Fawzi al-Mulki

Quick Facts

Intro

Jordanian politician

From

Jordan

was

Politician Diplomat

Work field

Politics

Gender

Male

Birth

1910

Place of birth

Irbid, Jordan

Death

1962 (aged 52 years)

Place of death

Nablus, State of Palestine

Age

52 years

Politics:

Independent Politician

Family

Children:

Hani al-Mulki

Education

American University of Beirut,

The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

Fawzi El-Mulki (1910–1962) (Arabic: فوزي الملقي‎) was a Jordanian diplomat and politician. While serving as ambassador to the United Kingdom in the early 1950s, he befriended King Hussein, who was studying there. In 1953 Hussein appointed al-Mulki to be prime minister of Jordan. He was dismissed in 1954 after his liberal policies caused riots throughout the country.

Career

In 1934 he was employed at the Education Department (now ministry of Education).
From 1940 to 1947 he was Deputy Food controller, later Economic Adviser to the Government.
In 1947 he was successively Consul-General in Cairo and Jordan Minister to Egypt and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Jordan.
During the 1948 Palestine war he was Minister of Defense in the cabinet of Tawfik Abu al-Huda (28 December 1947 - 12 April 1950).
In 1951 he was Minister in Paris (France).
From November 1951 to 1953 he was Minister/ambassador in London (Great Britain) while Hussein of Jordan was educated.
From 5 May 1953 to 2 May 1954 he was Prime Minister of Jordan.
In a cabinet of 1956 he was Minister of Foreign Affairs and Education.

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