Sa'id Mufti

Sa'id Mufti
سعيد مفتي
Хьэбжьокъуэ Сайд
A photograph of Sa'id Mufti (Habjouka)
9th Prime Minister of Jordan
In office
12 April 1950 – 4 December 1950
MonarchAbdullah I
Preceded byTawfik Abu al-Huda
Succeeded bySamir al-Rifai
In office
30 May 1955 – 15 December 1955
MonarchHussein
Preceded byTawfik Abu al-Huda
Succeeded byHazza Al-Majali
In office
22 May 1956 – 1 July 1956
MonarchHussein
Preceded bySamir al-Rifai
Succeeded byIbrahim Hashim
Minister of Finance
In office
1945
MonarchAbdullah I of Jordan
Preceded byMoussallam Al-Attar
Succeeded byMohammad al-Shoreki
Personal details
Born(1898-06-26)26 June 1898
Amman, Ottoman Empire
Died25 March 1989(1989-03-25) (aged 90)
Amman, Jordan
Political partyIndependent
ResidenceJabal Amman
ProfessionGovernment Employee

Sa'id Pasha al-Mufti (Arabic: سعيد المفتي; Adyghe: Хьэбжьокъуэ Сайд; 26 June 1898 – 25 March 1989) was the 9th Prime Minister of Jordan and a Jordanian political figure of Circassian origin. Said Pasha received Emir Abdullah with a few Jordanian Sheikhs, when he came to Jordan and was leading the Great Arab Revolt against the Ottoman rule.

Al-Mufti served three terms as the Prime Minister of Jordan between 14 April 1950 and 1 July 1956. Al-Mufti lived in Jabal Amman, an elite area of the capital Amman; his house became known for its architecture and was later dubbed Al-Mufti House.

Al-Mufti was an independent politician, serving in several governments as interior minister (1944–1945, 1948–1950, 1951–1953 and 1957).[1] He was Minister of Finance in 1945.[2] He served as the President of the Senate of Jordan from December 1956 to July 1963 and from November 1965 to November 1974.[3]

In his honor a main street in the Sweifieh area of Amman was named "Sa'eed al-Mufti Street", where the Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina is located.[4]

  1. ^ Rulers.org
  2. ^ "Financial Ministers". mof.gov.jo.
  3. ^ "Previous Councils - The Senate of Jordan". Senate of Jordan. 12 January 2019.
  4. ^ http://www.visitjordan.com/visitjordan_cms/Default.aspx?tabid=292 Via VisitJordan