Samir Rifai

For his grandfather, see Samir al-Rifai.

Samir Zaid al-Rifai (Arabic: سمير زيد الرفاعي) (born 1 July 1966)^[1] is a Jordanian politician who was the 38th Prime Minister of Jordan from 14 December 2009^[2] to 9 February 2011, Vice President of the Senate of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan from 2015 till present. Prior to that, he was the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee between 2013 and 2015.

Samir Z. Al-Rifai سمير الرفاعي
Samir Rifai in 2010
Prime Minister of Jordan
In office 14 December 2009 – 1 February 2011
Monarch	Abdullah II
Preceded by	Nader al-Dahabi
Succeeded by	Marouf al-Bakhit
Personal details
Born	(1966-07-01) 1 July 1966 (age 59) Amman, Jordan
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	Harvard University Trinity College, Cambridge

Prior to his appointment as Prime Minister, Rifai was the head of Jordan Dubai International Capital.^[3]

He received a bachelor's degree at Harvard University and a master's degree at the University of Cambridge.^[3]

Rifai's father, Zaid Rifai, was a former prime minister, and president of the Senate of Jordan.^[3]

See also

• List of prime ministers of Jordan