| Hazza' al-Majali | |
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| Hazza' Al-Majali (middle) with Late King Hussein Of Jordan (left) | |
| 22nd & 32nd Prime Minister of Jordan | |
| In office December 15, 1955 – December 20, 1955 |
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| 2nd Time | |
| In office May 6, 1959 – August 29, 1960 (Assassinated) |
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| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 1950–1951 |
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| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 1951 & 1954 – 1955 |
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| Minister of Interior | |
| In office 1953 & 1955 – 1954 &1955 |
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| Personal details | |
| Relations | Ayman Hazza' al-Majali, Hussein Al-Majali, Habis al-Majali |
Hazza' Barakat al-Majali (1916-1960) (Arabic: هزاع بركات المجالي) was two time Prime Minister of Jordan. His first term lasted one week in 1955, his second term lasted from mid-1959 until his assassination on August 29, 1960.
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He attended an elementary school in Ma'een, then transferred to Al-Raba School in Al-Karak, followed by Al-Karak School, and finally to Al-Salt school for his secondary education. Hazza' later studied Law in Damascus.
After high school, Hazza' worked for the Department of Land and Survey followed by the Madaba Court. After that, he studied Law in Damascus and returned to Jordan to work for the "Royal Protocol". He was appointed by King Abdullah I as Chairman of the Greater Amman Municipality, then served as the Minister of Agriculture (1950–1951) and as the Minister of Justice (1951 and 1954–1955) under Prime Minister Sameer al-Rifai. He won two Parliamentary elections to represent Al-Karak in the Jordanian Parliament, once in 1951 and again in 1954. He was also appointed as the Minister of Interior (1953–1954 and 1955). Hazza' first served as Prime Minister on December 15, 1955 when King Hussein tried to join the Baghdad Pact, but quickly resigned on December 20, 1955 following popular protests making his first government the shortest lasting government in Jordan's history.[1] He was re-appointed as Prime Minister on May 6, 1959.[2] He picked Wasfi al-Tal to be his assistant during this term.
Hazza' was assassinated at his office in August 1960.
At around 10:30am on Monday, August 29, 1960, a bomb exploded in Majali's office,[3] killing him and 11 other people including senior officials in the government.
He married Samiha Rfifan al-Majali, the sister of Habis al-Majali. Together they had 5 children (3 boys and 2 girls). His eldest son, Amjad Hazza' al-Majali, served as the Jordanian Ambassador in Bahrain and Greece, and eventually became Minster of Labor during the government of Ali Abu al-Ragheb. His second eldest son, Ayman Hazza' al-Majali, served as Chief of Royal Protocol for King Hussein in the 1990s until the King's death in 1999, and then served as Deputy Prime Minister during the government of Abdelraouf al-Rawabdeh.[4] His eldest daughter, Taghrid Hazza' Majali, married Prince Muhammad bin Talal, brother of King Hussein, in 1981.[5] His second eldest daughter Zein Hazza' Majali is a businesswoman. His youngest son, Hussein Hazza' al-Majali, who graduated from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, served in the Jordanian military and became head of the Royal Guard under King Hussein in the 1990s, Jordan's Ambassador in Bahrain until 2010[6] and is currently the chief of the Jordanian Public Security Department.
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