Abdelhamid Sharaf

Abdelhamid Sharaf
Prime Minister of Jordan
In office
19 December 1979 – 3 July 1980
MonarchHussein
Preceded byMudar Badran
Succeeded byKassim al-Rimawi
Personal details
Born8 July 1939
Baghdad, Kingdom of Iraq
Died3 July 1980 (aged 40)
Amman, Jordan
SpouseLeila A. Sharaf
Parent

Abdelhamid Sharaf (Arabic: 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 from December 1979 until his death of a heart attack 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."[1] Sharaf was ambassador to the United States (1967–1972), Canada (1969–1972) and the United Nations (1972–1976).

  1. ^ "Jordan premier Sharaf dies of heart attack at 41", UPI report in Boston Globe, July 4, 1980, p. 8