Follow Samir Rifai through 38 dated historical records for Jordan.
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Samir al-Rifai entered Tawfiq Abu al-Huda’s fourth government as minister responsible for interior affairs and education. The appointment gave him responsibility for two central functions of the Transjordanian administration.
Al-Rifai’s service as minister of interior and education in the fourth Abu al-Huda government ended on this date. His initial cabinet tenure had begun in July 1941.
Al-Rifai returned to ministerial office in Tawfiq Abu al-Huda’s fifth government. He again held the interior and education portfolio, restoring him to a senior role in the emirate’s administration.
A cabinet reallocation transferred al-Rifai from interior and education to the ministries of finance, economy and justice. The change placed him in charge of fiscal and judicial portfolios within the same government.
Al-Rifai completed his term overseeing finance, economy and justice under Abu al-Huda. The following day he would take office as head of a new government.
Al-Rifai formed his first government in the Emirate of Transjordan and became prime minister. He concurrently held the foreign affairs and defense portfolios during a period when the region was approaching the end of the Second World War.
The first government headed by al-Rifai came to an end after approximately seven months in office. His premiership had combined executive leadership with responsibility for foreign affairs and defense.
Al-Rifai formed his second government after Jordan had achieved independence in 1946. He served as prime minister while also holding the foreign affairs and defense portfolios.
The second al-Rifai cabinet concluded its period in office. The administration had served during the early years of Jordan’s independence, with al-Rifai leading the government and overseeing foreign affairs and defense.
Al-Rifai returned to the premiership and formed his third cabinet. He initially combined the office of prime minister with that of foreign minister at a time when Jordan was dealing with major regional and administrative pressures.
A ministerial adjustment ended al-Rifai’s concurrent appointment as foreign minister while leaving him in office as prime minister. The change altered the distribution of responsibilities within his third cabinet.
Al-Rifai again took responsibility for foreign affairs alongside the premiership during the final phase of his third government. The cabinet’s responsibilities were reorganized shortly before its departure from office.
Al-Rifai’s third government concluded after serving from December 1950. His term included changes to his foreign affairs responsibilities and coincided with a pivotal year for the Jordanian monarchy.
Al-Rifai joined Ibrahim Hashem’s government as deputy prime minister and foreign minister. The position brought him back into the cabinet with a leading role in coordinating executive and diplomatic affairs.
Al-Rifai’s assignment as deputy prime minister and foreign minister in Ibrahim Hashem’s government ended. He was appointed to lead a new government the next day.
Al-Rifai formed his fourth cabinet under King Hussein and assumed the roles of prime minister and minister of interior. The government took office during a period of significant debate over Jordan’s political direction and military command.
Rifai participates in constitutional reform connected with Jordanian political and historical developments.
During al-Rifai’s fourth premiership, King Hussein dismissed British commander John Bagot Glubb and initiated the Arabization of the Arab Army command. The decision marked an important assertion of Jordanian control over its armed forces.
A cabinet reshuffle expanded al-Rifai’s duties to include the foreign affairs portfolio in addition to the premiership and interior ministry. His responsibilities consequently covered domestic administration and international relations.
Al-Rifai’s fourth cabinet came to an end after serving since January. Its tenure had included the transfer of leadership in the Arab Army away from British command.
Rifai participates in peace negotiations connected with Jordanian political and historical developments.
Al-Rifai was named deputy prime minister and foreign minister in Ibrahim Hashem’s fifth government. The appointment returned him to cabinet leadership during a period of political instability in Jordan.
Al-Rifai formed his fifth government, succeeding his service in the Ibrahim Hashem cabinet. This would become his longest premiership, extending into May 1959.
The fifth government was reorganized and al-Rifai assumed the foreign affairs and defense portfolios alongside the office of prime minister. The changes occurred amid major shifts in regional security and interstate relations.
Another cabinet adjustment ended al-Rifai’s tenure as defense minister while he continued as prime minister and foreign minister. The reshuffle changed his official responsibilities in the closing months of the fifth government.
Al-Rifai’s fifth government concluded after nearly one year in office. During this administration Jordan had entered the short-lived Arab Federation with Iraq, before the upheavals of July 1958 altered the regional political order.
Al-Rifai was selected to chair the board of trustees of the newly established University of Jordan. The appointment connected his public service to the development of higher education in the kingdom.
Al-Rifai became prime minister for the sixth time and simultaneously served as defense minister. His final cabinet was formed under King Hussein and lasted less than one month.
Al-Rifai’s sixth government ended, bringing his final tenure as prime minister to a close. He had headed six cabinets spanning the period from the Emirate of Transjordan to the independent Hashemite Kingdom.
Al-Rifai began a term as president of the Jordanian Senate following his last premiership. The position placed him at the head of the upper chamber of Jordan’s legislature.
Al-Rifai joined the seventh Jordanian Senate when it was formed in November 1963. His continued presence in the upper chamber reflected a shift from cabinet leadership to parliamentary service.
Samir al-Rifai died in Amman at the age of 64. He had served six terms as prime minister and held multiple cabinet and Senate posts across several decades of Jordanian political history.
Rifai participates in arab summit connected with Jordanian political and historical developments.
Rifai participates in political reform connected with Jordanian political and historical developments.
Rifai participates in peace negotiations connected with Jordanian political and historical developments.
Rifai participates in constitutional reform connected with Jordanian political and historical developments.
Rifai participates in foreign policy connected with Jordanian political and historical developments.
Rifai participates in national development connected with Jordanian political and historical developments.
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