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>
Honour
Foreign honour
- Template:Flagu : Honorary Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (1965)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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- 1898 births
- 1989 deaths
- Politicians from Amman
- Mayors of Amman
- Transport ministers of Jordan
- Interior ministers of Jordan
- Finance ministers of Jordan
- Economy ministers of Jordan
- Trade ministers of Jordan
- Agriculture ministers of Jordan
- Ministers of foreign affairs of Jordan
- Deputy prime ministers of Jordan
- State ministers of Jordan
- Prime ministers of Jordan
- Jordanian people of Circassian descent
- Presidents of the Senate of Jordan
- Members of the House of Representatives (Jordan)
- Recipients of the Order of Independence (Jordan)
- Recipients of Supreme Order of the Renaissance (Jordan)
- Commanders of the Order of the Defender of the Realm
- Recipients of the Order of the Two Rivers