Zaid Rifai

Zaid al-Rifai
زيد الرفاعي
President of the Senate
In office
8 June 1997 – 17 December 2009
MonarchAbdullah II
Preceded byAhmad al-Lawzi
Succeeded byTaher Nashat al-Masri
Prime Minister of Jordan
In office
4 April 1984 – 27 April 1989
MonarchHussein
Preceded byAhmad Obeidat
Succeeded byZaid ibn Shaker
In office
26 May 1973 – 13 July 1976
MonarchHussein
Preceded byAhmad al-Lawzi
Succeeded byMudar Badran
Personal details
Born
Zaid Sameer al-Rifai

(1936-11-27)27 November 1936
Amman, Transjordan, British Empire
Died12 August 2024(2024-08-12) (aged 87)
Amman, Jordan
ChildrenSamir Rifai (son)
Alma materHarvard University
ProfessionPolitician

Zaid al-Rifai (Arabic: زيد الرفاعي; 27 November 1936 – 12 August 2024) was a Jordanian politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Jordan from May 1973 to July 1976, and again from April 1984 to April 1989.