Fawzi Mulki
| Fawzi Mulki Pasha | |
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| فوزي الملقي | |
| Jordanian Ambassador to Egypt | |
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In office 1947–1947 | |
| Preceded by | Awni Abd al-Hadi |
| Succeeded by | Baha Toukan |
| Jordanian Ambassador to France | |
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In office March 13, 1951 – November 27, 1951 | |
| Preceded by | Hussein Nacer |
| Succeeded by | Vincent Auriol |
| Jordanian Ambassador to the United Kingdom | |
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In office November 1951 – 5 May 1953 | |
| Succeeded by | Sulayman al-Nabulsi |
| Prime Minister of Jordan | |
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In office 5 May 1953 – 2 May 1954 | |
| Monarch | King Hussein |
| Preceded by | Tawfik Abu al-Huda |
| Succeeded by | Tawfik Abu al-Huda |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1910 Irbid, Jordan |
| Died | 1962 (aged 51–52) |
| Children | Hani Al-Mulki |
| Alma mater | American University of Beirut and Edinburgh University. |
Fawzi El-Mulki (1910–1962) (Arabic: فوزي الملقي) was a Jordanian diplomat and politician. While serving as ambassador to the United Kingdom in the early 1950s, he befriended King Hussein, who was studying there. In 1953 Hussein appointed al-Mulki to be prime minister of Jordan. He was dismissed in 1954 after his liberal policies caused riots throughout the country.
Career
- In 1934 he was employed at the Education Department.
- From 1940 to 1947 he was Deputy Food controller, later Economic Adviser to the Government.
- In 1947 he was successively Consul-General in Cairo and Jordan Minister to Egypt and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Jordan.
- During the 1948 Palestine war he was Minister of Defense in the cabinet of Tawfik Abu al-Huda (28 December 1947 - 12 April 1950).
- In 1951 he was Minister in Paris (France).
- From November 1951 to 1953 he was Minister/ambassador in London (Great Britain) while Hussein of Jordan was educated.
- From 5 May 1953 to 2 May 1954 he was Prime Minister of Jordan.
- In a cabinet of 1956 he was Minister of Foreign Affairs and Education.[1]
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Tawfik Abu al-Huda |
Prime Minister of Jordan 1953–1954 |
Succeeded by Tawfik Abu al-Huda |
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