Samir Al-Rifai

Samir al-Rifai (سمير الرفاعي; 30 January 1901 – 12 October 1965) was a Jordanian politician. He served several terms as the 8th Prime Minister of Jordan. He was born in Safed, Palestine.

Al-Rifai served under Kings Abdullah I, Talal and Hussein: He was the father of Prime Minister Zaid al-Rifai and the grandfather of Prime Minister Samir Rifai.
 * Minister of Finance from 1943 to 1944
 * Prime Minister of the Emirate of Transjordan from 15 October 1944 to 19 May 1945
 * Prime Minister of the Emirate of Transjordan from 19 May 1945 to 25 May 1946
 * Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan from 4 December 1950 to 25 July 1951
 * Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan from 8 January 1956 to 22 May 1956
 * Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan from 18 May 1958 to 6 May 1959
 * Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan from 27 March 1963 to 21 April 1963
 * President of the Senate of Jordan from 10 July 1963 to 1 November 1965

He died in Amman, aged 64.