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.

[edit] See also

• List of Prime Ministers of Jordan
• List of suicides

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