Ahmad Toukan

Ahmad Tuqan
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 August 15, 1903
Nablus State of Palestine
Died September 12, 1981
Amman Jordan
Political party Independent

Ahmad Toukan (Ahmad Tuqan) (15 August 1903 – September 12, 1981) was a Jordanian political leader of Palestinian descent who was the Prime Minister of Jordan from 26 September 1970 to 28 October 1970.

Overview

Tuqan was born on 15 August 1903 in Nablus, Palestine.

He is the eldest brother of Ibrahim Touqan and Fadwa Touqan, both of whom are famous poets in the Arab world.

Education

Career

Toukan occupied many high-ranking positions both locally and internationally:

  • 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.

Toukan was Prime Minister in 1970 during a crackdown that drove the PLO guerillas out of Jordan.[1]

Death

He died in Jordan on September 12, 1981 at age 78 after a prolonged illness. The Ahmad Toukan School in Amman is named in his honor.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hess, John L. (September 27, 1970). Hussein Forms a New Regime But Is Assailed by Commandos. The New York Times
  2. ↑ Associated press (January 5, 1981). Ahmed Toukan, 78, Ex-Premier; Led Jordan During '70 Crackdown.
Political offices
Preceded by
Mohammad Daoud Al-Abbasi		 Prime Minister of Jordan
1970		 Succeeded by
Wasfi al-Tal


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