Suleiman Nabulsi

Suleiman Nabulsi
Suleiman Nabulsi in his study
12th Prime Minister of Jordan
In office
29 October 1956 – 10 April 1957
Preceded byIbrahim Hashem
Succeeded byFakhri al-Khalidi
Minister of Finance
In office
1947–1947
Preceded byNokola Ghanima
Succeeded byMohammad al-Shoreki
In office
1950–1951
Preceded bySuleiman Al-Sukar
Succeeded byAbdulrahman Khalifa
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
15 April 1957 – 25 April 1957
Preceded byAbdullah Rimawi
Ambassador of Jordan to the United Kingdom
In office
1953–1954
Personal details
Born1908 (1908)
Salt, Vilayet of Damascus, Ottoman Empire
Died14 October 1976(1976-10-14) (aged 67–68)
Amman, Jordan
NationalityJordanian
Political partyNational 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.

  1. ^ "Index Na-Ne".