Fawzi Mulki

Fawzi Mulki Pasha
فوزي الملقي
Jordanian Ambassador to Egypt
In office 1947–1947
Preceded by	Awni Abd al-Hadi
Succeeded by	Baha Toukan
Jordanian Ambassador to France
In office March 13, 1951 – November 27, 1951
Preceded by	Hussein Nacer
Succeeded by	Vincent Auriol
Jordanian Ambassador to the United Kingdom
In office November 1951 – 5 May 1953
Succeeded by	Sulayman al-Nabulsi
Prime Minister of Jordan
In office 5 May 1953 – 2 May 1954
Monarch	King Hussein
Preceded by	Tawfik Abu al-Huda
Succeeded by	Tawfik Abu al-Huda
Personal details
Born	1910 Irbid, Jordan
Died	1962 (aged 51–52)
Children	Hani Al-Mulki
Alma mater	American University of Beirut University of Edinburgh

Fawzi El-Mulki (1910–1962) (Arabic: فوزي الملقي‎) was a Jordanian diplomat and politician. While serving as ambassador to the United Kingdom in the early 1950s, he befriended King Hussein, who was studying there. In 1953 Hussein appointed al-Mulki to be prime minister of Jordan. He was dismissed in 1954 after his liberal policies caused riots throughout the country.

Career

• In 1934 he was employed at the Education Department (now ministry of Education).
• From 1940 to 1947 he was Deputy Food controller, later Economic Adviser to the Government.
• In 1947 he was successively Consul-General in Cairo and Jordan Minister to Egypt and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Jordan.
• During the 1948 Palestine war he was Minister of Defense in the cabinet of Tawfik Abu al-Huda (28 December 1947 - 12 April 1950).
• In 1951 he was Minister in Paris (France).
• From November 1951 to 1953 he was Minister/ambassador in London (Great Britain) while Hussein of Jordan was educated.
• From 5 May 1953 to 2 May 1954 he was Prime Minister of Jordan.
• In a cabinet of 1956 he was Minister of Foreign Affairs and Education.^[1]

External links

• Prime Ministry of Jordan website

References