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Zaid al-Rifai
زيد الرفاعي
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President of the Senate
In office
8 June 1997 – 17 December 2009
Monarch Abdullah II
Preceded by Ahmad al-Lawzi
Succeeded by Taher Nashat al-Masri
Prime Minister of Jordan
In office
4 April 1984 – 27 April 1989
Monarch Hussein
Preceded by Ahmad Obeidat
Succeeded by Zaid ibn Shaker
In office
26 May 1973 – 13 July 1976
Monarch Hussein
Preceded by Ahmad al-Lawzi
Succeeded by Mudar Badran
Personal details
Born
Zaid Sameer al-Rifai

(1936-11-27)27 November 1936
Amman, Transjordan, British Empire
Died 12 August 2024(2024-08-12) (aged 87)
Children Samir Rifai (son)
Alma mater Harvard University
Profession Politician

Zaid al-Rifai (Arabic: زيد الرفاعي; 27 November 1936 – 12 August 2024) was a Jordanian politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Jordan from May 1973 to July 1976, and again from April 1984 to April 1989.

Biography

Rifai served as prime minister 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, his father-in-law, Bahjat Talhouni, and his son, Samir Rifai, all served as Jordanian prime minister.

Rifai survived an assassination attempt on 15 December 1971 while he was serving as the ambassador of Jordan to the United Kingdom. The perpetrators were the members of the Fatah, and the reason for the attack was the Black September events which led to the departure of the Palestinians from Jordan in 1970.

Rifai was the president of the Senate of Jordan from June 1997 to December 2009. On 12 December 2009, he resigned from office.

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