Samir Al-Rifai

For his grandson, see Samir Rifai.

Samir al-Rifai (Arabic: سمير الرفاعي;‎ 30 January 1901 –12 October 1965) was a Jordanian politician and statesman who served several terms as the 8th Prime Minister of Jordan.

Samir al-Rifai سمير الرفاعي
8th Prime Minister of Jordan
In office 27 March 1963 – 21 April 1963
Monarch	Hussein
Preceded by	Wasfi al-Tal
Succeeded by	Hussein ibn Nasser
In office 18 May 1958 – 6 May 1959
Monarch	Hussein
Preceded by	Ibrahim Hashem
Succeeded by	Hazza' al-Majali
In office 8 January 1956 – 22 May 1956
Monarch	Hussein
Preceded by	Ibrahim Hashem
Succeeded by	Sa`id al-Mufti
In office 4 December 1950 – 25 July 1951
Monarchs	Talal Abdullah I
Preceded by	Sa`id al-Mufti
Succeeded by	Tawfik Abu al-Huda
In office 4 February 1947 – 28 December 1947
Monarch	Abdullah I
Preceded by	Ibrahim Hashem
Succeeded by	Tawfik Abu al-Huda
Minister of Finance
In office 1943–1944
Prime Minister	Tawfik Abu Al-Huda
Preceded by	Shukri Shashaa
Succeeded by	Moussallam Al-Attar
Personal details
Born	30 January 1901 Safed, Beirut Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Died	12 October 1965 (aged 64) Amman, Jordan
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	American University of Beirut

Al-Rifai served under Kings Abdullah I, Talal and Hussein:

• Minister of Finance from 1943 to 1944^[1]
• Minister of Justice from 1943 to 1944^[2]
• Prime Minister of the Emirate of Transjordan from 15 October 1944 to 19 May 1945
• Prime Minister of the Emirate of Transjordan from 19 May 1945 to 25 May 1946
• Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan from 4 December 1950 to 25 July 1951
• Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan from 8 January 1956 to 22 May 1956
• Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan from 18 May 1958 to 6 May 1959
• Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan from 27 March 1963 to 21 April 1963
• President of the Senate of Jordan from 10 July 1963 to 1 November 1965^[3]

He was the father of Prime Minister Zaid al-Rifai and the grandfather of Prime Minister Samir Rifai, and the elder brother of Prime Minister Abdelmunim Rifai.

He died in Amman, aged 64.

See also

• List of prime ministers of Jordan