Kassim al-Rimawi ( ar, قاسم الريماوي; 11 January 1918 – 29 April 1982) was a Jordanian politician and statesman who served as the 25th

Prime Minister of Jordan The prime minister of Jordan is the head of government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The prime minister is appointed by the king of Jordan, who is then free to form his own Cabinet. The Parliament of Jordan then approves the programs o ...

from 3 July 1980 to 28 August 1980. He was born in

Beit Rima Bani Zeid ( ar, بني زيد) is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the north-central West Bank, located northwest of Ramallah, about 45 kilometers northwest of Jerusalem and about southwest of Salfit. A town of ...

under

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. * 28 January 1962 to 13 October 1962 - Minister of Agriculture and Construction. * 2 December 1962 to 27 March 1963 - Minister of Agriculture. * 31 July 1965 to 23 December 1966 - Minister of Interior and urban and rural affairs. * 22 December 1966 to 4 March 1967 - Minister of Interior and urban and rural affairs. * 27 June to 15 September 1970 - Minister of Interior and urban and rural affairs. * 19 December 1979 to 3 July 1980 - Minister of Agriculture. He was the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Jordan from 1967 to 1970.

Education

* Doctorate in economics and education from

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in New York in 1956 * Master's degree from the same university in 1954 (he was a professor at this university in 1953 for Management Sciences and Social Affairs) * Bachelor's degree in sociology from the

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in 1952 * Intermediate Certificate in Law from the

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External links

Prime Ministry of Jordan website

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1918 births 1982 deaths Columbia University alumni Arab people in Mandatory Palestine The American University in Cairo alumni Alumni of the University of London Palestinian politicians Prime Ministers of Jordan Government ministers of Jordan Agriculture ministers of Jordan Construction ministers of Jordan Interior ministers of Jordan Municipal affairs ministers of Jordan Defence ministers of Jordan Members of the House of Representatives (Jordan) Speakers of the House of Representatives (Jordan) Jordanian people of Palestinian descent {{Jordan-politician-stub People from Bani Zeid al-Gharbia Members of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization

Education

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