Suleiman Nabulsi | |
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 Suleiman Nabulsi in his study | |
| 12th Prime Minister of Jordan | |
| In office 29 October 1956 – 10 April 1957 | |
| Preceded by | Ibrahim Hashem |
| Succeeded by | Fakhri al-Khalidi |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 1947–1947 | |
| Preceded by | Nokola Ghanima |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad al-Shoreki |
| In office 1950–1951 | |
| Preceded by | Suleiman Al-Sukar |
| Succeeded by | Abdulrahman Khalifa |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 15 April 1957 – 25 April 1957 | |
| Preceded by | Abdullah Rimawi |
| Ambassador of Jordan to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 1953–1954 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1908 Salt, Vilayet of Damascus, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 14 October 1976 (aged 67–68) Amman, Jordan |
| Nationality | Jordanian |
| Political party | National Socialist Party |
Suleiman Nabulsi (Arabic: سليمان النابلسي; 1908 – 14 October 1976)[1] was a leftist Jordanian political figure who served as the 12th Prime Minister of Jordan in 1956–57.
In October 1956 during the 1956 elections, the National Socialist Party headed by Nabulsi won a plurality of 16 out of 40 seats in the Jordanian House of Representatives. Subsequently, King Hussein asked him to form a government; it was the first elected government in Jordan's history.
Nabulsi's government was short-lived. His policies as Prime Minister frequently clashed with that of King Hussein's. Nabulsi wanted Jordan to move closer to Egypt under Gamal Abdel Nasser, but Hussein wanted it to stay in the Western camp. Disagreements between the monarchy and the leftist government culminated after Nabulsi provided Hussein with an expanded list of officers in the army he wanted to dismiss. Nabulsi was forced to resign in April 1957, following an alleged coup attempt against Hussein.