List of prime ministers of Jordan

This is a list of prime ministers of Jordan since 1921.

## List of officeholders

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No. | Portrait  | Name
(Birth–Death) | Term of office  | Political party  | King
(Reign)

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Took office  | Left office  | Time in office
• Emirate of Transjordan (1921–1946) •
1  |  | Rashid Ṭaliʽa
(1877–1926) | 11 April 1921  | 5 August 1921  | 116 days  | Istiqlal Party  | Abdullah

(1921–1946)
2  |  | Mazhar Raslan
(1886–1948) | 15 August 1921  | 10 March 1922  | 207 days  | Independent
3  |  | Ali al-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 al-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  |  | Abd Allah 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) •
(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

(1951–1952)
10  |  | Fawzi Mulki
(1910–1962) | 5 May 1953  | 4 May 1954  | 364 days  | Independent | Hussein

(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
(1936–2024) | 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
(1936–2024) | 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

(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 al-Bakhit
(1947–2023) | 27 November 2005  | 25 November 2007  | 1 year, 363 days  | Independent
37  |  | Nader Al-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 al-Bakhit
(1947–2023) | 9 February 2011  | 24 October 2011  | 257 days  | Independent
39  |  | Awn Al-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
43  |  | Bisher Khasawneh
(born 1969) | 12 October 2020  | 15 September 2024  | 3 years, 339 days  | Independent
44  |  | Jafar Hassan
(born 1968) | 15 September 2024  | Incumbent  | 3 days  | Independent

## Timeline

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## See also

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* List of kings of Jordan

## References

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1. ^ "Murder in Amman". The New York Times. 31 August 1960. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
2. ^ "Jordan's Premier Resigns". The New York Times. 27 June 1970. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
3. ^ "MILITARY IS GIVEN POWER IN JORDAN". The New York Times. 16 September 1970. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
4. ^ John L. Hess (27 September 1970). "HUSSEIN APPOINTS NEW GOVERNMENT LED BY A CIVILIAN". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
5. ^ "Hussein Names His Third Cabinet in Six Weeks". The New York Times. 29 October 1970. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
6. ^ "Assassination in Cairo". The New York Times. 30 November 1971. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
7. ^ Juan de Onis (27 May 1973). "HUSSEIN ADVISER IS NAMED PREMIER". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
8. ^ "RIFAI STEPS DOWN AS JORDAN PREMIER". The New York Times. 14 July 1976. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
9. ^ Christopher S. Wren (4 July 1980). "ABDUL SHARAF DEAD". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 March 2022.

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Prime ministers of Jordan (List)

Emirate of Transjordan
(1921–1946)|

* Ṭaliʽa
* Raslan*
* al-Rikabi†
* Raslan
* H. Al-Huda
* al-Rikabi†
* H. Al-Huda
* Siraj
* Hashem
* T. Al-Huda
* S. Al-Rifai
* Hashem

Jordan

Kingdom of Jordan
(1946–)|

* Hashem
* S. Al-Rifai
* T. Al-Huda
* Mufti
* S. Al-Rifai
* T. Al-Huda
* F. Mulki
* T. Al-Huda
* Mufti
* H. Majali
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