Sa`id al-Mufti
| Excellency Said Pasha al- Mufti دولة سعيد باشا المفتي Хьэбжьокъуэ Сайд | |
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A photograph of Said Pasha | |
| 1st time Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan | |
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In office 12 April 1950 – 4 December 1950 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah I |
| Preceded by | Tawfik Abu al-Huda |
| Succeeded by | Samir al-Rifai |
| 2nd time Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan | |
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In office 30 May 1955 – 15 December 1955 | |
| Monarch | Hussein |
| Preceded by | Tawfik Abu al-Huda |
| Succeeded by | Hazza Al-Majali |
| 3rd time Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan | |
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In office 22 May 1956 – 1 July 1956 | |
| Monarch | Hussein |
| Preceded by | Samir al-Rifai |
| Succeeded by | Ibrahim Hashim |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1898 Amman, Ottoman Empire |
| Died |
25 March 1989 Amman, Jordan |
| Political party | Independent |
| Residence | Jabal Amman |
| Profession | Government Employee |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Said Pasha al- Mufti (1898 – 25 March 1989) ((Arabic: سعيد المفتي);(Adyghe: Хьэбжьокъуэ Сайд)) was the Prime Minister of Jordan and a Jordanian political figure of Circassian origin. Said Pasha received Emir Abdullah with a few Jordanian Sheikhs, when he came to Jordan and was leading the Great Arab Revolt against the Ottoman rule.
Al-Mufti served as the prime minister of Jordan for four times during the period (14 April 1950 - 1 July 1956). Al-Mufti inhabited a house on Jabal Amman which was an area for the Elites in Amman; His house became known for its architecture and was later dubbed the Al-Mufti House.
Al-Mufti was an Independent politician, serving in several governments as interior minister (1944-1945, 1948-1950, 1951-1953 and 1957). He also served President of the Senate of Jordan after 1963.[1]
On his honor a main street in the Capital of Amman in Al-Sweifieh was named "Sa`eed al-Mufti Street", where the Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina located[2]
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| Preceded by Tawfik Abu al-Huda |
Prime Minister of Jordan 1950 |
Succeeded by Samir al-Rifai |
| Preceded by Tawfik Abu al-Huda |
Prime Minister of Jordan 1955 |
Succeeded by Hazza' al-Majali |
| Preceded by Samir al-Rifai |
Prime Minister of Jordan 1956 |
Succeeded by Ibrahim Hashem |
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