Abdelhamid Sharaf | |
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| Prime Minister of Jordan | |
| In office 19 December 1979 – 3 July 1980 | |
| Monarch | Hussein |
| Preceded by | Mudar Badran |
| Succeeded by | Kassim al-Rimawi |
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| Born | 8 July 1939 Baghdad, Kingdom of Iraq |
| Died | 3 July 1980 (aged 40) Amman, Jordan |
| Spouse | Leila A. Sharaf |
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Abdelhamid Sharaf ( Arabic: الشريف عبدالحميد شرف; 8 July 1939 – 3 July 1980), was a Jordanian politician born in Iraq who served as the 24th Prime Minister of Jordan from December 1979 until his death of a heart attack after seven months in office. King Hussein announced the death in a live radio broadcast and said that "His death could not have come at a worse time." [1] Sharaf was ambassador to the United States (1967–1972), Canada (1969–1972) and the United Nations (1972–1976).
- ^ "Jordan premier Sharaf dies of heart attack at 41", UPI report in Boston Globe, July 4, 1980, p. 8
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Abdelhamid Sharaf | |
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| Prime Minister of Jordan | |
| In office 19 December 1979 – 3 July 1980 | |
| Monarch | Hussein |
| Preceded by | Mudar Badran |
| Succeeded by | Kassim al-Rimawi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 July 1939 Baghdad, Kingdom of Iraq |
| Died | 3 July 1980 (aged 40) Amman, Jordan |
| Spouse | Leila A. Sharaf |
| Parent |
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Abdelhamid Sharaf ( Arabic: الشريف عبدالحميد شرف; 8 July 1939 – 3 July 1980), was a Jordanian politician born in Iraq who served as the 24th Prime Minister of Jordan from December 1979 until his death of a heart attack after seven months in office. King Hussein announced the death in a live radio broadcast and said that "His death could not have come at a worse time." [1] Sharaf was ambassador to the United States (1967–1972), Canada (1969–1972) and the United Nations (1972–1976).
- ^ "Jordan premier Sharaf dies of heart attack at 41", UPI report in Boston Globe, July 4, 1980, p. 8
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