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Zaid al-Rifai

Diplomat · Politician

Zaid al-Rifai is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Zaid al-Rifai · Zaid ar-Rifaʿi · Zeyd Rifai · Заїд аль-Ріфаї · Саид аль-Рифаи · 6 more...				[sources]
Alias	Said al-Rifai · Zaid Rifai · زيد سمير الرفاعي				[sources]
Weak alias	里法伊				[sources]
Birth date	1936-11-27				[sources]
Place of birth	Amman				[sources]
Death date	2024-08-12				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Jordan				[sources]
Citizenship	Jordan				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Zaid				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q144271				[sources]
Position	President of the Senate of Jordan (1997-2009) · Prime Minister of Jordan (1973-1976) · Prime Minister of Jordan (1985-1989)				[sources]
Education	Columbia University · Harvard University · Victoria College				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

former Prime Minister of Jordan (1936–2024)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-11-10

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President of the Senate of Jordan	1997-06-08	2009-12-17
Prime Minister of Jordan	1973-05-26

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Samir Rifai Politician	child · father	-	-

Data sources

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,388

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