Zaid Rifai

Zaid al-Rifai
زيد الرفاعي
President of the Senate
In office
8 June 1997 – 17 December 2009
MonarchAbdullah II
Preceded byAhmad al-Lawzi
Succeeded byTaher Nashat al-Masri
Prime Minister of Jordan
In office
4 April 1984 – 27 April 1989
MonarchHussein
Preceded byAhmad Obeidat
Succeeded byZaid ibn Shaker
In office
26 May 1973 – 13 July 1976
MonarchHussein
Preceded byAhmad al-Lawzi
Succeeded byMudar Badran
Personal details
BornZaid Sameer al-Rifai
(1936-11-27)27 November 1936
Died12 August 2024(2024-08-12) (aged 87)
Amman, Jordan
ChildrenSamir Rifai (son)
RelativesAl-Rifai family
Alma materHarvard University
ProfessionPolitician
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Zaid al-Rifai (Arabic: زيد الرفاعي; 27 November 1936 – 12 August 2024) was a Jordanian politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Jordan, holding office from May 1973 to July 1976 and again from April 1984 to April 1989. His second tenure remains the longest uninterrupted government in Jordan’s history. In addition to his role as prime minister, al-Rifai served as the president of the Senate of Jordan from 1997 to 2009.