Fawzi El-Mulki (1910–1962) ( ar, فوزي الملقي) was a

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

ian diplomat and politician. While serving as ambassador to the

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in the early 1950s, he befriended

King Hussein Hussein bin Talal ( ar, الحسين بن طلال, ''Al-Ḥusayn ibn Ṭalāl''; 14 November 1935 – 7 February 1999) was King of Jordan from 11 August 1952 until his death in 1999. As a member of the Hashemite dynasty, the royal family of ...

, who was studying there. In 1953 Hussein appointed al-Mulki to be the 10th

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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

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and Jordan Minister to

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and Minister of Foreign Affairs of

. *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

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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

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(

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). *From November 1951 to 1953 he was Minister/ambassador in London (

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) while

Hussein of Jordan Hussein bin Talal ( ar, الحسين بن طلال, ''Al-Ḥusayn ibn Ṭalāl''; 14 November 1935 – 7 February 1999) was King of Jordan from 11 August 1952 until his death in 1999. As a member of the Hashemite dynasty, the royal family of ...

was educated. *From 5 May 1953 to 2 May 1954 he was

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 ...

. *In a cabinet of 1956 he was Minister of Foreign Affairs and Education.The Middle East and North Africa, 1961
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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 {{Jordan-politician-stub