Sa'id Mufti
Sa'id Pasha al-Mufti (Arabic: سعيد المفتي; Adyghe: Хьэбжьокъуэ Сайд; 26 June 1898 – 25 March 1989) was the 9th Prime Minister of Jordan and a Jordanian political figure of Circassian origin.
Said Pasha received Emir Abdullah with a few Jordanian Sheikhs, when he came to Jordan and was leading the Great Arab Revolt against the Ottoman rule.
Sa'id Mufti سعيد مفتي Хьэбжьокъуэ Сайд | |
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| 9th Prime Minister of Jordan | |
| In office 12 April 1950 – 4 December 1950 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah I |
| Preceded by | Tawfik Abu al-Huda |
| Succeeded by | Samir al-Rifai |
| In office 30 May 1955 – 15 December 1955 | |
| Monarch | Hussein |
| Preceded by | Tawfik Abu al-Huda |
| Succeeded by | Hazza Al-Majali |
| In office 22 May 1956 – 1 July 1956 | |
| Monarch | Hussein |
| Preceded by | Samir al-Rifai |
| Succeeded by | Ibrahim Hashim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 June 1898 Amman, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 25 March 1989 (aged 90) Amman, Jordan |
| Political party | Independent |
| Residence | Jabal Amman |
| Profession | Government Employee |
Al-Mufti served three terms as the Prime Minister of Jordan between 14 April 1950 and 1 July 1956. Al-Mufti lived in Jabal Amman, an elite area of the capital Amman; his house became known for its architecture and was later dubbed Al-Mufti House.
Al-Mufti was an independent politician, serving in several governments as interior minister (1944–1945, 1948–1950, 1951–1953 and 1957). He was Minister of Finance in 1945. He served as the President of the Senate of Jordan from December 1956 to July 1963 and from November 1965 to November 1974.
In his honor a main street in the Sweifieh area of Amman was named "Sa'eed al-Mufti Street", where the Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina is located.
Honour
Foreign honour
Malaysia : Honorary Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (1965)
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