This is a list of prime ministers of Jordan since 1921.
List of officeholders edit
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | King (Reign) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
 • Emirate of Transjordan (1921–1946) • 
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| 1 | 
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Rashid Ṭaliʽa (1877–1926) |
11 April 1921 | 5 August 1921 | 116 days | Independent | Abdullah (1921–1946) | |
| 2 | 
|
Mazhar Raslan (1886–1948) |
15 August 1921 | 10 March 1922 | 207 days | Independent | ||
| 3 | 
|
Ali Rikabi (1864–1943) |
10 March 1922 | 1 February 1923 | 328 days | Military | ||
| — |
|
Mazhar Raslan (1886–1948) Acting Prime Minister |
1 February 1923 | 5 September 1923 | 216 days | Independent | ||
| 4 | 
|
Hasan Abu Al-Huda (1871–1936) |
5 September 1923 | 3 March 1924 | 180 days | Independent | ||
| (3) |
|
Ali Rikabi (1864–1943) |
3 March 1924 | 26 June 1926 | 2 years, 115 days | Military | ||
| (4) |
|
Hasan Abu Al-Huda (1871–1936) |
26 June 1926 | 22 February 1931 | 4 years, 241 days | Independent | ||
| 5 | 
|
Abdullah Siraj (1876–1949) |
22 February 1931 | 18 October 1933 | 2 years, 238 days | Independent | ||
| 6 | 
|
Ibrahim Hashem (1878–1958) |
18 October 1933 | 28 September 1938 | 4 years, 345 days | Independent | ||
| 7 | 
|
Tawfik Abu Al-Huda (1894–1956) |
28 September 1938 | 15 October 1944 | 6 years, 17 days | Independent | ||
| 8 | 
|
Samir Al-Rifai (1901–1965) |
15 October 1944 | 19 May 1945 | 216 days | Independent | ||
| (6) |
|
Ibrahim Hashem (1878–1958) |
19 May 1945 | 25 May 1946 | 1 year, 6 days | Independent | ||
| • Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (1946–present) •
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| (6) |
|
Ibrahim Hashem (1878–1958) |
25 May 1946 | 4 February 1947 | 255 days | Independent | Abdullah I (1946–1951) | |
| (8) |
|
Samir Al-Rifai (1901–1965) |
4 February 1947 | 28 December 1947 | 327 days | Independent | ||
| (7) |
|
Tawfik Abu Al-Huda (1894–1956) |
28 December 1947 | 12 April 1950 | 2 years, 105 days | Independent | ||
| 9 | 
|
Sa`id Mufti (1898–1989) |
12 April 1950 | 4 December 1950 | 236 days | Independent | ||
| (8) |
|
Samir Al-Rifai (1901–1965) |
4 December 1950 | 25 July 1951 | 233 days | Independent | ||
| (7) |
|
Tawfik Abu Al-Huda (1894–1956) |
25 July 1951 | 5 May 1953 | 1 year, 284 days | Independent | Talal.jpg) (1951–1952) | |
| 10 | 
|
Fawzi Mulki (1910–1962) |
5 May 1953 | 4 May 1954 | 364 days | Independent | Hussein.jpg) (1952–1999) | |
| (7) |
|
Tawfik Abu Al-Huda (1894–1956) |
4 May 1954 | 30 May 1955 | 1 year, 26 days | Independent | ||
| (9) |
|
Sa`id Mufti (1898–1989) |
30 May 1955 | 15 December 1955 | 199 days | Independent | ||
| 11 | 
|
Hazza' Majali (1917–1960) |
15 December 1955 | 21 December 1955 | 6 days | Independent | ||
| — |
|
Ibrahim Hashem (1878–1958) Acting Prime Minister |
21 December 1955 | 8 January 1956 | 18 days | Independent | ||
| (8) |
|
Samir Al-Rifai (1901–1965) |
8 January 1956 | 22 May 1956 | 135 days | Independent | ||
| (9) |
|
Sa`id Mufti (1898–1989) |
22 May 1956 | 1 July 1956 | 40 days | Independent | ||
| (6) |
|
Ibrahim Hashem (1878–1958) |
1 July 1956 | 29 October 1956 | 120 days | Independent | ||
| 12 | 
|
Suleiman Nabulsi (1908–1976) |
29 October 1956 | 13 April 1957 | 166 days | National Socialist Party | ||
| 13 | 
|
Hussein Khalidi (1895–1966) |
15 April 1957 | 24 April 1957 | 9 days | Independent | ||
| (6) |
|
Ibrahim Hashem (1878–1958) |
24 April 1957 | 18 May 1958 | 1 year, 24 days | Independent | ||
| (8) |
|
Samir Al-Rifai (1901–1965) |
18 May 1958 | 6 May 1959 | 353 days | Independent | ||
| (11) |
|
Hazza' Majali (1917–1960) |
6 May 1959 | 29 August 1960 (assassinated)[1] |
1 year, 85 days | Independent | ||
| 14 | 
|
Bahjat Talhouni (1913–1994) |
29 August 1960 | 28 January 1962 | 1 year, 152 days | Independent | ||
| 15 | 
|
Wasfi Tal (1919–1971) |
28 January 1962 | 27 March 1963 | 1 year, 58 days | Independent | ||
| (8) |
|
Samir Al-Rifai (1901–1965) |
27 March 1963 | 21 April 1963 | 25 days | Independent | ||
| 16 | 
|
Hussein ibn Nasser (1902–1982) |
21 April 1963 | 6 July 1964 | 1 year, 76 days | Independent | ||
| (14) |
|
Bahjat Talhouni (1913–1994) |
6 July 1964 | 14 February 1965 | 223 days | Independent | ||
| (15) |
|
Wasfi Tal (1919–1971) |
14 February 1965 | 4 March 1967 | 2 years, 18 days | Independent | ||
| (16) |
|
Hussein ibn Nasser (1902–1982) |
4 March 1967 | 23 April 1967 | 50 days | Independent | ||
| 17 | 
|
Saad Jumaa (1916–1979) |
23 April 1967 | 7 October 1967 | 167 days | Independent | ||
| (14) |
|
Bahjat Talhouni (1913–1994) |
7 October 1967 | 24 March 1969 | 1 year, 168 days | Independent | ||
| 18 | 
|
Abdelmunim Rifai (1917–1985) |
24 March 1969 | 13 August 1969 | 142 days | Independent | ||
| (14) |
|
Bahjat Talhouni (1913–1994) |
13 August 1969 | 27 June 1970[2] | 318 days | Independent | ||
| (18) |
|
Abdelmunim Rifai (1917–1985) |
27 June 1970 | 16 September 1970 | 81 days | Independent | ||
| 19 | 
|
Mohammad Al-Abbasi (1914–1972) |
16 September 1970[3] | 26 September 1970 | 10 days | Military | ||
| 20 | 
|
Ahmad Toukan (1903–1981) |
26 September 1970[4] | 28 October 1970 | 32 days | Independent | ||
| (15) |
|
Wasfi Tal (1919–1971) |
28 October 1970[5] | 28 November 1971 (assassinated)[6] |
1 year, 31 days | Independent | ||
| 21 | 
|
Ahmad Lozi (1925–2014) |
29 November 1971 | 26 May 1973 | 1 year, 178 days | Independent | ||
| 22 | 
|
Zaid Rifai (born 1936) |
26 May 1973[7] | 13 July 1976[8] | 3 years, 48 days | Independent | ||
| 23 | 
|
Mudar Badran (1934–2023) |
13 July 1976 | 19 December 1979 | 3 years, 159 days | Independent | ||
| 24 | 
|
Abdelhamid Sharaf (1939–1980) |
19 December 1979 | 3 July 1980 (died in office)[9] |
197 days | Independent | ||
| 25 | 
|
Kassim Rimawi (1918–1982) |
3 July 1980 | 28 August 1980 | 56 days | Independent | ||
| (23) |
|
Mudar Badran (1934–2023) |
28 August 1980 | 10 January 1984 | 3 years, 135 days | Independent | ||
| 26 | 
|
Ahmad Obeidat (born 1938) |
10 January 1984 | 4 April 1985 | 1 year, 84 days | Independent | ||
| (22) |
|
Zaid Rifai (born 1936) |
4 April 1985 | 27 April 1989 | 4 years, 23 days | Independent | ||
| 27 | 
|
Zaid ibn Shaker (1934–2002) |
27 April 1989 | 4 December 1989 | 221 days | Independent | ||
| (23) |
|
Mudar Badran (1934–2023) |
4 December 1989 | 19 June 1991 | 1 year, 197 days | Independent | ||
| 28 | 
|
Taher Masri (born 1942) |
19 June 1991 | 21 November 1991 | 155 days | Independent | ||
| (27) |
|
Zaid ibn Shaker (1934–2002) |
21 November 1991 | 29 May 1993 | 1 year, 189 days | Independent | ||
| 29 | 
|
Abdelsalam Majali (1925–2023) |
29 May 1993 | 7 January 1995 | 1 year, 223 days | Independent | ||
| (27) |
|
Zaid ibn Shaker (1934–2002) |
7 January 1995 | 4 February 1996 | 1 year, 28 days | Independent | ||
| 30 | 
|
Abdul Karim Kabariti (born 1949) |
4 February 1996 | 9 March 1997 | 1 year, 33 days | Independent | ||
| (29) |
|
Abdelsalam Majali (1925–2023) |
9 March 1997 | 20 August 1998 | 1 year, 164 days | Independent | ||
| 31 | 
|
Fayez Tarawneh (1949–2021) |
20 August 1998 | 4 March 1999 | 196 days | Independent | ||
| 32 | 
|
Abdelraouf Rawabdeh (born 1939) |
4 March 1999 | 19 June 2000 | 1 year, 107 days | Independent | Abdullah II.jpg) (1999–present) | |
| 33 | 
|
Ali Abu Al-Ragheb (born 1946) |
19 June 2000 | 25 October 2003 | 3 years, 128 days | Independent | ||
| 34 | 
|
Faisal Al-Fayez (born 1952) |
25 October 2003 | 6 April 2005 | 1 year, 163 days | Independent | ||
| 35 | 
|
Adnan Badran (born 1935) |
6 April 2005 | 27 November 2005 | 235 days | Independent | ||
| 36 | 
|
Marouf Bakhit (1947–2023) |
27 November 2005 | 25 November 2007 | 1 year, 363 days | Independent | ||
| 37 | 
|
Nader Dahabi (born 1946) |
25 November 2007 | 14 December 2009 | 2 years, 19 days | Independent | ||
| 38 | 
|
Samir Rifai (born 1966) |
14 December 2009 | 9 February 2011 | 1 year, 57 days | Independent | ||
| (36) |
|
Marouf Bakhit (1947–2023) |
9 February 2011 | 24 October 2011 | 257 days | Independent | ||
| 39 | 
|
Awn Khasawneh (born 1950) |
24 October 2011 | 2 May 2012 | 191 days | Independent | ||
| (31) |
|
Fayez Tarawneh (1949–2021) |
2 May 2012 | 11 October 2012 | 162 days | Independent | ||
| 40 | 
|
Abdullah Ensour (born 1939) |
11 October 2012 | 1 June 2016 | 3 years, 234 days | Independent | ||
| 41 | 
|
Hani Mulki (born 1951) |
1 June 2016 | 14 June 2018 | 2 years, 13 days | Independent | ||
| 42 | 
|
Omar Razzaz (born 1961) |
14 June 2018 | 12 October 2020 | 2 years, 120 days | Independent | ||
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Bisher Al-Khasawneh (born 1969) |
12 October 2020 | Incumbent | 3 years, 188 days | Independent | ||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Murder in Amman". The New York Times. 31 August 1960. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "Jordan's Premier Resigns". The New York Times. 27 June 1970. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "MILITARY IS GIVEN POWER IN JORDAN". The New York Times. 16 September 1970. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ John L. Hess (27 September 1970). "HUSSEIN APPOINTS NEW GOVERNMENT LED BY A CIVILIAN". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "Hussein Names His Third Cabinet in Six Weeks". The New York Times. 29 October 1970. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "Assassination in Cairo". The New York Times. 30 November 1971. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ Juan de Onis (27 May 1973). "HUSSEIN ADVISER IS NAMED PREMIER". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "RIFAI STEPS DOWN AS JORDAN PREMIER". The New York Times. 14 July 1976. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ Christopher S. Wren (4 July 1980). "ABDUL SHARAF DEAD". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 March 2022.