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List of Prime Ministers of Jordan

List of Prime Ministers of Jordan

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The Prime Minister of Jordan is the head of the Government of Jordan.

Currently, the Prime Minister is Nader al-Dahabi
Nader al-Dahabi
Nader Dahabi born 1946 in Amman to Jordanian parents, is a Jordanian politician and military figure, who was named prime minister on 25 November 2007...

 (since November 25, 2007).

Prime Ministers of the Emirate of Transjordan (1921–1946)

Name Term start Term end Political Party
Rashid Tali’a  April 11, 1921  August 15, 1921  Independence Party (Hizb Istiqlal)
Mazhar Raslan  August 15, 1921  March 10, 1922  Non-party
'Ali Rida Basha al-Rikabi  March 10, 1922  February 1, 1923  Non-party
Mazhar Raslan  February 1, 1923  September 5, 1923  Non-party
Hasan Khalid Abu al-Huda  September 5, 1923  March 3, 1924  Non-party
'Ali Rida Basha al-Rikabi  March 3, 1924  June 26, 1926  Non-party
Hasan Khalid Abu al-Huda  June 26, 1926  February 22, 1931  Non-party
Abdallah Sarraj  February 22, 1931  October 18, 1933  Non-party
Ibrahim Hashem
Ibrahim Hashem
Ibrahim Hashem was a Jordanian lawyer and politician who served in several high offices under Faisal I of Iraq, Abdullah I of Jordan and Hussein of Jordan:...

 
October 18, 1933  September 28, 1938  Non-party
Tawfik Abu al-Huda
Tawfik Abu al-Huda
Tawfik Abu al-Huda served as prime minister of Jordan from September 28, 1938 to October 15, 1944, from December 28, 1947 to April 12, 1950, from July 25, 1951 to May 5, 1953, and finally from May 4, 1954 to May 30, 1955...

 
September 28, 1938  October 15, 1944  Non-party
Sameer al-Rifai  October 15, 1944  May 19, 1945  Non-party
Ibrahim Hashem
Ibrahim Hashem
Ibrahim Hashem was a Jordanian lawyer and politician who served in several high offices under Faisal I of Iraq, Abdullah I of Jordan and Hussein of Jordan:...

 
May 19, 1945  May 25, 1946  Non-party

Prime Ministers of the Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan (1946–1949)

Name Term start Term end Political Party
Ibrahim Hashem
Ibrahim Hashem
Ibrahim Hashem was a Jordanian lawyer and politician who served in several high offices under Faisal I of Iraq, Abdullah I of Jordan and Hussein of Jordan:...

 
May 25, 1946  February 4, 1947  Non-party
Samir al-Rifai  February 4, 1947  December 28, 1947  Non-party
Tawfik Abu al-Huda
Tawfik Abu al-Huda
Tawfik Abu al-Huda served as prime minister of Jordan from September 28, 1938 to October 15, 1944, from December 28, 1947 to April 12, 1950, from July 25, 1951 to May 5, 1953, and finally from May 4, 1954 to May 30, 1955...

 
December 28, 1947  April 3, 1949  Non-party

Prime Ministers of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (1949–present)

Name Term start Term end Political Party
Tawfik Abu al-Huda
Tawfik Abu al-Huda
Tawfik Abu al-Huda served as prime minister of Jordan from September 28, 1938 to October 15, 1944, from December 28, 1947 to April 12, 1950, from July 25, 1951 to May 5, 1953, and finally from May 4, 1954 to May 30, 1955...

 
April 3, 1949  April 12, 1950  Non-party
Sa`id al-Mufti
Sa`id al-Mufti
Said Pasha al- Mufti was a Jordanian political figure of Circassian origin. He served as the prime minister of Jordan between 12 April 1950 and 4 December 1950, again from 30 May 1955 until 15 December 1955, and finally between 22 May 1956 and 1 July 1956...

 
April 12, 1950  December 4, 1950  Non-party
Sameer al-Rifai  December 4, 1950  July 25, 1951  Non-party
Tawfik Abu al-Huda
Tawfik Abu al-Huda
Tawfik Abu al-Huda served as prime minister of Jordan from September 28, 1938 to October 15, 1944, from December 28, 1947 to April 12, 1950, from July 25, 1951 to May 5, 1953, and finally from May 4, 1954 to May 30, 1955...

 
July 25, 1951  May 5, 1953  Non-party
Fawzi al-Mulki
Fawzi al-Mulki
Fawzi El-Mulki was a Jordanian diplomat and politician. While serving as ambassador to the United Kingdom in the early 1950s, he befriended King Hussein, whow was studying there. In 1953 Hussein appointed al-Mulki to be prime minister of Jordan. He was dismissed in 1954 after his liberal policies...

 
May 5, 1953  May 4, 1954  Non-party
Tawfik Abu al-Huda
Tawfik Abu al-Huda
Tawfik Abu al-Huda served as prime minister of Jordan from September 28, 1938 to October 15, 1944, from December 28, 1947 to April 12, 1950, from July 25, 1951 to May 5, 1953, and finally from May 4, 1954 to May 30, 1955...

 
May 4, 1954  May 30, 1955  Non-party
Sa`id al-Mufti
Sa`id al-Mufti
Said Pasha al- Mufti was a Jordanian political figure of Circassian origin. He served as the prime minister of Jordan between 12 April 1950 and 4 December 1950, again from 30 May 1955 until 15 December 1955, and finally between 22 May 1956 and 1 July 1956...

 
May 30, 1955  December 15, 1955  Non-party
Hazza Al-Majali  December 15, 1955  December 21, 1955  Non-party
Ibrahim Hashem
Ibrahim Hashem
Ibrahim Hashem was a Jordanian lawyer and politician who served in several high offices under Faisal I of Iraq, Abdullah I of Jordan and Hussein of Jordan:...

 
December 21, 1955  January 8, 1956  Non-party
Sameer al-Rifai  January 8, 1956  May 22, 1956  Non-party
Sa`id al-Mufti
Sa`id al-Mufti
Said Pasha al- Mufti was a Jordanian political figure of Circassian origin. He served as the prime minister of Jordan between 12 April 1950 and 4 December 1950, again from 30 May 1955 until 15 December 1955, and finally between 22 May 1956 and 1 July 1956...

 
May 22, 1956  July 1, 1956  Non-party
Ibrahim Hashem
Ibrahim Hashem
Ibrahim Hashem was a Jordanian lawyer and politician who served in several high offices under Faisal I of Iraq, Abdullah I of Jordan and Hussein of Jordan:...

 
July 1, 1956  October 29, 1956  Non-party
Sulayman al-Nabulsi
Sulayman al-Nabulsi
Sulayman al-Nabulsi was a Jordanian political figure who served as Prime Minister of Jordan in 1956–57.-Early life:Al-Nabulsi was born into a family of notables in as-Salt, Jordan in 1908. He graduated from the American University of Beirut with a degree in law and social studies in the early 1930s...

 
October 29, 1956  April 13, 1957  National Socialist Party
Abdelhalim al-Nimr  April 13, 1957  April 15, 1957  Non-party
Hussein al-Jalidi  April 15, 1957  April 24, 1957  Non-party
Ibrahim Hashem
Ibrahim Hashem
Ibrahim Hashem was a Jordanian lawyer and politician who served in several high offices under Faisal I of Iraq, Abdullah I of Jordan and Hussein of Jordan:...

 
April 24, 1957  May 18, 1958  Non-party
Sameer al-Rifai  May 18, 1958  May 6, 1959  Non-party
Hazza` al-Majali  May 6, 1959  August 29, 1960  Non-party
Bahjat al-Talhouni  August 29, 1960  January 28, 1962  Non-party
Wasfi al-Tal
Wasfi al-Tal
Wasfi al-Tal was prime minister of Jordan for several terms. He was assassinated by the Black September unit of the Palestine Liberation Organization....

 
January 28, 1962  March 27, 1963  Non-party
Sameer al-Rifai  March 27, 1963  April 21, 1963  Non-party
Hussein ibn Nasser  April 21, 1963  July 6, 1964  Non-party
Bahjat al-Talhouni  July 6, 1964  February 14, 1965  Non-party
Wasfi al-Tal
Wasfi al-Tal
Wasfi al-Tal was prime minister of Jordan for several terms. He was assassinated by the Black September unit of the Palestine Liberation Organization....

 
February 14, 1965  March 4, 1967  Non-party
Hussein ibn Nasser  March 4, 1967  April 23, 1967  Non-party
Saad Jumaa  April 23, 1967  October 7, 1967  Non-party
Bahjat al-Talhouni  October 7, 1967  March 24, 1969  Non-party
Abdelmunim al-Rifai
Abdelmunim al-Rifai
Abdel-Monem al-Rifai (ʻAbd al-Munʻim Rifāʻī; 23 February 1917 - 17 October 1985) was a Jordanian, Lebanese-born diplomat and political figure He was Jordanian foreign minister 1968-1969, 1969-1970 and Prime minister of Jordan 1969-1970....

 
March 24, 1969  August 13, 1969  Non-party
Bahjat al-Talhouni  August 13, 1969  June 27, 1970  Non-party
Abdelmunim al-Rifai
Abdelmunim al-Rifai
Abdel-Monem al-Rifai (ʻAbd al-Munʻim Rifāʻī; 23 February 1917 - 17 October 1985) was a Jordanian, Lebanese-born diplomat and political figure He was Jordanian foreign minister 1968-1969, 1969-1970 and Prime minister of Jordan 1969-1970....

 
June 27, 1970  September 16, 1970  Non-party
Muhammad Daoud  September 16, 1970  September 26, 1970  Non-party
Ahmad Toukan
Ahmad Toukan
Ahmad Toukan was a Jordanian political leader who was Prime Minister from 26 September 1970 to 28 October 1970.Toukan was Prime Minister in 1970 during a crackdown that drove Palestinian guerrillas out of Jordan....

 
September 26, 1970  October 28, 1970  Non-party
Wasfi al-Tal
Wasfi al-Tal
Wasfi al-Tal was prime minister of Jordan for several terms. He was assassinated by the Black September unit of the Palestine Liberation Organization....

 
October 28, 1970  November 29, 1971  Non-party
Ahmad al-Lawzi  November 29, 1971  May 26, 1973  Non-party
Zaid al-Rifai
Zaid al-Rifai
Zaid al-Rifai served as Prime Minister of Jordan twice and . His father, Sameer al-Rifai was also an important Jordanian politician and served as prime minister....

 
May 26, 1973  July 13, 1976  Non-party
Mudar Badran
Mudar Badran
Mudar Seyyid Muhammad Badran is a retired Jordanian politician.Badran was born in Jerash, Jordan. He served as prime minister of Jordan from 1976 to 1984 with a brief interruption from 1979 until 1980. He served as prime minister again from 1989 to 1991...

 
July 13, 1976  December 19, 1979  Non-party
Abdelhamid Sharaf
Abdelhamid Sharaf
Abdelhamid Sharaf , was prime minister of Jordan from December 1979. He was previously ambassador to the U.S., Canada and the United Nations.-References:...

 
December 19, 1979  July 3, 1980  Non-party
Kassim al-Rimawi  July 3, 1980  August 28, 1980  Non-party
Mudar Badran
Mudar Badran
Mudar Seyyid Muhammad Badran is a retired Jordanian politician.Badran was born in Jerash, Jordan. He served as prime minister of Jordan from 1976 to 1984 with a brief interruption from 1979 until 1980. He served as prime minister again from 1989 to 1991...

 
August 28, 1980  January 10, 1984  Non-party
Ahmad Obeidat  January 10, 1984  April 4, 1985  Non-party
Zaid al-Rifai
Zaid al-Rifai
Zaid al-Rifai served as Prime Minister of Jordan twice and . His father, Sameer al-Rifai was also an important Jordanian politician and served as prime minister....

 
April 4, 1985  April 27, 1989 Non-party
Zaid ibn Shaker
Zaid ibn Shaker
Field Marshal Prince Zaid Ibn Shaker, GBE, CVO served as commander in chief of the Jordanian Military for more than twelve years and Prime Minister of Jordan three times....

 
April 27, 1989  December 4, 1989  Non-party
Mudar Badran
Mudar Badran
Mudar Seyyid Muhammad Badran is a retired Jordanian politician.Badran was born in Jerash, Jordan. He served as prime minister of Jordan from 1976 to 1984 with a brief interruption from 1979 until 1980. He served as prime minister again from 1989 to 1991...

 
December 4, 1989  June 19, 1991  Non-party
Taher al-Masri
Taher al-Masri
Taher Nashat al-Masri is an Jordanian of Palestinian origin who served as Prime Minister of Jordan from 19 June 1991 to 21 November 1991. He opposed the invasion of Iraq but reportedly wants the Americans to stay in Iraq and keep it "out of the hands of the fundamentalists".He served on the...

 
June 19, 1991  November 21, 1991  Non-party
Zaid ibn Shaker
Zaid ibn Shaker
Field Marshal Prince Zaid Ibn Shaker, GBE, CVO served as commander in chief of the Jordanian Military for more than twelve years and Prime Minister of Jordan three times....

 
November 21, 1991  May 29, 1993  Non-party
Abdelsalam al-Majali
Abdelsalam al-Majali
Abdelsalam al-Majali was twice the Prime Minister of Jordan - and...

 
May 29, 1993  January 7, 1995  Non-party
Zaid ibn Shaker
Zaid ibn Shaker
Field Marshal Prince Zaid Ibn Shaker, GBE, CVO served as commander in chief of the Jordanian Military for more than twelve years and Prime Minister of Jordan three times....

 
January 7, 1995  February 4, 1996  Non-party
Abdelkarim al-Kabariti  February 4, 1996  March 9, 1997  Non-party
Abdelsalam al-Majali
Abdelsalam al-Majali
Abdelsalam al-Majali was twice the Prime Minister of Jordan - and...

 
March 9, 1997  August 20, 1998  Non-party
Fayez al-Tarawneh
Fayez al-Tarawneh
Fayez al-Tarawneh is a former Prime Minister of Jordan and later chief of the royal court....

 
August 20, 1998  March 4, 1999  Non-party
Abdelraouf al-Rawabdeh
Abdelraouf al-Rawabdeh
Abdelraouf al-Rawabdeh Prime Minister of Jordan from March 4, 1999 till June 19, 2000, a leading political figure from the north city of Irbid in Jordan known for having a very unpopular manner of talk, he is also amongst the few to counter Hamas, although some analyst believe he didn't know about...

 
March 4, 1999  June 19, 2000  Non-party
Ali Abu al-Ragheb
Ali Abu al-Ragheb
Ali Abu al-Ragheb was the Prime Minister of Jordan from June 19 2000 until October 25 2003. He is a 1967 graduate of the University of Tennessee.He resigned and was replaced by Faisal al-Fayez....

 
June 19, 2000  October 25, 2003  Non-party
Faisal al-Fayez
Faisal al-Fayez
Faisal al-Fayez was the Prime Minister of Jordan from 25 October, 2003, to 6 April 2005. He took office following the resignation of Ali Abu al-Ragheb and himself resigned after being criticized for not being reformist enough. He previously served as Defence Minister, and is close to the king...

 
October 25, 2003  April 6, 2005  Non-party
Adnan Badran
Adnan Badran
Adnan Badran is a Jordanian scientist, academic and politician. He was the prime minister of Jordan from April 7, 2005 to November 28, 2005.-Early life:Badran was born in Jerash, Jordan...

 
April 6, 2005  November 27, 2005  Non-party
Marouf al-Bakhit
Marouf al-Bakhit
Dr. Marouf Suleiman al-Bakhit , also known as Marouf al-Bakheet was the Prime Minister of Jordan. from November 27 2005 until 25 November 2007. He was previously the Jordanian ambassador to Israel and the national security chief...

 
November 27, 2005  November 25, 2007  Non-party
Nader al-Dahabi
Nader al-Dahabi
Nader Dahabi born 1946 in Amman to Jordanian parents, is a Jordanian politician and military figure, who was named prime minister on 25 November 2007...

 
November 25, 2007 Present Non-party