Sa'id Mufti

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Sa'id Pasha al-Mufti (Template:Langx; Template:Langx; 26 June 1898 – 25 March 1989) was a Jordanian politician and diplomat who served as the 9th Prime Minister of Jordan, a position he served three terms in between 14 April 1950 and 1 July 1956.

Al-Mufti lived in Jabal Amman, an affluent area in Jordan's capital of Amman; his house became known for its unique architecture and was later dubbed Al-Mufti House.

He was of Circassian origin and was an independent politician, serving in several terms as interior minister (1944–1945, 1948–1950, 1951–1953 and 1957).<ref>Rulers.org</ref> He was Minister of Finance in 1945,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and served as the President of the Senate of Jordan from December 1956 to July 1963 and from November 1965 to November 1974.<ref name="senatehistory">Template:Cite web</ref>

A street in the Sweifieh area of Amman was named after him in his honor, where the Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina is located.<ref>http://www.visitjordan.com/visitjordan_cms/Default.aspx?tabid=292 Via VisitJordan</ref>

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