Kassim al-Rimawi
قاسم الريماوي
Prime Minister of Jordan
In office
3 July 1980 – 28 August 1980
MonarchHussein
Preceded byAbdelhamid Sharaf
Succeeded byMudar Badran
Personal details
Born(1918-01-11)11 January 1918
Beit Rima, British Mandate of Palestine
Died29 April 1982(1982-04-29) (aged 64)
Amman, Jordan
Political partyIndependent

Kassim al-Rimawi (Arabic: قاسم الريماوي;‎ 11 January 1918 – 29 April 1982) was a Jordanian politician and statesman who served as the 25th Prime Minister of Jordan from 3 July 1980 to 28 August 1980. He was born in Beit Rima under Occupied Enemy Territory Administration.

  • 28 January 1962 to 13 October 1962 - Minister of Agriculture and Construction.
  • 2 December 1962 to 27 March 1963 - Minister of Agriculture.
  • 31 July 1965 to 23 December 1966 - Minister of Interior and urban and rural affairs.
  • 22 December 1966 to 4 March 1967 - Minister of Interior and urban and rural affairs.
  • 27 June to 15 September 1970 - Minister of Interior and urban and rural affairs.
  • 19 December 1979 to 3 July 1980 - Minister of Agriculture.

He was the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Jordan from 1967 to 1970.[1]

Education

  • Doctorate in economics and education from Columbia University in New York in 1956
  • Master's degree from the same university in 1954 (he was a professor at this university in 1953 for Management Sciences and Social Affairs)
  • Bachelor's degree in sociology from the American University in Cairo in 1952
  • Intermediate Certificate in Law from the University of London

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Jordanian House of Representatives - Political Figures and Major Events of the Councils of Representatives". April 7, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-04-07.


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