Tawfik Abu al-Huda

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Tawfik Abu al-Huda (Arabic: توفيق ابو الهدى ) (also known as Tawfik Pasha Abul-Huda) (1894 - 1956) served as prime minister of Jordan from September 28, 1938 to October 15, 1944, from December 28, 1947 to April 12, 1950, from July 25, 1951 to May 5, 1953, and finally from May 4, 1954 to May 30, 1955. 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. He was married to the sister of the Ottoman banker in Amman.

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Preceded by
Samir al-Rifai
Prime Minister of Jordan
1947–1950
Succeeded by
Sa`id al-Mufti
Preceded by
Samir al-Rifai
Prime Minister of Jordan
1951–1953
Succeeded by
Fawzi al-Mulki
Preceded by
Fawzi al-Mulki
Prime Minister of Jordan
1954–1955
Succeeded by
Sa`id al-Mufti


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