Zaid Rifai
Zaid al-Rifai | |
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زيد الرفاعي | |
| President of the Senate | |
| In office 8 June 1997 – 17 December 2009 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah II |
| Preceded by | Ahmad al-Lawzi |
| Succeeded by | Taher Nashat al-Masri |
| Prime Minister of Jordan | |
| In office 4 April 1984 – 27 April 1989 | |
| Monarch | Hussein |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Obeidat |
| Succeeded by | Zaid ibn Shaker |
| In office 26 May 1973 – 13 July 1976 | |
| Monarch | Hussein |
| Preceded by | Ahmad al-Lawzi |
| Succeeded by | Mudar Badran |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Zaid Sameer al-Rifai 27 November 1936 Amman, Transjordan, British Empire |
| Died | 12 August 2024 (aged 87) Amman, Jordan |
| Children | Samir Rifai (son) |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Profession | Politician |
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.