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Monarch
  
King Hussein

Education
  
University of Oxford

Religion
  
Sunni Islam

Name
  
Ahmad Toukan

Succeeded by
  
Wasfi al-Tal

Died
  
1981, Amman, Jordan


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Preceded by
  
Mohammad Daoud Al-Abbasi

Role
  
Jordanian Political leader

Siblings
  
Ibrahim Tuqan, Fadwa Tuqan

Similar People
  
Ibrahim Tuqan, Fadwa Tuqan, Ja'afar Tuqan

Political party
  
Independent politician

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

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Overview

Toukan 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

  • BSc Engineering Sciences, American University of Beirut, 1925.
  • MSc Physics, University of Oxford, 1929.

    • 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.

    Death

    He died in Jordan at age 78 after a prolonged illness. The Ahmad Toukan School in Amman is named in his honor.

    References

    Ahmad Toukan Wikipedia
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