Ahmad Toukan
Ahmad Tuqan | |
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Prime Minister of Jordan | |
In office 26 September 1970 – 28 October 1970 | |
Monarch | King Hussein |
Preceded by | Mohammad Daoud Al-Abbasi |
Succeeded by | Wasfi al-Tal |
Personal details | |
Born | Nablus, Palestine, Ottoman Empire | 15 August 1903
Died | 5 January 1981 Amman, Jordan | (aged 77)
Political party | Independent |
Ahmad Toukan (Ahmad Tuqan) (Arabic: أحمد طوقان; 15 August 1903 – 5 January 1981[1]) was a Jordanian political leader of Palestinian descent who was the Prime Minister of Jordan from 26 September 1970 to 28 October 1970.
Overview[]
Tuqan was born on 15 August 1903 in Nablus, Palestine.[citation needed]
He is the eldest brother of Ibrahim Touqan and Fadwa Touqan, both of whom are famous poets in the Arab world.
Education[]
- BSc Engineering Sciences, American University of Beirut, 1925.
- MSc Physics, University of Oxford, 1929.
Career[]
Toukan occupied many high-ranking positions both locally and internationally:
- UNESCO Expert and UNRWA Deputy Head of Education (1954–1961)
- Education Expert at the International Bank for Reconstruction & Development (1962–1966)
- Minister (including Foreign Minister, Minister of State and Deputy Prime Minister during the years 1950–1970)
- Prime Minister in 1970
- Chief of the Royal Hashemite Court of Jordan in 1972
- Chairman of University of Jordan's Board of Trustees in 1972.
Toukan was Prime Minister in 1970 during a crackdown that drove the PLO guerillas out of Jordan.[2]
Death[]
He died in Jordan on 12 September 1981 at age 78 after a prolonged illness. The Ahmad Toukan School in Amman is named in his honor.[3]
See also[]
- List of Prime Ministers of Jordan
References[]
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1981/01/05/obituaries/ahmed-toukan-78-ex-premier-led-jordan-during-70-crackdown.html
- ^ Hess, John L. (September 27, 1970). Hussein Forms a New Regime But Is Assailed by Commandos. The New York Times
- ^ Associated press (January 5, 1981). Ahmed Toukan, 78, Ex-Premier; Led Jordan During '70 Crackdown.
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- Alumni of the University of Oxford
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