Monarch King Hussein Monarch King Talal Monarch Abdullah I Name Tawfik al-Huda Political party Independent politician | Preceded by Fawzi al-Mulki Preceded by Samir al-Rifai Preceded by Samir al-Rifai Died July 1956, Amman, Jordan Succeeded by Sa`id al-Mufti | |
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Tawfik Abu al-Huda (Arabic: توفيق ابو الهدى) (also known as Tawfik Pasha Abul-Huda) (1894 – 1 July 1956) served several terms as Prime Minister of Jordan. First he served as Prime minister of Transjordan from September 28, 1938 to October 15, 1944, and he served another term from December 28, 1947 to April 12, 1950. Between July 25, 1951 and May 5, 1953 and from May 4, 1954 to May 30, 1955 he served as Prime Minister of Jordan. During his last term as Prime Minister, he tried to consolidate the power of King Hussein by holding parliamentary elections which many accused of being fraudulent. His terms are notable for the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, during which Transjordan conquered the West Bank, and the forced abdication of King Talal.
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Tawfik Abu al-Huda was of Palestinian descent. He was married to the sister of the Ottoman banker in Amman.
Career
In office
Abul al-Huda formed 12 governments during his service as a prime minister which lasted beyond the entire era of World War II in the Middle East.
Death
Tawfik Pasha was found dead, hanging in bathroom at his house in 1956 in an apparent suicide.