Ahmad Toukan
Ahmad Tuqan | |
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| Prime Minister of Jordan | |
| In office 26 September 1970 – 28 October 1970 | |
| Monarch | King Hussein |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Daoud Al-Abbasi |
| Succeeded by | Wasfi al-Tal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 August 1903 Nablus, Beirut vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 5 January 1981 (aged 77) Amman, Jordan |
| Political party | Independent |
Ahmad Toukan (Ahmad Tuqan) (Arabic: أحمد طوقان; 15 August 1903 – 5 January 1981[1]) was a Jordanian political leader of Palestinian descent who was the 20th Prime Minister of Jordan from 26 September 1970 to 28 October 1970.
Overview[edit]
Tuqan was born in Nablus, British Mandate Palestine.[citation needed] He was the eldest brother of Ibrahim Touqan and Fadwa Touqan, both of whom were poets.[citation needed]
Education[edit]
- BSc Engineering Sciences, American University of Beirut, 1925.
- MSc Physics, University of Oxford, 1929.[citation needed]
Career[edit]
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Toukan occupied high-ranking positions:
- UNESCO Expert and UNRWA Deputy Head of Education (1954–1961)
- Education Expert at the International Bank for Reconstruction & Development (1962–1966)
- Minister (including Foreign Minister, Minister of State and Deputy Prime Minister during the years 1950–1970)
- Prime Minister in 1970
- Chief of the Royal Hashemite Court of Jordan in 1972
- Chairman of University of Jordan's Board of Trustees in 1972.[citation needed]
Toukan was prime minister in 1970 during a crackdown that drove the PLO guerillas out of Jordan.[2]
Death[edit]
He died in Jordan on 12 September 1981 at age 78 after a prolonged illness. The Ahmad Toukan School in Amman is named in his honor.[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Ahmed Toukan, 78, Ex-Premier; Led Jordan During '70 Crackdown". The New York Times. 5 January 1981.
- ^ Hess, John L. (September 27, 1970). Hussein Forms a New Regime But Is Assailed by Commandos. The New York Times
- ^ Associated press (January 5, 1981). Ahmed Toukan, 78, Ex-Premier; Led Jordan During '70 Crackdown.
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