days Independent
(22) Zaid Rifai
(1936–2024) 		— 4 April 1985 27 April 1989 4 years, 23 days Independent
27 Zaid ibn Shaker
(1934–2002) 		1989 27 April 1989 4 December 1989 221 days Independent
(23) Mudar Badran
(1934–2023) 		— 4 December 1989 19 June 1991 1 year, 197 days Independent
28 Taher Masri
(born 1942) 		— 19 June 1991 21 November 1991 155 days Independent
(27) Zaid ibn Shaker
(1934–2002) 		— 21 November 1991 29 May 1993 1 year, 189 days Independent
29 Abdelsalam Majali
(1925–2023) 		1993 29 May 1993 7 January 1995 1 year, 223 days Independent
(27) Zaid ibn Shaker
(1934–2002) 		— 7 January 1995 4 February 1996 1 year, 28 days Independent
30 Abdul Karim Kabariti
(born 1949) 		— 4 February 1996 9 March 1997 1 year, 33 days Independent
(29) Abdelsalam Majali
(1925–2023) 		1997 9 March 1997 20 August 1998 1 year, 164 days Independent
31 Fayez Tarawneh
(1949–2021) 		— 20 August 1998 4 March 1999 196 days Independent
32 Abdelraouf Rawabdeh
(born 1939) 		— 4 March 1999 19 June 2000 1 year, 107 days Independent Abdullah II

(1999–present)
33 Ali Abu Al-Ragheb
(born 1946) 		— 19 June 2000 25 October 2003 3 years, 128 days Independent
34 Faisal Al-Fayez
(born 1952) 		2003 25 October 2003 6 April 2005 1 year, 163 days Independent
35 Adnan Badran
(born 1935) 		— 6 April 2005 27 November 2005 235 days Independent
36 Marouf al-Bakhit
(1947–2023) 		— 27 November 2005 25 November 2007 1 year, 363 days Independent
37 Nader Al-Dahabi
(born 1946) 		2007 25 November 2007 14 December 2009 2 years, 19 days Independent
38 Samir Rifai
(born 1966) 		2010 14 December 2009 9 February 2011 1 year, 57 days Independent
(36) Marouf al-Bakhit
(1947–2023) 		— 9 February 2011 24 October 2011 257 days Independent
39 Awn Al-Khasawneh
(born 1950) 		— 24 October 2011 2 May 2012 191 days Independent
(31) Fayez Tarawneh
(1949–2021) 		— 2 May 2012 11 October 2012 162 days Independent
40 Abdullah Ensour
(born 1939) 		2013 11 October 2012 1 June 2016 3 years, 234 days Independent
41 Hani Mulki
(born 1951) 		2016 1 June 2016 14 June 2018 2 years, 13 days Independent
42 Omar Razzaz
(born 1961) 		— 14 June 2018 12 October 2020 2 years, 120 days Independent
43 Bisher Khasawneh
(born 1969) 		2020 12 October 2020 15 September 2024 3 years, 339 days Independent
44 Jafar Hassan
(born 1968) 		2024 15 September 2024 Incumbent 64 days Independent

Timeline

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Jafar HassanBisher KhasawnehOmar RazzazHani MulkiAbdullah EnsourAwn Al-KhasawnehSamir RifaiNader Al-DahabiMarouf al-BakhitAdnan BadranFaisal Al-FayezAli Abu Al-RaghebAbdelraouf RawabdehFayez TarawnehAbdul Karim KabaritiAbdelsalam MajaliTaher MasriZaid ibn ShakerAhmad ObeidatKassim RimawiAbdelhamid SharafMudar BadranZaid RifaiAhmad LoziAhmad ToukanMohammad al-AbbasiAbdelmunim RifaiSaad JumaaHussein ibn NasserWasfi TalBahjat TalhouniHussein KhalidiSuleiman NabulsiHazza' MajaliFawzi MulkiSa'id MuftiSamir Al-RifaiTawfik Abu Al-HudaIbrahim HashemAbd Allah SirajHasan Abu Al-HudaAli al-RikabiMazhar RaslanRashid Ṭaliʽa

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Murder in Amman". The New York Times. 31 August 1960. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Jordan's Premier Resigns". The New York Times. 27 June 1970. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  3. ^ "MILITARY IS GIVEN POWER IN JORDAN". The New York Times. 16 September 1970. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  4. ^ John L. Hess (27 September 1970). "HUSSEIN APPOINTS NEW GOVERNMENT LED BY A CIVILIAN". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Hussein Names His Third Cabinet in Six Weeks". The New York Times. 29 October 1970. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Assassination in Cairo". The New York Times. 30 November 1971. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  7. ^ Juan de Onis (27 May 1973). "HUSSEIN ADVISER IS NAMED PREMIER". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  8. ^ "RIFAI STEPS DOWN AS JORDAN PREMIER". The New York Times. 14 July 1976. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  9. ^ Christopher S. Wren (4 July 1980). "ABDUL SHARAF DEAD". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
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