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Ahmad Toukan

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Ahmad Tuqan
Official portrait from 1960
Prime Minister of Jordan
In office
26 September 1970 – 28 October 1970
MonarchKing Hussein
Preceded byMohammad Daoud Al-Abbasi
Succeeded byWasfi al-Tal
Personal details
Born(1903-08-15)15 August 1903
Nablus, Beirut vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Died5 January 1981(1981-01-05) (aged 77)
Amman, Jordan
CitizenshipJordanian
PartyIndependent
EducationBSc Engineering Sciences, American University of Beirut, 1925.
ProfessionLawyer and politician

Ahmad Toukan[a] (Arabic: أحمد طوقان, romanized: Aḥmad Ṭūqān;‎ 15 August 1903 – 5 January 1981[1]) was a former Prime Minister of Jordan, died in early 1981 at the age of 78 after a prolonged illness, according to a spokesman cited by The New York Times.[2] He served as Prime Minister in 1970, during a period of military operations that led to the expulsion of the PLO guerrilla's Palestinian fighters from Jordan.[2]

Life

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Tuqan was born in Nablus, then part of the Ottoman Empire.[3] He was the eldest brother of Ibrahim Touqan and Fadwa Touqan, both of whom were poets.[4]

He was on the staff of the Arab College in Palestine during the British Mandatory period.[3]

He died in Jordan on 5 January 1981, aged 77, after a prolonged illness.[1] The Ahmad Toukan School in Amman is named in his honor.

Education and career

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Toukan occupied the following high-ranking positions:

  • UNESCO Expert and UNRWA Deputy Head of Education (1954–1961[citation needed]
  • Education Expert at the International Bank for Reconstruction & Development (1962–1966)[citation needed]
  • Minister (including Foreign Minister, Minister of State and Deputy Prime Minister during the years 1950–1970)[5]
  • Prime Minister in 1970[5]
  • Chief of the Royal Hashemite Court of Jordan in 1972[5]
  • Chairman of University of Jordan's Board of Trustees in 1972.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Also romanized as Ahmad Tuqan.
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  1. 1 2 "Ahmed Toukan, 78, Ex-Premier; Led Jordan During '70 Crackdown". The New York Times. 5 January 1981.
  2. 1 2 Hess, John L. (27 September 1970). "Hussein Forms a New Regime But Is Assailed by Commandos". The New York Times..
  3. 1 2 Khalidi, Walid. Before Their Diaspora : A Photographic History of the Palestinians, 1876-1948. Washington, D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, 1991, 172.
  4. ↑ "Ibrahim Tuqan". Jerusalem Story. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 "The Government of His Excellency Mr. Ahmad Toukan (1970)". Royal Archives and Historical Documents. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
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