Ahmad Toukan (Ahmad Tuqan) ( ar, أحمد طوقان; 15 August 1903 – 5 January 1981) was a

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ian political leader of

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descent who was the 20th

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from 26 September 1970 to 28 October 1970.

Overview

Tuqan was born on 15 August 1903 in

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. He is the eldest brother of Ibrahim Touqan and Fadwa Touqan, both of whom are famous poets in the Arab world.

Education

* BSc Engineering Sciences,

American University of Beirut The American University of Beirut (AUB) ( ar, الجامعة الأميركية في بيروت) is a private, non-sectarian, and independent university chartered in New York with its campus in Beirut, Lebanon. AUB is governed by a private, aut ...

, 1925. * MSc Physics,

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, 1929.

Career

Toukan occupied many high-ranking positions both locally and internationally: * UNESCO Expert and UNRWA Deputy Head of Education (1954–1961) * Education Expert at the International Bank for Reconstruction & Development (1962–1966) * Minister (including Foreign Minister, Minister of State and Deputy Prime Minister during the years 1950–1970) * Prime Minister in 1970 * Chief of the Royal Hashemite Court of Jordan in 1972 * Chairman of University of Jordan's Board of Trustees in 1972. Toukan was prime minister in 1970 during a crackdown that drove the PLO guerillas out of Jordan.Hess, John L. (September 27, 1970). Hussein Forms a New Regime But Is Assailed by Commandos. ''

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Death

He died in Jordan on 12 September 1981 at age 78 after a prolonged illness. The Ahmad Toukan School in

Amman Amman (; ar, عَمَّان, ' ; Ammonite language, Ammonite: 𐤓𐤁𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ''Rabat ʻAmān'') is the capital and largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of 4,061,150 a ...

is named in his honor.Associated press (January 5, 1981). Ahmed Toukan, 78, Ex-Premier; Led Jordan During '70 Crackdown.

References

External links

Jordan Prime Ministry website
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Ahmad Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet. Etymology The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the ve ...