List of prime ministers of Jordan
Appearance
This is a list of prime ministers of Jordan since 1921.
List of officeholders
[edit]- Political parties and other affiliations
Istiqlal Party (IP)
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) | ||
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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 | 62 days | Independent |
Timeline
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Murder in Amman". The New York Times. 31 August 1960. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "Jordan's Premier Resigns". The New York Times. 27 June 1970. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "MILITARY IS GIVEN POWER IN JORDAN". The New York Times. 16 September 1970. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ John L. Hess (27 September 1970). "HUSSEIN APPOINTS NEW GOVERNMENT LED BY A CIVILIAN". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "Hussein Names His Third Cabinet in Six Weeks". The New York Times. 29 October 1970. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "Assassination in Cairo". The New York Times. 30 November 1971. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ Juan de Onis (27 May 1973). "HUSSEIN ADVISER IS NAMED PREMIER". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "RIFAI STEPS DOWN AS JORDAN PREMIER". The New York Times. 14 July 1976. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ Christopher S. Wren (4 July 1980). "ABDUL SHARAF DEAD". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 March 2022.