List of prime ministers of Jordan

Last updated May 03, 2024

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

List of officeholders

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	King (Reign)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	King (Reign)
• Emirate of Transjordan (1921–1946) •
1		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) •
(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 (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 (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
43		Bisher Al-Khasawneh (born 1969)	12 October 2020	Incumbent	3 years, 203 days	Independent

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↑ "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.

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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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v t e Prime ministers of Jordan (List)
Emirate of Transjordan (1921–1946)	Ṭaliʽa Raslan ^* Rikabi ^† Raslan H. Al-Huda 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 Hashem ^* S. Al-Rifai Mufti Hashem Nabulsi Khalidi Hashem Al-Rifai H. Majali Talhouni Tal S. Al-Rifai ibn Nasser Talhouni Tal ibn Nasser Jumaa Talhouni A. Al-Rifai Talhouni A. Al-Rifai Al-Abbasi ^† Toukan Tal Lawzi Z. Al-Rifai M. Badran Sharaf Rimawi M. Badran Obeidat Z. Al-Rifai ibn Shaker M. Badran Masri ibn Shaker Majali ibn Shaker Kabariti A. Majali Tarawneh Rawabdeh Abu Al-Ragheb Fayez A. Badran Bakhit Dahabi Rifai Bakhit A. Khasawneh Tarawneh Esour H. Mulki Razzaz B. Al-Khasawneh	Jordan
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List of prime ministers of Jordan

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