Saad Jumaa

Summary

Saad Mohammad Jumaa Alayoubi (Arabic: سعد محمد جمعة الأيوبي;‎ 1916 – 19 August 1979)[1] was a Jordanian politician, writer and poet, of Kurdish origin, who served as the 17th Prime Minister of Jordan in 1967.[2][3]

Saad Jumaa
Saad Jumaa as Prime Minister in 1967
17th Prime Minister of Jordan
In office
23 April 1967 – 7 October 1967
MonarchHussein
Preceded byHussein ibn Nasser
Succeeded byBahjat Talhouni
Personal details
Born
Saad Mohammad Juma

1916 (1916)
Tafilah, Jordan
Died19 August 1979(1979-08-19) (aged 62–63)
London, United Kingdom
Political partyIndependent
ResidenceAmman
Alma materDamascus University
ProfessionWriter, Thinker

Biography edit

Saad Jumaa' was born in Tafilah, Ottoman Empire in 1916 to the prominent family of Alayoubi of Damascene Kurdish origin.[4]

Jumaa was a writer and thinker. He completed his secondary education in Salt and then studied law at Damascus University and graduated in 1947.

Jumma died on 19 August 1979 in London, United Kingdom.

Career edit

  • Director General of Press and Publications 1948–1949
  • Head of the Political Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1949–1950
  • Secretary to the Prime Minister 1950–1954
  • Vice-Minister of Interior
  • Mayor of Amman 1954–1958
  • Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs 1958–1959
  • Ambassador to Iran then Syria 1959–1962
  • Ambassador to the United States of America 1962–1965
  • The Chief of the Royal Hashemite Court 1965
  • Prime Minister and Defence Minister 1967
  • Member of the Senates 1967–1969
  • Ambassador at Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1969
  • Ambassador to the United Kingdom 1969–1970[5]

Honours edit

Publications edit

  • (Society of hatred), Arab Publisher House, Arabic, 1971
  • (God or destruction), Arabic
  • (The conspiracy and battle of fate), Arab Publisher House, Arabic, 1968.
  • (The sons of snakes), Arabic

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Profile of Saad Jumaa
  2. ^ "سعد جمعة.. رئيس وزراء جرحته الأحداث وأحبطتـه الهزيمـة وأوجعتـه مـرارة النكسة". جريدة الدستور الاردنية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  3. ^ "رئاسة الوزراء - دولة السيد سعد جمعه". www.pm.gov.jo. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  4. ^ "المدينة نيوز - آل جمعةالأيوبي". www.almadenahnews.com. 2009-10-11. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  5. ^ Saad Jumaa's CV at the Prime Ministry of Jordan website
  6. ^ "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1965" (PDF).
  7. ^ "رئاسة الوزراء - دولة السيد سعد جمعه". www.pm.gov.jo. Archived from the original on 2016-07-19. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  8. ^ "رئاسة الوزراء - دولة السيد سعد جمعه". www.pm.gov.jo. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  9. ^ "رئاسة الوزراء - دولة السيد سعد جمعه". www.pm.gov.jo. Retrieved 2021-07-26.

External links edit

  • Prime Ministry of Jordan website
Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Jordan
1967
Succeeded by