Abdelhamid Sharaf ( ar, الشريف عبدالحميد شرف; 8 July 1939 – 3 July 1980), was a Jordanian politician born in Iraq who served as the 24th

Prime Minister of Jordan The prime minister of Jordan is the head of government of the Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The prime minister is appointed by the List of kings of Jordan, king of Jordan, who is then free to form his own Cabinet of Jordan, Cabinet. Th ...

from December 1979 until his death of a

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after seven months in office. King Hussein announced the death in a live radio broadcast and said that "His death could not have come at a worse time.""Jordan premier Sharaf dies of heart attack at 41", UPI report in ''Boston Globe'', July 4, 1980, p. 8 Sharaf was ambassador to the

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(1967–1972),

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(1969–1972) and the

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(1972–1976).

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Biographies on Rulers.org

Prime Ministry of Jordan website
Prime Ministers of Jordan 1939 births 1980 deaths People from Baghdad American University of Beirut alumni Ambassadors of Jordan to the United States Ambassadors of Jordan to Canada Permanent Representatives of Jordan to the United Nations {{Jordan-politician-stub

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