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Jordan: Rulers of Jordan

(1921 - Present)

Emir/Kings

Abdullah I (1882-1951)

4/11/1921-7/20/1951

Talal (1909-1972)

7/20/1951-8/11/1952

Hussein (1935-1999)

8/11/1952-2/7/1999

Abdullah II (b. 1962)

2/7/1999-

Prime Ministers

Rashid Tali

4/11/1921-8/15/1921

Muzhir ar-Raslan

8/15/1921-3/10/1922

Ali Rida ar-Riqabi (1866-1942)

3/10/1922-2/1/1923

Muzhir ar-Raslan (2nd time)

2/1/1923-9/5/1923

Hassan Khalid Abul-Huda (1871-1936)

9/5/1923-5/3/1924

Ali Rida ar-Riqabi (2nd time)

5/3/1924-6/26/1926

Hassan Khalid Abul-Huda (2nd time)

6/26/1926-2/22/1931

Abdullah as-Sarraj (1863-?)

2/22/1931-10/18/1933

Ibrahim Hashim (1888-1958)

10/18/1933-9/28/1938

Tawfiq Abul-Huda (1894-1956)

9/28/1938-10/15/1944

Samir ar-Rifai (1901-1965)

10/15/1944-5/19/1945

Ibrahim Hashim (2nd time)

3/22/1946-12/28/1947

Taufiq Pascha Abul Huda (2nd time)

12/28/1947-4/12/1950

Said Pascha al Mufti (b. 1898)

4/13/1950-12/3/1950

Samir Pascha ar Rifai (2nd time)

12/4/1950-7/25/1951

Taufiq Pascha Abul Huda (3rd time)

7/26/1951-5/5/1953

Fauzi al Mulqi (1910-1962)

5/5/1953-5/2/1954

Taufiq Pascha Abul Huda (3rd time)

5/4/1954-5/28/1955

Said Pascha al Mufti (2nd time)

5/30/1955-12/14/1955

Hazza al Madschali (1917-1960)

12/15/1955-12/20/1955

Ibrahim Hashim (2nd time)

12/21/1955-1/7/1956

Samir Pascha ar Rifai (2nd time)

1/9/1956-5/20/1956

Said Pascha al Mufti (3rd time)

5/22/1956-6/30/1956

Ibrahim Hashim (3rd time)

7/1/1956-10/22/1956

Sulaiman an Nabulsi (b. 1910)

10/19/1956-4/10/1957

Hussein Fakhri Al-Khalidi (1895-1966)

4/15/1957-4/24/1957

Ibrahim Hashim (4th time)

4/25/1957-5/18/1958

Samir Pascha ar Rifai (3rd time)

5/18/1958-5/5/1959

Hazza al Madschali (2nd time)

5/6/1959-8/29/1960

Bahdschat Talhuni (b. 1905)

8/29/1960-1/25/1962

Wasfi at Tall (1920-1971)

1/27/1962-3/27/1963

Samir Pascha ar Rifai (4th time)

3/28/1963-4/21/1963

Hussein ibn Nasir

4/21/1963-7/6/1964

Bahdschat Talhuni (2nd time)

7/7/1964-2/13/1965

Wasfi at Tall (2nd time)

2/13/1965-3/4/1967

Hussein ibn Nasir (2nd time)

3/5/1967-4/23/1967

Saad Dschuma (b. 1916)

4/24/1967-10/7/1967

Bahdschat Talhuni (3rd time)

10/7/1967-3/24/1969

Abdul Munin Rifai (b. 1917)

3/24/1969-8/12/1969

Bahdschat Talhuni (4th time)

8/12/1969-6/27/1970

Abdul Munin Rifai (2nd time)

6/27/1970-9/16/1970

Muhammed Dawd (d. 1972)

9/16/1970-9/24/1970

Mohammed Ahmed Tuquan

9/26/1970-10/28/1970

Wasfi at Tall (3rd time)

10/28/1970-11/28/1971

Ahmed el Louzi

11/28/1971-5/26/1973

Said Rifai (b. 1937)

5/26/1973-7/13/1976

Meudar Badran (b. 1934)

7/13/1976-12/19/1979

Abdul Hamid Scharaf

12/19/1979-7/3/1980

Kasim Rimavi

7/3/1980-8/28/1980

Meudar Badran (2nd time)

8/28/1980-1/10/1984

Ahmed Obeidat

1/10/1984-4/4/1985

Said Rifai (2nd time)

4/4/1985-4/25/1989

Sharif Zaid bin Shaker (1934-2002)

4/25/1989-12/4/1989

Meudar Badran (3rd time)

12/4/1989-6/20/1991

Taker al Masri

6/20/1991-11/21/1991

Sharif Zaid bin Shaker (2nd time)

11/21/1991-5/31/1993

Abdal Salam Al Madschali

5/31/1993-1/5/1995

Sharif Zaid bin Shaker (3rd time)

1/5/1995-2/4/1996

Abdel Karim al-Kabariti

2/4/1996-3/19/1997

Abdal Salam Al Madschali (2nd time)

3/19/1997-8/19/1998

Fajez Tarawna (b. 1949)

8/20/1998-3/4/1999

Abdul Rauf al-Rawabdeh (b. 1939)

3/4/1999-9/19/2000

Ali Abu al-Ragheb (b. 1946)

6/19/2000-10/25/2003

Faisal al-Fayez (b. 1952)

10/25/2003-April 2005

Adnan Badran April 2005 - November 2005
Marouf al-Bakhit November 2005 - November 2007
Nader al-Dahabi November 2007 - December 2009
Samir Rifai December 2009 - February 2011
Marouf al-Bakhit February 2011 - October 2011
Awn Shawkat al-Khasawneh October 2011 - May 2012
Fayez al-Tarawneh May 2012 - October 2012
Abdullah Ensour October 2012 - Present