Zaid al-Rifai

Zaid al-Rifai was a Jordanian politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Jordan, holding office from May 1973 to July 1976 and again from April 1984 to April 1989. His second tenure remains the longest uninterrupted government in Jordan’s history. In addition to his role as prime minister, al-Rifai served as the president of the Senate of Jordan from 1997 to 2009.