Fawzi El-Mulki (1910–1962) ( ar, فوزي الملقي) was a
Jordanian diplomat and politician. While serving as ambassador to the
United Kingdom in the early 1950s, he befriended
King Hussein, who was studying there.
In 1953 Hussein appointed al-Mulki to be the 10th
Prime Minister of Jordan. He was dismissed in 1954 after his liberal policies caused riots throughout the country.
Career
*In 1934 he was employed at the Education Department (now ministry of Education).
*From 1940 to 1947 he was Deputy Food controller, later Economic Adviser to the Government.
*In 1947 he was successively
Consul-General in
Cairo and Jordan Minister to
Egypt and Minister of Foreign Affairs of
Jordan.
*During the
1948 Palestine war
The 1948 Palestine war was fought in the territory of what had been, at the start of the war, British-ruled Mandatory Palestine. It is known in Israel as the War of Independence ( he, מלחמת העצמאות, ''Milkhemet Ha'Atzma'ut'') and ...
he was
Minister of Defense
A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in som ...
in the cabinet of
Tawfik Abu al-Huda
Tawfik Abu al-Huda ( ar, توفيق ابو الهدى) (also known as Tawfik Pasha Abul-Huda) (1894 – 1 July 1956) served several terms as the 7th Prime Minister of Jordan. First he served as Prime minister of Transjordan from September 28, 19 ...
(28 December 1947 - 12 April 1950).
*In 1951 he was Minister in
Paris (
France).
*From November 1951 to 1953 he was Minister/ambassador in London (
Great Britain) while
Hussein of Jordan was educated.
*From 5 May 1953 to 2 May 1954 he was
Prime Minister of Jordan.
*In a cabinet of 1956 he was Minister of Foreign Affairs and Education.
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External links
Prime Ministry of Jordan website
References
1910 births
1962 deaths
People from Irbid
Prime Ministers of Jordan
Government ministers of Jordan
Foreign ministers of Jordan
Transport ministers of Jordan
Defence ministers of Jordan
Education ministers of Jordan
Deputy prime ministers of Jordan
Public works ministers of Jordan
Jordanian military personnel
Ambassadors of Jordan to Egypt
Permanent Representatives of Jordan to the United Nations
Ambassadors of Jordan to France
Ambassadors of Jordan to the United Kingdom
Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
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