Abdelmunim Rifai
Abdul-Monem Rifai (ʻAbd al-MunʻimRifāʻī) (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.
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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 |
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| Born | 23 February 1917 Safad, Ottoman Palestine |
| Died | 17 October 1985 (aged 68) Amman, Jordan |
| Political party | Independent |
| Relations | Zaid Rifai (nephew) |
Life
Abdelmunim Al-Rifai was born in Safad, Sanjak of Acre, the younger brother of Samir Al-Rifai. 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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