Kassim Rimawi

Kassim al-Rimawi (Arabic: قاسم الريماوي;‎ 11 January 1918 – 29 April 1982) was a Jordanian politician and statesman who served as the 25th Prime Minister of Jordan from 3 July 1980 to 28 August 1980. He was born in Beit Rima under Occupied Enemy Territory Administration.

• 28 January 1962 to 13 October 1962 - Minister of Agriculture and Construction.
• 2 December 1962 to 27 March 1963 - Minister of Agriculture.
• 31 July 1965 to 23 December 1966 - Minister of Interior and urban and rural affairs.
• 22 December 1966 to 4 March 1967 - Minister of Interior and urban and rural affairs.
• 27 June to 15 September 1970 - Minister of Interior and urban and rural affairs.
• 19 December 1979 to 3 July 1980 - Minister of Agriculture.

Kassim al-Rimawi قاسم الريماوي
Prime Minister of Jordan
In office 3 July 1980 – 28 August 1980
Monarch	Hussein
Preceded by	Abdelhamid Sharaf
Succeeded by	Mudar Badran
Personal details
Born	(1918-01-11)11 January 1918 Beit Rima, British Mandate of Palestine
Died	29 April 1982(1982-04-29) (aged 64) Amman, Jordan
Political party	Independent

He was the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Jordan from 1967 to 1970.^[1]

Education

• Doctorate in economics and education from Columbia University in New York in 1956
• Master's degree from the same university in 1954 (he was a professor at this university in 1953 for Management Sciences and Social Affairs)
• Bachelor's degree in sociology from the American University in Cairo in 1952
• Intermediate Certificate in Law from the University of London

See also

• List of prime ministers of Jordan

External links

• Prime Ministry of Jordan website