Sa'id Mufti

Sa'id Pasha al-Mufti (Arabic: سعيد المفتي; Adyghe: Хьэбжьокъуэ Сайд; 26 June 1898 – 25 March 1989) was a Jordanian politician and diplomat who served as the 9th Prime Minister of Jordan, a position he served three terms in between 14 April 1950 and 1 July 1956.

His Excellency Sa'id Mufti سعيد مفتي Хьэбжьокъуэ Сайд
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
Minister of Finance
In office 1945
Monarch	Abdullah I of Jordan
Preceded by	Moussallam Al-Attar
Succeeded by	Mohammad al-Shoreki
Personal details
Born	(1898-06-26)26 June 1898 Amman, Ottoman Empire
Died	25 March 1989(1989-03-25) (aged 90) Amman, Jordan
Political party	Independent
Residence	Jabal Amman
Profession	Politician, diplomat

Al-Mufti lived in Jabal Amman, an affluent area in Jordan's capital of Amman; his house became known for its unique architecture and was later dubbed Al-Mufti House.

He was of Circassian origin and was an independent politician, serving in several terms as interior minister (1944–1945, 1948–1950, 1951–1953 and 1957).^[1] He was Minister of Finance in 1945,^[2] and served as the President of the Senate of Jordan from December 1956 to July 1963 and from November 1965 to November 1974.^[3]

A street in the Sweifieh area of Amman was named after him in his honor, where the Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina is located.^[4]

Honour

Foreign honour

•  Malaysia : Honorary Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (1965)^[5]