Abdelhamid Sharaf

Abdelhamid Sharaf


Prime Minister of Jordan
In office 19 December 1979 – 3 July 1980
Monarch	Hussein
Preceded by	Mudar Badran
Succeeded by	Kassim al-Rimawi

Personal details
Born	8 July 1939 Baghdad, Kingdom of Iraq
Died	3 July 1980 (aged 40) Amman, Jordan
Spouse	Leila A. Sharaf
Parent	Sharaf bin Rajeh (father)

Abdelhamid Sharaf (Arabic: الشريف عبدالحميد شرف;‎ 8 July 1939 – 3 July 1980), was a Jordanian politician born in Iraq who served as the 24th Prime Minister of Jordan from December 1979 until his death of a heart attack after seven months in office. King Hussein announced the death in a live radio broadcast and said that "His death could not have come at a worse time."^[1] Sharaf was ambassador to the United States (1967–1972), Canada (1969–1972) and the United Nations (1972–1976).